“A people few in number”
with an outsize burden to bear
With Russia and Ukraine
simply compare
More killed there
this century than anywhere
~ Does anyone care
Claes Oldenburg sculpted the everyday
unexpected&outsize to hve his say
He was ' for' rt that d something
so on the street paraphenalia he did bring
A wee fellow, sporting an outsize bold-orange chest
The male of the species, ever doing his best
To protect his shyer, pale-chested mate
Back and forth struts Mr. Robin 'cross yard and fence
Twitching and turning, movements taut and tense
A most dutiful look-out, if not so in actual name
~ Noble sentry, setting Madame Robin's heart aflame
…ODE TO TREES…
Trees, like people...are
More than what they show...
Much, much more than
What they let us see
They’re sentient beings
In a sense we can’t know
Uncommonly communal creatures
Are the common trees
There exists a hierarchy
Just ‘neath the Earth
Where seeds, roots and Fungi
Conspire to give birth
The rulers in this kingdom
Are tall, tattered old trees
Lightning torn and torment worn
Yet wise as they can be
In their alien (to us) wisdom
They decide who lives and survives
They provide shade and sustenance
To Saplings perilous lives
They communicate with one another
By ways of pheremones
And speak to all their Arboreal sisters and brothers
In muted, deep rooted, silent tones
It’s hard to imagine them
As more than just outsize weeds
But you couldn’t live without ‘em
Since they provide your most basic need
The very air you inhale
That is so essential to your life
And without which all life would fail
Cut short by Nature’s knife
So look at trees as necessities
They provide for you and me
And with their many awesome Autumn leaves
There is naught so beautiful on Earth (nor so worthy)
…as a time weathered tree...
(my fashionably late xmas greeting
could long foster for this century 21 a meeting
of thee poetic minds pleasantry sent once
boot not worth reap peat ting).
up in the air
mine barrel sized girth
sloshes with cheap beer
wishing many strangers
happy holidays and good cheer
making me suitable
as santa claus and his team of rein deer
chewing gum to avoid
popping in both left and right ear
yet the rickety sleigh
may not become air borne I fear
landing ungracefully
scattering presents and gear
if wooden contraption alights,
a horrendous crash many will hear
no doubt instigating
children and adults to jeer
comparing this jolly fellow to king lear
yet running for the hills
as this mad man gets considerably near
the madding crowd,
who expected a more
healthy saint nick to a pear
with healthy physique
instead of the trademark outsize rear
which cause for observers
to guffaw and sneer
whereby my trademark suit
will seemingly tear
and reveal that this clown
wears frilly under wear
prompting me to avoid
accepting this role for next year.
Peregrine falcons are built to terrorize the sky,
Fleet-footed cheetahs meant to run down prey,
Insulated penguins with the harshest winter vie,
Through the deep sleek orcas race without delay.
Hummingbirds steal nectar, suspended in flight,
Meerkats stand sentry on sturdy hind legs,
Silverbacks reign with awesome shows of might,
Camouflaged chameleons with the local flora mix.
At a purpose each animal is designed to excel,
And man with an outsize brain equipped to think,
Yet from the state of the world one hardly can tell,
Ours is the race chosen to do any such thing.
Y is for Youthful, for being spirited.
O is for Outsize, the large heart you own.
N is for Natural, full of wholesomeness.
I is for Inspiring, the motivation you cause to a person.
Your name has its own beautiful hidden shadow.
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