The Parable and the Penguin

All the world a stage
Our love not left on a shelf
Waters edge, in spades

Written in stone, ring
Waddle waddle kind of swing
Will you marry me

As we take the plunge
Into the depths out of blue
Our ceremony

Is a slow walk, true
Is a path already paved
So walk with me slow

God smiling on us
Giving our Union, blessing
Rehearsal, dressed, no?

Our friends will be there
Will live with us, be funny
At our same address

We'll make days of it
Nights at pool, entertaining
Make a clan, of it

We'll all just commune
Come and go, always here and there
In and out, ya know

Like the melting snow
Running into the pot
A melting pot, a roast, err

We could use for fish
Fish in that great big setting
The one that crashes

Gives gift at wedding
Gets drunk then disappears
Faster than lightning

Take a bow and bring
Flipper, for those who don't sing
Nor dance, sit and spin!

As we do our thing
It's reflected in the stars
Surrounded by ours

Setting in stone ring
All in black and white
Written pebabbles

Have tuxedo, will
Travel, In tandem in a
Cold World, poetry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020


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Date: 1/24/2020 12:14:00 PM
What a charming string of haiku and I love the eye catching title:-) hugs Jan xx
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Jude Herrick
Date: 1/24/2020 12:42:00 PM
Thank you Jan :-)
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