Sun's a mean blue
two clouds turn black
The wind blows sand
the skies rain flack
Early Spring, war-torn Ukraine
reflects a nation's searing pain
You know you are going to get
a fair bit of flack for that
So it obviously worked then and
touched a nerve
But aren't you supposed to be
mr nice guy that folk walk all over
and take advantage of
Exactly i'm sick and tired of being
so called liked
If you can't beat them join them
Are they really my friends anyway
We'll see won't we time will tell
Was what i said a lie or merely
telling a few home truths
Yesterday
her nest she made
today inside
three eggs she laid
for three weeks incubation
and then the celebration
but until then
upon her nest
she’ll sit
for her
there’ll be no rest
both day and night
and night and day
for her there is no
time to play
her partner gone
for hours on end
no doubt he’s out
amongst his friends
when he returns
so she can fly
I hear her
talking
whilst she’s walking
up and down
she squawks and walks
up and down
she walks and squawks
he’s in the dog house
so to speak
he’s been too long
he knows he’s wrong
so patiently he sits
whilst taking all her hits
for going out upon the town
she’s giving him
a dressing down
then flying off for food
and drink
back in a hurry
for her eggs
she doth worry
she settles down
he’s on the town
he’ll be taking the flack
when he gets back...
Written 19th May 2020
after witnessing this scene with a pair of black backed gulls taking residence and building a nest - all in full view of my balcony. Yesterday I caught a glimpse of her three eggs, as she began to lay them - Nature truly is magnificent!
Contest Brian's Choice M
Sponsor Brian Strand
FIRST PLACE
bum pun fun
bully's hot air~
not so much
***
If I'd known, I would live to this age
I'd taken better care of me
Times when I walk, my hip croaks
At once my knee slips~ cracks
It has its own flack
Then my neck pops
Down I flop
Saying
Heck
I
Decide
It is time
Death could visit
Need a bucket list
A trip to Oregon first
No! Mark that off~Can't do that
I suffer from motion sickness
That barf bag would ruin the whole day
Sponsor: Dr. Ram Mehta
Contest: Nonet Form
Written October 6, 2013
Croak~Making a deep sound
Flack~publicity(the noise publicizes old age)
Bucket List~A list of what a person wants to do before they die
Barf~Vomit
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