Jack Ellison Poet Quatrain

A Different Jack

Know this sounds a bit unusual
For the Jester of P-Soup fame
But lately on the scale of one to ten
Each day's gone down in flames

It happens every once in a while
No reason to have the blues
Maybe it's just a stretch of bad weather
Or maybe the six o'clock news

News could be the real culprit
It constantly talks about war
Tired of hearing the same old stuff
Fed up to the very core

Even the stuff on the science channels
Predicts the end as we know it
As well as the threat of nuclear war
Tired of it, don't give a sh-t

Whatever will be, will be, my friends
What can one person do  
Seventy-nine and had a good life
Pray our kids will make it through

© Jack Ellison 2014

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Toquyen Harrell August 9, 2014 at 8:13 PM Oh my friend Jack. Just be blue. No need to beat it. We cannot do or feel anything that God does not want us to experience. So ... You know how to surf, don't you? The wave lol Jack Ellison August 9, 2014 at 8:16 PM Great advice, my dearest Toquyen! XOX

Ilene Bauer August 9, 2014 at 7:16 PM we're all entitled to a bout of the blues from time to time and it's great that you're able to express that in rhyme. hope you're feeling more up soon... Jack Ellison August 9, 2014 at 8:18 PM Thanks my dear Ilene! No need to worry though... I don't stay down long! Life too precious and short! XOX

Carol Eastman August 9, 2014 at 10:36 AM Don't worry. God won't end the world when he's got Dragon around to play with us! Your poems have been Va- Va- Room, Off the charts good! Take it from me, It's not what you read that counts. It's what you read into it. LOL. Boy am I on a roll today! We'll probably never meet. I just don't travel, except to the internet, and McDonnells, and to chase those silly pigeons who are sucking down my bird seed like vacuum cleaners. Dragon brought them back from the park. Penguins AND pigeons! Honestly! Jack Ellison August 9, 2014 at 8:20 PM "It's not what you read that counts. It's what you read into it." Well said, dear Carol XOXOX

Jan Allison August 9, 2014 at 9:05 AM The final verse speaks volumes Jack! Great poignant write my friend Hugs Jan xxx Jack Ellison August 9, 2014 at 9:18 AM "A different Jack" to be sure! Thank you dear Jan XOXOX