Shabbat, my favorite night!

T'was the time before Shabbat
and all through the hour
I felt so excited,
My thoughts were like flour

Scattered and powdered with the joys of the weekend
I'm thinking of prayers,
With the Hebrew we sing them.

The songs of Shabbat
are my favorite part
I've sung them so long,
I know them by heart!

The service, it has a routine, all its own,
From the lighting of candles
to the Oseh Shalom

We end with Alenu and prayer for the dead
But wait, there's still wine,
And then we break bread

But it isn't just any old bread that we eat,
Instead, we have Challah,
With eggs, not just wheat

Challah's the yummiest bread that I know
You can buy it all baked and woven in rows

The last part's the dinner, if not, an oneg,
We talk, and have fun,
And then?
Home to bed!

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Best wishes!
-Garrett

The anchor-lady's big news!

Please tell the anchor she had pretty hair
My post is the proof that I really was there!

I was watching this station they had in this town
Some station with a desk, and strange colors around.

Every small city has some silly news
Some funky weird music, and big voice they use.

They come on the screen, and they tell us with urgency
"Hurry and watch, there's been an emergency!"

And what was the big news they told us that day?
What did the girl with the bright lipstick say?

"They've stolen a horse! That's what they did!"
Ms. Buckles is gone, they took her, they did!

That was the news in Wichita falls
They stole the statute of a horse?
They've got balls!

They've stolen a horse, that was the news
A horse that was painted with reds, greens and blues.

That's what the girl with too much make up said
"Stay with us, now, there's more news ahead..."

(Apologies to Gwyn Bevel)

Don't tell me, just be there.

Don't say you care.
Do say you care to help.

Don't say "I know."
Say "I know what to do."

Don't tell me I'm wrong.
Tell me I was wronged.

Don't tell me what I can do.
Do tell me what you can do for me.

Don't give me advice
do give me help.

Don't tell me what I should do, what I did wrong, or what I should have done.
Just say you're sorry, and give me a hug.

Just make sure, you're sure.

Go bomb Iran, is that the way?
to bring about a better day?
I'm just not sure, I'm sad to say.

Do we really need to fight?
Is the situation tight?
I just want things to be all right.

Is it that I just don't know?
Is my brain a piece of dough?
I'm scared I'll end up eating crow.

Is there something up their sleeve?
Those people in the middle east?
I hope this won't disturb the peace.

Or is peace the thing that will be saved?
Will a better path be paved?
I must admit that I'm afraid.

What if there's nothing there to bomb?
What happens if again, we're wrong?
The consequences could be long.

Is it only over there?
Don't these countries even care?
I worry that it will come here.

So just hear me out, you two
I know there's doubt, if it is true
If Iran really has a nuke

I'll just ask, but I won't pout
Be sure you know what it's about
Above all, please leave US out.

Pizza Pie

Pizza Pie,
So perfect So round,
So good that I think I'll go order one now.

It's so good, so tasty,
So cheesy and smooth,
It's better than eating a cup full of fruit.

Pizza's the one thing,
I can have, that I love
It's nutritious and kosher, and all of the above.

So, come join me for lunch,
Or dinner or football,
I'm getting some Pizza, I'll see you there, y'all! 

Just give me my coffee!

Are we here for coffee, or just for each other?
If we aren't gonna talk, then why do we bother?

It's like we're just here and into ourselves
So why not go somewhere alone, somewhere else?

Instead, you're all here, completely oblivious,
Ears plugged with iPhones and iPods and various.

Various things, it's like I don't matter.
I'm just a big prop, or a fly on a flower.

Well that's not the reason, I came to this shop.
I came here for coffee, and came here to talk.

So if that just isn't what you bargained for,
If you'd rather not converse, and stare at the door,

I guess then, its time for me to go bow,
I'm going to go somewhere else, for right now.