While called the Millennium poem, it reports on what happened in 1999. We celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. And, as this is the end of 2007, that means in another year and a half, we will be celebrating 50!
We took our first Tauck Tour (Canadian Rockies). We were blown away by the Rockies and Tauck. Since then, we have used them to go to Australia, Hawaii and Ireland, along with a number of other places.
You just have to humor me regarding those things that rhyme with Millennium. I hope you find and enjoy the humor.
The Millennium Poem *
We’re counting down to the new Millennium,
and standing tall like a large delphinium.
(Hey, give me a break – it’s not easy to find a word
that rhymes with millennium – would you have
preferred condominium?).
It’s been a great year for the whole Rice clan,
We’ve expanded and prospered and eaten our bran.
No major medicals, I report with a wink,
Steady ain’t so bad, when the options all stink.
All the grandchildren are in school, with the exception of one,
And, they’re brighter than their gramps, that’s not a big stun.
Paul and Sandy had a baby, perhaps you haven’t heard,
He’s a beautiful, pleasant boy, named Paul Jackson the III.
While the kids and moms are spread all over this nation,
We made sure we saw them all, cause love you can’t ration.
There was Disney in December and RAJA in KC,
September in the desert and January at high sea.
But, the Canadian Rockies was the high point of the year,
When God directed beauty, he put his finger here.
With water falls and glaciers and mountains capped with snow,
The panoramic vista will make you deep down glow.
Arent Fox is still growing and doing things right,
Merged with a patent office, space will be tight.
Starting major construction on the seventh floor,
A great big conference room and lots, lots more.
Our culture is consensus, we always act as one,
With so many strong views, I’m surprised anything gets done.
What made this year so special, as we move toward double O,
Is Carole and I passed forty, that’s four zero don’t you know.
We started out in law school, then took on the Army life,
We raised our loving family and pushed through all the strife.Living forty years together, we’re ready for the Millennium,We celebrate our fortieth and think of all our friends,
Forty more sounds real good, but not in a condominium.
You’ve added so much to our lives and as the poem ends,
We wish you all the joys of life, good will and peace on earth,
May this Christmas bring you happiness with gaiety and mirth.
* Hopefully, you won’t see another one this bad for a thousand years.
