Common Words

That rainbow, the colors, the shimmer and glow! But what do I know of light refraction? This Medical Illustration Man has been drawn with only nerve and bone. He's got a lot of nerve! A dandelion here on the edge of lawn has broken up, separated herself from the dance troupe, taken a bow. This gray elephant, ready to stampede once his toenail polish dries, no long hides in the berry patch. Your plate, crusted with dry scrambled egg, reminds me of an egg-crusted plate I once held in my hand. Common words, spoken by a common leader to the common man is often an unsolicited lecture. The poet is rather ghazal-like among his friends, but all RHYMED and METERED in the market place.