#338
Birds and Serpents
Safe in their nests,
Secure under ground,
The long snakes of summer,
Are no longer around;
The leaves have all fallen,
Leaving bare ruined choirs,
Yet the blue jays still chatter,
Like their tails were on fire.
The Day that God got Cross:
#337
The Son of God
When they called to Him "Come down,
Come down, if you're the Son of God,"
Jesus gasped and did just that
With an absolute, Amen nod:
Down He came into our hearts,
Then up on Easter morn;
And now the veil that hid our God
Has been forever torn.
The Walmart floor cont'd...
#336
Riches
Heaven dropped a penny;
It landed on the Walmart floor.
When I stooped to pick it up,
I found three pennies more.
Four bright shinny pennies,
Lying on a Walmart floor.
If I hadn't picked them up,
I'd be poorer than I was before.
Chance or the Dance...
#335
Choice
A penny falls from Heaven,
Lands on the Walmart floor;
Do I stoop to pick it up
Or continue as before?
The penny's bright and shinny,
New as new can be;
Is it a gift from God above
Or just plain gravity?
The universe looks quite different,
Depending on where you stand;
Chance or the dance, you must decide,
But I stooped with outstretched hand.
Obama for the turkeys...
#334
No Ax Today
Cobbler and Gobbler
Rejoice on the Hill;
Two happy turkeys
Can now eat their fill.
Their heads can remain
On their bodies so plump;
Cobbler and Gobbler
Stay clear of the stump.
The Last of His Tribe...
#333
The Oak Leaf
I've held on till I can no more;
Dizzying heights appall.
But cool wind whispers through dry veins:
Freedom's in the Fall.
Just Curious...
#332
Dew Worm
I should have thought it out before:
What does a dew worm do, and more?
Does the dew worm call the fish?
Is it part of the final dish?
Did the dew worm come from the ground?
When it crawls does it make a sound?
Has it ever stolen a book?
How did it get on that scary hook?
Is it part of a wrecking crew?
What does a dew worm really do?
No one has ever answered me
To my utter satisfaction:
What does a dew worm really do,
When it sets out to take action
At the movies...
#331
Extras
To be a villain's henchman
In an 007 story
Guarantees a short life
And a fate that's often gory.
The Grandfather Clock...
#330
It's Time
The grandfather clock
Tick tocks tick tocks
And chimes
When you least expect.
As a bat might hang
By a dead man's tomb,
It hangs on the wall
In a very small room
While counting down to
The day of doom
To chime
When you least expect.
A Windy Day Walk with Simon the Stubborn Dachshund
#329
"I Want to Go Home"
The wind was ogre-ish and strong,
The dog was long and small;
The wind tore at his face and back,
It terrified and appalled.
I saw the look in his dark eyes,
A desperate mute appeal,
To get him out of that bad wind
And home from this ordeal.
So home we went, uphill and down,
Hurrying through mean streets,
To safely lock the wild wind out
That with such force ill-treats
And forces such small dog retreats,
And forces such retreats.
Chasing Squirrels from the Feeder...
#328
Unflappable
The BBs rain around him,
He never seems to care;
The squirrels run helter skelter,
But the turtle dove stays there,
Unflappable, unharmed, mostly unaware.
Sun-lighted leaves in October's trees...
#327
Yellow, 2012
Walking in the garden,
Aimless as a bee,
Kicking fallen leaves about,
Feeling fit and free,
Found myself at the maple,
Looked up through the maple tree,
Saw the leaves full-lighted
With a yellow witchery.
Mitt takes a Hit...
#326
From the Top
Mitt went up the mountain,
Wearing his cheesy grin;
Mitt went up the mountain,
Certain that he would win.
Mitt came down the mountain,
His face showed his chagrin;
Mitt came down the mountain,
Having learned that Pride's a sin.
The Silly Season Continued...
#325
Coach
Follow me on Twitter:
I'm not sure what that means;
For I do not have a Twitter,
And I think it sounds obscene!
The Silly Season, of course, of course...
#324
Taking Time, Indeed
I met a bug upon my walk;
He said he had no time to talk;
So with a sly malicious frown,
I turned and brought my right foot down,
Or turned and brought my foot right down.
In either case the bug is dead
And out of time indeed, I said,
And out of time indeed.
What Season Is It, I beg to know?
#323
Compassion
I walk into the bathroom,
Where, much to my chagrin,
I saw a scruffy cockroach,
Looking weak and thin.
I could have smashed him silly,
But I withheld my blow
And tossed the little fellow
A piece of mouldy dough.
He grabbed it with his mandibles,
Stuffed it in his vest,
Winked at me in passing,
Said, "Dude, you are the best."
#3:00 A.M. and All's Well in the Silly Season...
#322
Levi Chorus Line
"Buttons and rivets and pockets and cuffs,
And the thread that holds it together."
The universe is made of such stuff,
Held together in all kinds of weather:
Buttons and rivets and pockets and cuffs
And vast flowing fields of Heather.
Pockets for trinkets and buttons for cuffs,
Rivets for Jeans and thread for muffs,
Zippers are grateful and laces are nice,
Velcro is handy when there's trouble with mice.
Pockets and rivets and buttons and cuffs;
Charge it to Target and call all their bluffs.
The Silly Season Be Upon Us Still...
#321
The Politician
Faster than the speed of white,
More powerful than urban blight,
So Mitt Romney told his Staff,
"Do not respect the truth by half!"
The Silly Season Continued...
#320
For the Birds
Saw the Tufted Titmouse
Sitting in the Knock-Knock tree,
Along with Mrs. Titmouse,
Happy as a hairy bee,
Whistling a Knock-Knock tune,
Happy as they can be;
Whistling a Knock-Knock tune,
And, whistling merrily.
Still the Silly Season...
#319
Spider Woes
A Spider in the bathtub,
Engaged in mortal strife,
Got swept into the open drain
And lost his tiny life.