Get Your Premium Membership

Villanelle: Alright Guys: Heave and Ho and Let It Go

Villanelle: Alright guys: Heave and Ho! And let it go (Confinement to one’s home though fines during « outings" add to revenue, private companies take orders from far-flung lands for masks, gloves and ventilators and protective surgical equipment when the Chinese already informed The WHO of the epidemic on December 16, 2019 and the South Koreans manufactured the "testing-gear » from artificial genes in February while tourists returning from the East were freely landing - without being tested - all over the West: « Pointless closing the barn door when the horse has bolted! » ) Alright guys: Heave & Ho! And let it go ...No need to fear the Coast’s wide open clear Ne’er Hem & Haw! Wash hands ere ye go Bind hands behind backs Lick face or blow …No need to worry Be not sorry, "Dear" Alright guys: Heave & Ho! And let it go Guys on top say it feels good to row …Knudge elbows and spit on nose and ear Ne’er Hem & Haw! Wash hands ere ye go Masks and ventilators sell for much more …Than war-time manufactured cheap ware Alright guys: Heave & Ho ! And let it go The guy who pays is the guy who’s pinned low …The Guy at the Top rows free from fear Ne’er Hem & Haw ! Wash hands ere ye go Stay home and watch Top Dogs whinge O ! Woe ! …Take-aways with cooks’ sneeze good with beer Alright guys: Heave & Ho ! And let it go Ne’er Hem & Haw ! Wash hands ere ye go (c) T. Wignesan - Paris, March 23, 2020

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 1/24/2021 4:04:00 PM
William, 'The quiet is louder than any noise', sounds of silence growing in the cold. Very nice prose to read on a Sunday between sky & earth. I should've returned sooner. -Richard
Login to Reply
Date: 1/24/2021 3:41:00 PM
T Wignesan, This poem has a special Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End meets Outbreak. Nice frollick and fun in 'Heave and Ho And let it go', with beer. -Richard
Login to Reply
Wignesan Avatar
T Wignesan
Date: 1/25/2021 2:55:00 AM
Bonne Année ! Richard & William Co. Ltd. (if you'll permit the legpull) Glad you enjoyed the prose, but not the poem (I guess). Tough times require stern measures, don't you agree? Hope we meet again fopr a maypole under the chestnut tree... Thanks and every good wish.

Book: Reflection on the Important Things