MZ
Minimal zag
And minimal zig
Her friends will all tell you
Her heart is too big
Mountains of zaniness
Minefields of zest
Her friends will all tell you
That Mary’s the best
Mirth at its zenith
Motherly zeal
Her friends will all tell you
That Mary’s ideal
Mincing zucchinis
Or mending a zipper
Her friends will all tell you
She’s dependably chipper
A Macintosh zealot
With masterful zip
Her friends will all tell you
That Mary’s a trip
Made from a zygote
A manual zapper
Her friends will all tell you
That fortune will tap her
Millions of zlotys
Must zero-in —
Her friends will all tell you
How great is her grin
Meditates zealously
Marmas all zing
Her friends will all tell you
She’s doing her thing
Munching on zwieback
McPhees by the zillions
Her friends will all tell you
Of Mary’s great brilliance
Magnificent zodiac
Meriting “Zounds!”
Her friends will all tell you
How Mary astounds
Melliferous zephyr
Moves through our zone
Her friends will all tell you
She’s the finest they’ve known
Meritorious zervice —
Munificence zooms
Her friends will all tell you
How brightly she blooms
June 9, 2009
MARY Z
Her secret I’ll finally relate:
It’s the truth, and I’m telling it straight —
Her mysterious past
Is revealed at last:
(Pssst. . . Michigan is Mary’s home state)
You don’t know the meaning of “live”
Till you feel what Mary can give
And the best of her gifts
Is the way she uplifts:
Mary’s appreciative
Summer, fall, winter, and spring
With Mary, you feel like a king
Her words may inform us
But her heart — it can warm us
That’s the gift Mary can bring
Her heart is a heat like the sun
In warmth it is second to none
What can you do
When she shines it on you?
You glow as she melts two to one
With celebration and fulfillment her aim
She’s achieving the most brilliant fame
Is a party required?
Mary’s inspired
Making merry’s making Mary a name
Reversal of aging, somehow,
Can reverse even furrow in brow
Mary knows without doubt
If she furrows, she’s out —
Friends, take a look at her now
Mary’s especially cheery
(Not bleary, dreary, leary, or eerie) —
She’s hopeful and high,
Extra light in her eye,
Whenever she’s writing a query
Nothing can trip her or throw her
Let alone stop her or slow her
Even rejection
Upon close inspection
Offers new knowledge to show her
Students love seeing her “Notes” —
When a student appears there, he floats
It’s always the case
That there’s light on your face
When you’re one on whom Mary Z. dotes
A birthday is always a new day
A time-to-take-a-fresh-view day
It’s fitting, therefore,
As she goes for one more
That her birthday should fall on Review day
__________
What stirs Mary’s deep veneration?
Arouses profound adoration?
Deep feelings will flow
And her heart starts to glow
Just thinking of . . . documentation
She majors in making things clear
And the clearest of clear around here
Is her heart’s warming light,
All-enclosing and bright,
Lighting up more every year
This professional writing exceller
Is living with Rick and Sue Weller
It’s made her so glad,
The success that she’s had
Moving all the way up . . . to their celler
A spectacular celler it is —
Her home and the site of her biz
The heart-warming place
Of Mary Z. Grace
(Though Soren considers it his)
If give is the basis of get
There’s one thing we mustn’t forget
All those who know her —
We owe her and owe her —
We’re hopelessly deep in her debt
In the light of her giving we bask
It just flows — it’s never a task
May Nature deliver
To this great-hearted giver
The fulfillment of all she could ask
Her gifts are divine intervention:
And her meals of course deserve mention,
And presents in store,
And favors galore —
But the dearest is Mary’s attention
Mary’s the ultimate friend
She offers support without end
She appreciates deeply,
Truthfully, sweetly —
What greater gift can one send?
She’s witty, she’s wise, and she’s warm
Both in and out of the dorm
Do we love her? Yes — very
Our Governor, Mary:
May her name be forever our form
June 9, 2014
