Poem 42

 

Morning stumbled out of bed;

Stubbed his toe and hit his head;

Afternoon yelled out for help

While evening hid among the kelp;

The day in fragments falls apart

It must begin around the start

And 'tinue forward from the dawn

Till evening surrounds us on the lawn.

Poem 41

So long away

But back today

From cutting knives

And hacking saws

Learned to walk

Could always talk

Happy to return.

Poem 40

 

Grizzened Gary

Guzzled gravy

While chopping up the roast;

Toasted Joann

Drove the sedan

Stressing her mid-western roots;

While addled Albert

Found poor Herbert

Diced up like a sherbet;

And after dinner

No one slept

For fear of wandering Al.

 

Poem 39

Happy hippos

Harvest hamsters

Shining in the sea

While wily bow whale

Whistle to magpies

Charming them out of the sky

To feed to hamsters

Dining with hippos

After the sunset

Down under the sea

Poem 38

 

Once upon a time ago

When sailors sailed

And tailors tailed –

A whale of a tale

Was told by all

About the adventures

Of William J. Hall

Keeper of weapons

And master of none

The ultimate loose cannon

Asleep in his den

With his socks by the door

A hat on his head

Waiting till morning

On the road near the bend

Where enemies furious

Frazzled and wizened

Can claim their used luggage

With bag tags in order

And TSA's blessing.

Poem 37

 

Ham and cheese

Bromide Please

Lunch was in a hurry;

Spam and lamb

And half baked ham –

Dinner wasn't much better.

Breakfast is the bestest meal –

It is hard to screw up eggs

So maybe we should stop at 10

And eat again next day.

Poem 36

 

With trauma fish on the hunt

And bar-b-ques a blazin'

The turtled sun of early night

Kept everyone together;

For winds of cold

And breathe too hot

Could not dissuade the noble;

Who felt their way through dank and dark

When evening sank to morning.