When someone says something off the wall
We say, “That’s for the birds,” but I wonder,
Do birds have an affinity for the ridiculous
This is something we might carefully ponder.
And who came up with “as the crow flies,”
As though they go the straightest distance
Between two points, and not the tiny sparrow
Which probably lollygags along, for instance.
Do birds have contests between themselves
For who can fly the highest or the faster,
For who can poop on the most automobiles
Oh my, what a freakin’ ponderable disaster!
Sometimes I think the birds get a raw deal
The subject of axioms and thoughtful verses
And when they hurl headlong into a window
I think they are victims of despicable curses.
Written May 22, 2022
Ponderable Thoughts
For September 2, 2020
By: Miracle Man
Compromise is the bridge uniting pro and con
the man who utters, “my way or the highway”
Is exposed as narcissistic.
Tom
Many prolong taking action,
fearful of what the reaction might be.
Sometimes a reaction has been harsher,
than the action that gave it birth.
Tom
Faith was my first step,
toward my ultimate destination.
Tom
Man’s biggest fear lies not in what he knows,
but of things that lie beyond his grasp.
Tom
We’re all just visitor’s on earth,
with a temporary lease on things in our possession.
Tom
Thinking we have all the answers evidences our ignorance,
knowing the one who does displays our intelligence.
Tom
Life sometimes forces us to climb mountains,
it also allows us to enjoy the valleys.
Tom
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