HAPPY BIRTHDAY
I don’t much care about the month I was born
As July does seem as good or bad as any other
It was Nature’s timing, plus a few weeks more
I guess a Julian calendar has much to answer for
Yet conception due to my father and mother
And the whole astrology thing, mainly a yawn
There are few celebrated famous dates in July
At least here in this part of a Protestant world
With no Saints’ days, just some sinners I suspect
And growing agnosticism starts to feel correct
But elsewhere, a pledge when a flag is unfurled
And the month is OK, when it’s sunny and dry
All Hail Caesar,
the conquering wind
A force of nature
that gusts within
Cities crumble
and empires fall
The shadow of Rome
—covering all
(The New Room: May, 2021)
1582 France switch from Julian calendar
To Georgian calendar
Does it matter
Then council of Trent
No pun intent
Hindu calendar spring equinox
I bet you thought this was a poem , but guess what
Failed to recognize
The new year moved from April 1st to January first
Butt of jokes
Cruel pranks and hoaxs
Paper fish placed on their backs; Poisson d'avril;
Symbolized uncivilized
Young gullible person reality really made fun of
A jokes by jokesters
I bet you thought this was a poem
But guess what
And this forum
This did I mention
That I mentioned that I forget to give you attention
Nana Nana Nana haha yeah this is so cruel,.------------------------------->
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APRIL FOOL
4/1/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021
The Julian calendar threw
Spring’s equinox path far askew
But Gregory’s shift
Of ten days closed the rift
So Easter eggs roll now on cue
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