You have nothing to lose

You have nothing to lose
Your people are poor
Recruiting young boys
Who are easy to lure

You have nothing to lose
You don’t value life
You’ll die for a cause
Leaving children and wife

You have nothing to lose
Your terrorists came
Destroying our buildings
Was truly insane

We have lots to lose
We don’t want to die
Or kill innocent people
Not knowing why

We have lots to lose
With hopes and dreams
Not sitting around
Plotting wicked schemes

You will never win
We’ll continue to fight
For as long as it takes
And with all of our might


By, Randee Saber 8/31/06

Beautiful Women

Beautiful women
With golden tresses
Singing their songs
While in tight dresses

To sing country music
The blondes do rule
A pretty blonde singer
Her name is Jewel

Lady Gaga Gaga
Had bleached her hair
Her high school photos
Makes us aware

Hannah Montana
Wore a blonde wig
Now Miley Cyrus
Is doing this gig

Removing the wig
And tossing aside
Brown hair Miley
Is known worldwide

In cowboy hats
Men hide their hair
If grey or bald
No one will care

Some never remove
Their cowboy hat
They don’t look any
Better than that

Blonde country singers
Who’ve come along
Were given a chance
To sing us a song

By, Randee Saber 2/19/10

The telephone

When I was a just little girl
The telephone I used
It had a rotary dial
But I never got confused

The phone was big and heavy
And mounted to the wall
Plus no one ever owned it
That wasn’t done at all

As I was growing up
The phone did change a bit
A modern Princess phone
With a center dial that lit

Newer phones had buttons
You only had to touch
This made calling easier
We liked it very much

Phones could now be purchased
Your phone you wouldn't rent
The phones bought years ago
In the garbage they were sent

A telephone separation
No long cords did you need
That's because the cordless phone
To everywhere it could lead

Phones became programmable
Just enter the name and see
The person you want to call
Plus, there's also caller ID

Voice mail was a new feature
The answering machine is gone
But when I call a place for help
Their questions are a mile long

The pager you once carried
Would alert you to a call
But when the cell phone came
They were hardly used at all

The cell phone's very useful
Just text, no need to talk
You can even facetime
Don't drive, don't even walk

The phone is also used
For solicitors to call
Unless the person knows you
They won't answer it at all

By, Randee Saber 4/23/06 and revised 8/6/2019

An aging rock star

I’m the lead singer
Who’s still in demand
With two musicians
From my first band

I’m in my sixties
And still have my voice
Hitting the high notes
I have no choice

A sell out crowd
Of every age
I hear them screaming
While I'm on stage

In the earlier years
Of our rock n’ roll band
Our wild behavior
Would get out of hand

But when I got older
I settled down
No drinking or drugs
Or fooling around

I raised a family
And they were aware
Their famous dad
With fans they’d share

And now my grandson
Has started a band
He wants to be famous
It's what he's planned

He used my name
To launch his career
He doesn't use drugs
He only drinks beer

A new generation
A grandson admired
The talent he has
From me he acquired

By, Randee Saber 2/8/10

Urban Cowboy

I’m an urban cowboy
A real city slicker
Never sat by a camp fire
Watching flames flicker

I’m an urban cowboy
No horse do I ride
Except for the horse
You put money inside

My white shirt is starched
My blue jeans are pressed
A big brass buckle
Is how I'm dressed

My snakeskin boots
Have a pointy toe
These cowboy boots
Aren’t worn in the snow

On top of my head
Is a tan cowboy hat
I watch what I eat
Cause a cowboy ain't fat

I’m an urban cowboy
This is what I wear
Everywhere I go
People will stare

By, Randee Saber 1/30/10

The second time around

They met again late in life
She was divorced
He just lost his wife

He was her high school beau
They dated two years
It was so long ago

They went to a singles dance
In search of friendship
And not romance

She saw him by the door
After graduation
She saw him no more

Was he still the love of her life
This sad and lonely man
Who just lost his wife

And then she waved to him
Bringing back memories
Of their high school gym

Anxious to be by her side
He crossed the room quickly
And then they both cried

She was pleasant and cute
And very funny
Each of them had lots of money

He was soft spoken and polite
To be with him
Was quite a delight

Their children soon became upset
About the money
They might not get

A husband who cared
For his dutiful wife
Until an illness claimed her life

Years after he fought in the war
She told her husband
She loved him no more

A second chance for an older pair
Another marriage
A new life to share

Either young or old or middle age
True love comes along
At any stage


By, Randee Saber 1/24/10

The fountain of youth

Face lifts
And tummy tucks
Each of these
Cost big bucks

Eye glasses
When rejected
Lasik gets your
Eyes corrected

Want more hair
Use Rogaine
Lap band to
Avoid weight gain

Hide the gray
Color hair
Buy some sexy
Underwear

From the fountain
Take a drink
You’re as young
As you think

By, Randee Saber 1/24/10