Grandpa snored loud by the fire,
Dreaming of treats he’d admire.
He woke with a yawn,
Found the cookies all gone—
Seems the dog’s now our chief cookie buyer!
Categories:
hijinks, 11th grade, anxiety, april,
Form: Limerick
‘Florida, the land of a thousand summers. ‘
Every May the feeling comes back. I want an endless summer vacation. A stupendous hang with friends who are more like family. Traveling to new places we’ll explore our small town and beyond without a care. Together indulging in a joyride that ends asleep on the beach. We build bonds that time will never sever throwing memories to eternally burn alive in a bonfire. Waking halfway to Orlando the land of magic and dreams, we snack on whatever is leftover from the night before. Soul fed on the music of Key West we sleep soundly until we do it all again in the heat of October.
Sunshine state hijinks;
Burnt calendar doesn’t stop
elevated heat.
Categories:
hijinks, family, feelings, summer,
Form: Haibun
Foxes ruffle feathers
Blame bunny for raid on hen house.
Bunny claims “Easter” privilege.
Rainbow coalition boycotts eggs.
Media scrambles to cover story.
Free range chickens running amok.
Roosters union demands investigation.
Search party to assemble at daybreak.
John G. Lawless
4/1/2021
Categories:
hijinks, easter, fun, humor,
Form: Free verse