John Lawless Poet Rhyme

Ogling With Intent To Gawk

Oh, that voice in my head
I just did what it said
Invisible footprints
I followed - they led
A colorful leaf
On a breeze – fluttered by
A wonderful sight
Brought a tear to my eye
A sign on a pole said
“mask up or die”
I didn’t know whether
To laugh – or to cry
As an old feral cat
Tore the head off a sparrow
I struggled to walk
The straight – and the narrow
A squirrel on a fence
Spouting elegant chatter
Kept stuffing in acorns
His cheeks getting fatter
The tick of the clock
An ancient old thing
Reminded me that
The cuckcoo must sing
The song that’s imbedded
In levers and gears
Devoid of all feeling
Of hopes and of fears
I swing on a pendulum
Forward and back
A feral cat and a squirrel
Tied up in time’s sack


John G. Lawless
©10/4/2021

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Gershon Wolf October 4, 2021 at 1:22 PM This is awesome, John. Perfect for a world gone cuckoo. Love it. ~ Gershon John Lawless October 5, 2021 at 8:02 AM Thanks Gershon, it would seem that satire and humor are appreciated less and less in these caustic times.