Felt under my heel
A banana peel
I slip
Loudly now I squeal
Like a clapping seal
I flip
A mid air cartwheel
Now terror I feel
I yip!
Need to get a grip
Sweat beads off me drip
Oh boy.
I bend at the hip
My feet now I grip
No joy
I brace, bite my lip
And land from this trip
Not coy
Was this evil ploy?
A cartoon decoy?
With zeal!
A plan I employ
Litterbug, destroy!
Big deal…
Calm down from annoy
And had a Rob Roy
Surreal.
March 16, 2023
Write me a Virelai
Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues
A professor of mine told a story
Of a litterbug caught in the act
So the witness retrieved
What the litterbug heaved
With the thought that with guilt he’d be wracked.
He caught up with the guy and returned it
And the man was embarrassed indeed.
This took place long ago
And the times, as you know,
Have few niceties people do heed.
So today, I observed someone drinking.
Once his bottle of hootch emptied out,
It got tossed through a fence
Where I’m sure it will hence
Be a permanent fixture, no doubt.
Though a garbage pail stood on the corner
Any effort was not worth a damn.
But did I interfere?
No, the years have made clear
Caution makes me the coward I am.
June bug
Jitterbug
Litterbug
Doodlebug
Sweet love bug
Please don’t shrug
Or be smug
My precious darling pug
With you I’ll share my mug
When at my heart you tug
You’re in for a big hug
Let’s cuddle and be snug
AP: Honorable Mention 2021, Honorable Mention 2021
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