ROLLY POLLIE'S GREAT ADVENTURE

Rolly Pollie is my name
I am of Gift Point fame;
People write and then they wait
To see if I will take the bait!

Well, I'm in need of a vacation
Going to travel around the nation!
Packed my little traveling bag
Heads may shake and tounges may wag!

But I deserve a trip, you see,
I'm a gift point retiree!
So I board a plane to carry me
Off to the beach in Hawaii!

As I alight and watch the hula
(Souveniers cost lots of moola!)
A man comes running up to me
Said he just wrote a new story;

He begged me stay and read it all
But surfing waters looked like a ball
So surfboard in hand, I ran away
I'll do my job again someday..

A week of lying in the sun,
Having lots and lots of fun;
Another plane trip was due
Alaska beckons, so I flew!

The mountains there were great to see;
Pretty big compared to a gp like me!
The skies were dark but - oh, my gosh!
Auroras were so worth the cost!

I bought an eskimo some lunch
Met many people and had a hunch
That they were writers, good ones, too;
I knew just what I had to do!

A train took me across the state
Knowing I would not be late
To get back to my old career
Of making people happy here.

One more stop I had to take;
This one really took the cake!
In a barrel over the Niagra Falls,
Lookit me! True Nature calls!

Having done that I hurried home,
No energy left in me to roam.
I've had some laughs, and lots of fun
Can't wait till the next time comes!

So here I am, back on the job
While I've been gone, I didn't rob
A single soul of gift point glee
I have relatives just like me!

They read, rate and give blue stars
While I fly off or ride in cars;
Look in your e-mails, you will see
That we're a gift point family!

Some writers give, some writers take -
They hardly ever give me a break!
I settle down with one for a nap
Then they send me on - without my cap!

Adventures are much more fun,
But writers keep me on the run,
If I didn't eat out every day
My Rolly Pollie fat would melt away!

So from story to poem to prose I hop;
I know that this will never stop!
If I go to the very, very best
I hope they give me a little rest!