07.14.2021
The Stork and the Warhorse
The stork and the warhorse
In concert, are not
The war horse is charging
The bird wouldn’t be caught
Rushing off into battle
As it flies to its nest
To attend to its kin
And to feed and to rest
But the war horse is charging
To what end it’s not clear
As it rushes forth boldly
Postponing its fear
Serving its rider
Until its release
The war horse is charging
To preserve the stork’s peace
07.13.2021
Magnolia Miller
Magnolia Miller, clear and plain
Is the greatest catcher of the rain
When a thunder cloud is in the sky
Magnolia’s sure to be close by
And with a teapot that could hold a lake
She catches the rainfall, for her tea to make
07.12.2021
An Order for Eggs
Please cook my eggs
To be moderate soft
It shouldn’t be hard
Not a goal that’s aloft
No I don’t take them scrambled
Nor poached, deviled, or dried
Oh yes I have had them
Each kind I have tried
It shouldn’t involve
A big magic trick
To accomplish my eggs
The way that I pick
Moderate-soft
That’s just how I choose
So please can you make them?
It’s not front-page news
07.09.2021
They’ve increased security
At the government center
It’s downright impossible
For a person to enter
And nobody knows
Just what measures they’ve taken
But the place is secure
There’s no chance of a break-in
And at the same time
Seems they’ve put up the cash
To hire somebody
To clean up the trash
For there used to be litter
Under each bench and tree
But now it’s all clean—
It’s as clean as can be...
07.08.2021
There’s a tale that’s told
Out along the Gold Mile
Of a rough, woolly cowboy
And his fine crocodile
He rustles the cattle
Across trail and track
And sits atop croc
Yes, he rides on his back
And though you may doubt
That it’s true and sincere
I have seen it myself
And I’ve heard with my ear
As the cowpoke has yipped
As he’s hollered and driven
And the croc’s followed orders
Every one that he’s given
And together they gather
The cows from the plain
The rough, woolly cowboy
And his croc with spiked mane