Dad came to see me play a game.
I hit a homerun first time he came -
must've flew a mile -
million dollar smile.
Dad and I didn't stop
till we reached the mountain top
where we could see ten miles -
million dollar smiles.
Converting dollars to kilowatt hour,
given my dad's special power,
smiles were a billion watts -
and, I'd say, that's lots!
I can be, but have never been, iniquitous.
Trailing off
in
Endless gaze,
A thousand-mile glare,
returned to
sender.
A hundred-thousand-kilowatt smile,
in repugnant
desire.
Frigid Rocky Road
and World-Class Chocolate
companions.
Held,
suspended
abreast,
One-hundred-and-nine-degree
heat.
This rotten,
vicious,
and offensive prohibition
persists.
One must die
for the next to exist.
half smile of caged concealment
Mona Lisa like, kindling desire
awash in pixelated illusion
your dark dreaming eyes preserving secrets
the glow of an image, layer by layer
my wish to un-knot the shifting shape form
with its unknown gravity
a stance
painfully inscrutable
till your voice, dusky, breathy
washes over me like smoke
reassuring in a kilowatt smile
telling me our lives unfinished
are an art installation
ongoing
knotty
that rarely fit effortlessly into the scheme of things
your repose
my white knuckle ride
Driving Through West Texas
By Franklin Price
05/15/2022
I was driving through West Texas
When per chance this sight did see
A hundred non-rotating windmills
That were looking back at me
Not a wisp of wind was in the air
Not a kilowatt was grown
Out among them were some oil wells
Pumping black gold all alone
I thought of how ironic
Was this power that we need
Maybe we should fly up high
And sow some needed windy seed
Or maybe we should study
On to how to make the oil clean
Then we could afford to drive again
Through this ironic sight I've seen
Wanted to stop and take a picture
But I could not pause my drive
I was past before I knew it.
I was cruising eighty-five
Talismanic turbans trade togas. How great. Short grin large grin. Big beam. And now an elephant in baggy trousers dancing. Peachtree waving. Chutney calling. Tantric trade. Tanks. Till not a tailor. Traditionalists trumpeting. One six zero. And a purple patterned silk cloth. Rice dance then. Kilowatt jewels. Oooh sparkly. Good. Hahahaha green relish. Hahahaha many many many many turrets. Xxxx Adriatic sea. *** corrosional. Z
The fundamental importance of knitting needles is to click click click and create many instructed patterns to place on and around torsos. But should a large two kilowatt bee arrive it will be time to move swiftly. Relying upon a beak is akin to lying down in a bed of curly fries. Both have huge similarities so it is much better to sleep in a spotty sponge cake. Nigerian politicians laugh and eat from combed money cakes. But hopping hippo burps to release a tsunami in a water hole. Warnings then. Empires. Emperors. Exempt from all bill paying duties. How like a quaintly decorated crystal duck. How akin to a crystalized drinking vessel. Always avoid an ego of an elephant or a potato. Pointing a pin at a bud. Ignoring the wishes of producing manufacturing pea people is unwise. Goblets go. Gratuitous wishes of gravy. Ink is a derived and fathomed idea. Leading to a rambling playlist of a number of male and female anarchists who aspire for change and alteration using vril. Utility united unison unity xxxx
Lord give me strength to hum
Even in the storms
Lord give me grace
When I do not have lace
And when all else fails
Still be the one who unveils
Still take my heart
For your power cannot be measured in kilowatt
Let me be the reflection of your glory
So when I begin my story
My once upon a time
Where I'm Ella without a dime
I'll end my song grateful
Cause all you are is faithful
This is me saying thank you
Cause all you've ever been is true
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