Foggy Bottom . . .
and top, full surround,
without sound.
Socked In, in pilot lingo,
moving blind, no visible exit;
one choice; move forward.
Headlights barely sliced through
the thick, grey mantle.
Cocooned in quiet death;
chills rippled backbones,
bumps nippled bare arms.
Ellery Queen's
sinister villain
lurked,
angled beyond our view.
My childhood affair with hawaiian punch,
made everyday with lunch special,
It went together with so many things,
Hawaiin punch and candied bauble rings,
Hawaiian punch and crunchy things,
Hawaiian punch with pizza, marmalade
and pepsicola,
It made me so hyper,
I practically learned to hula,
Hawaiian punch was my companion when
I watched Hawaii Five-O,
and when I looked at the magical garden grow,
It even made friends with Agatha Christie, Nancy Drew
and Ellery Queen,
My days with hawaiian punch were really keen......
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