I Ask My Cousin

 

I Ask My Cousin

© by Bud Lemire on Jan 25, 2026

I ask my Cousin, she knows all about it

She's researched it well, and has some great wit

I usually don't research, unless it's something I like

Like genealogy, or what looks great on my bike

She knows things, with business, life, and more

I'm lucky to remember, what to get at the store

She likes to be informed, and up to date

I try to be on time, just so I'm not late

I ask my Cousin, what's happening out there

She has her sources, and she's quite aware

For me, I just wonder, inside my mind

Always something happening, is what I find

Hey Cousin, what do you know

Have you looked out, to see a rainbow

She tends to pick up, on all the news

Me, I'm uninformed, but that's what I choose

There's enough to know out there, but what is true

Too much fake news all over, so what can I do

My Cousin lives it, she knows the truth is happening when it does

I always ask my Cousin, she knows what is and what was

My Cousin would be the first to tell you that she doesn't know

everything. One thing for sure, she likes to keep up on the

latest news and what is happening locally and in the world.

Many times it effects us in so many ways. She keeps me

posted on the important things that effect me as well.

Thank you Cousin, for the answers I don't look for myself.

Freeze Me!

 

Freeze Me!

© by Bud Lemire on Jan 25, 2026

Freeze me! It's so damn cold

Either that, or I'm getting old

Below Zero temps, old winter is here

Need something warm, to cover my ear

I'll put on my beaver hat today

Not going to freeze, it's not my way

I'll bundle up tight, if I go out

Not going to freeze, but I may shout

In below zero temps, I'll stay at home

A warm apartment, and I'll be alone

I'll work on a project, I have plenty to do

Getting things done, is what helps me through

Don't go outside, if you don't have to be

Stay inside, be warm, be just like me

Don't expose your skin, to the frigid cold air

Wait for the summer, then you can bare

Visions of me on a warm summer day, on my bicycle

While I stare out the window, at a hanging icicle

A car drives by, and starts to slide

Freeze me! I'm not going outside

Don't go outside and freeze, if you don't have to

These below temperatures are nasty.

Stay inside and stay warm.