The Domed Teapot Movie Team stores
good running electrical engineering supplies for
the apprentice vape tester stationed
for training with other code guy
system connectors near the
erectifying rainbow falls of
Mr. Mojo's Old City
WHEREAS(S)
the Eccentric Frontier Goldmine Foundation State has
discovered a recent reference model indicating that
the Eclectic Ghoul Aid Company has failed the
combined skating/scooter/car/bike and
forest river vehicle acid test (though they
did oddly OVER_perform with
dirty toothbrushes while on
motorcycles)
ALL OF WITCH LEAVES US WITH
an Elected Peach Boutique Box Collection of
shadow games and chic cottage band
energies perfectly suited to the
Enneagram Test Cook's home decor
NUT TO MENTION (MUNCH ON?)
the elliptically concentric doctor of the
Goon Power Kingdom where
mad duke predicament bosses are
obsessed with my contraption wheel
drop way of UNDER_thinking the
biased fallacy of self-data camera
set collectors viewing the erect or
oral bored college process that
involves repairing old farts for
recyling at flea markets.
A somewhat contrary old cat
Said, “I will not sit on the mat.
‘Cos before you know it,
Some lazy old poet
Will write a verse about that.”
Google Search;
Hit “more search results”
ten times to find
a difference of opinion.
I’m sure my first words
As a child were “No!”
Followed soon after by “Why?”
But I only really realized today,
A bit surprisingly
Given my 66 years on this earth,
That I dislike following
Either other’s directions
But particularly other’s trails
Obviously wishing instead
To find my own way
Changing it as it changes
Moment by moment.
And it’s been over fifty years now
That I’ve been able to make my own way
For better or worse,
Although we all know
The journey is always better
Than the goal.
Today I hiked in to view
A wild and remote local canyon
And it only became enjoyable
Once I was free to wander
Willy-nilly up the open
Rocky and grassy slope of one side
Meandering between shade spots,
But the first mile or so
Following a cattle and game trail
Through a forest
Was more a chore
Than what it’s like to explore.
And that’s the key word
And key experience here
Exploring
All the things it means to be
An independent individual.
All the things it means to be
Alive.
(5/28/25)
If there is love
There is no revenge
If there is humanity
there is no extermination
If son of a fish fell into the net, he is not a little fish... ;
Contrary Before God
But I Think It
Loves Me Anyway.
Kiss.
-Gray Squirrel
05-19-2025
Contrary to popular opinion
the man of the house
does not even share dominion
with his wife, who runs the whole show
determining who comes and who goes
~ leading him around by the nose
It’s hard to always know in life
which way is best to go.
Following fads and trends
tends to be not,
from what I know.
But does that mean in everything
you go the other way?
I’ve tried that
and I’ll tell you what
at the end of the day -
if you live life against the grain
most times you will be right.
But if it’s all you ever do…
then you will miss the light.
Defeat in economy is a misuse in good governance
Defeat in beauty is lack in empathy and self-initiatives
Defeat in numbers of men who will depend the country
Defeat in humanity is selfishness
Defeat in transparency is lack in service
Defeat in trust triggered betrayal
Defeat in love is enemy's war influence
Defeat in money is lack opportunity
Defeat in education is innocence enmity
Defeat in faith is Satan's bows and arrows
Defeat in Satan's wiles is God's victory.
When quite contrary crashed on Mary
And the pan hit Peter's head
They found Humpty Dumpty and the over the moon cow
Lying in the courtyard dead
And when Mary's tuffet was bit by a Muffet
The Incy Wincy spider ran
Mary ran too, in fact, she almost flew
When she saw the spider on her little lamb
Incognito, I stand exposed.
Difficult days, of smooth sailing.
Completely baffled, I do know.
Happy endings, such tragedy.
Right or wrong, see no difference.
Great injustice, a fair outcome.
Crimes committed, yet acquitted.
Opposing theories, we think alike.
Time to go, let's stay awhile.
Sunny days, in dark of night.
Come to terms, in disagreement.
Willful blindness, I see it.
Peace on earth, by warring factions.
Democrats, ----- Republicans.
The thing about Mary that was extraordinary
Was her parents on her pulled a fast one.
They gave her a first name, multiplied it by two,
But neglected a middle and last one.
And so Mary Mary was deemed quite contrary,
But, oh, what a green thumb had she.
Though she didn't grow okra,
Tomatoes, or peas,
Or cucumbers, parsnips,
Or beets, if you please,
Her strange garden plot
Was as full as could be.
She diligently toiled
With spade, rake, and hoe
Planting silver bells, cockleshells,
And pretty maids in a row.
All the townsfolk agreed
Mary's skills were incredible,
But it was a community garden,
And they would have preferred she
Grow something more edible.
CONTRARY
A poem personified, it could be me
Yet to embrace analysis, I am averse
Words should flow at their own pace
Precise syllable counts are a disgrace
And a volta can be an empty purse
So, it’s a simple structure, you see
Is a stanza really more than a verse
It always depends on the poetic form
It one appeals to me, then I’m on it
Whether Scupham verse or a sonnet
But free verse conjours up a storm
And mixed case words are a curse
Apologies to all the purists out there
I never wanted to be so constrained
Rhyme is Okay, especially masculine
As slant rhymes should go in the bin
It loses something when explained
But I’ll try and write better, I swear
Berry, berry
Quite contrary
How do you grow?
Berry, berry
Quite contrary
Many would like to know
Down in Georgia, way down
Two trees stood on the ground
One weighed down with sticks, bottles, and all sorts of stuff
The other stood alone, beautiful and virtually untouched
Two worlds and just one ground
One full and the other barren, with a few lying around
Mulberry and Chinaberry
One sweet and the other quite contrary
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