The decision had to be made
regardless of the consequences
It was imperative the situation be resolved.
A committee was impaneled,
titles were assigned, seating arranged,
an initial hearing scheduled.
The details of the conflict
examined and discussed.
The offending parties glared at each other.
The children examined their fingers.
The cat feigned disinterest.
The dog, as always, looked guilty.
Dad smirked as if he already knew.
Mom shook her head in disappointment.
The cake she had made lay in ruins.
The evidence was everywhere
yet no charges were filed
for Mom knew that “guilt”
would punish us more severely,
exact a harsher toll,
teach the greater lesson.
John G. Lawless
©2/21/2022
Categories:
impaneled, children, dad, humor, judgement,
Form: Free verse
Life’s Mysteries :?
Lively grinning moments -crafted coincidence
Insert themselves into stark reality
Formed from God appointments - incident precedence
Ever lifts opaque dullness of banality,
Synchronizing heartbeats get the memo
Mirrored thoughts join images through misted channels -
Yearning spoken in tones of pianissimo -
Suddenly a-ha’s arrive - pure love impaneled
Telepathic themes -wonder like new pennies found
Ever flow from heaven's heart collaboration
Reveal eternal revelry -delight abounding
In discovery- happy accidents creation
Explanations for the amazing unexplained
Spinning world understanding lost on logic’s plains. :?
Contest: Life's Mysteries
Sponsor: John Hamilton
12-6-20
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Categories:
impaneled, life, mystery,
Form: Acrostic