A Bird Named Jay
...Red lights flashed a bird named Jay
who laughed at the crosswalk and had to pay
Let that be a lesson to all you big talkers
~ lest you end up broke, like poor Jaywalker...
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Categories:
jaywalker, bird, humor,
Form: Couplet
The Jaywalker
...The city has evacuated the streets at this hour,
and vacancy has given his unsteady feet
right of way at every intersection.
The traffic lights, sticklers for rules, continue
color-coding prio...
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Categories:
jaywalker, betrayal, drink, growing up,
Form: Free verse
Naked Jaywalker
...Without fear I --
I am going to walk down Main Street naked –ah!
with my surreptitious flopping, folding and dangling
I won’t wear shades nor mask to hide my lies.
Striped of my myriad subtleti...
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Categories:
jaywalker, faith, life, social,
Form: Free verse