Never having seen such
a sore site for eyes before
he was flabbergasted and I can only surmise
about what he thought he saw
as anxious irrational unrealistic
and much to his surprise
his flabber had never been quite so aghast
yet as nothing does last
in time this too was gone had passed
altho' annoyed but to avoid
the situation again hell-bent
greater than the danger posed
to great lengths he went
but at the back of his mind a memory lurking
a figment of his imagination faded and dim
the enemy within and after all...
it was himself — only him
I shudder at the dropped ball of life
the layup that was in my wheelhouse
that I punted on
in favor of greener pastures
think big they say
all the while the little fish
are floating away
into another's net of fortune
sugar-coating the lost easy-score
no consolation
for my wounded sense of self
until the layup
morphs into the three point shot
...in at the buzzer!
Lilies were aghast at the new hybrid.
She was freckled with orange spots.
How dare she! They whispered.
Some tittered.
Until the garden club ladies appeared
Oohing and praising “spotted medallion orange”.
Now all the lilies wanted to befriend her.
The best hunting dog in all Baltimore
Was my butt belching blue dog Amador.
Aghast guests once heard a blast
As Blue exuded his past,
Leaving a thief flat, gassed out on the floor.
Date: 2/25/2022
Rhyme: 10, 10, 7, 7, 10
Aghast.
The full moon
Throws blue light on clouds
Winter night
Dry landscape
And all lovers sit indoors
Watching “Come Dancing”
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