quellulent quotatudes
quantify quirky, quiet
qualitative quibbling
quailing questionnaires.
They were stopping everyone;
made us answer their questionnaires.
We were told that there were
no right or wrong answers,
but weeks later - a letter.
Apparently the socially correct
had a beef with me.
A ham sandwich had recently been indicted
and jailed.
One of the questions I replied to
smelled slightly off,
seditious salami flavored sins
had been detected.
A tuna casserole had declared independence
from rainy Wednesdays.
Now the fridge is being audited,
there's something fishy in the air,
and the cops are hiding in my rose bushes
taking recipe notes.
I have complained to Yelp.
Life is pleasurable,
If you understand it.
It's miserable,
If you misread it.
Mind your own questionnaires;
Don't meddle with others’ affairs.
Life is a difficult riddle,
Solve it with a tune on your fiddle.
Life is a progressive vehicle,
It goes about the way you drive it.
Make not your journey so critical;
Be cautious at every bit.
Vices can make a man quite mean;
Life is precious, keep it evergreen.
To be born a man, is itself a boon;
Hope you come to senses soon…
Brian Strand July 8 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
Date: 08-07-2021
Place: 1st
The answers are announced
but its cloaked in mysterious confusion
and its never clear
The answer is given in partials or parts
like a lock on a doorway
its wrap in concealment
The keys to the questions are buried
in the heart of its bearer who is seeking
the answers
But the answers are not the key
its always the questions and the questionnaires
who are the answers and they are one and the same
Answers and questions to life big and
small questions
Why I am here
What is my purpose
When will I fall in love
Why do we die
Only with a pure of heart
unflinching determination to know
the will power to lose the self to the self
and a little outside help
will the seeker find the answers to what
he or she is seeking
There are as many questions as there are
billions of stars in billions and trillions of galaxies
But with the ability question the answers and to ask
the right question will the keys unlock the right doorways
and then the true meaning of the answers that you already
were given will reveal its true meaning and light
And then
the seeker begins a new
with a newer answers and questions
!!!Breaking News!!!
By Franklin Price
4/1/2016
April has just broken
And so has April's news
Unbelievable what's happened
There's been a change in many views
Kasich and Cruz have dropped out
To give Republicans a jump
It's really quite amazing
They're both endorsing Trump
Women are organizing
A special group for him
He has apologized for comments
They've decided he's a gem
Hillary admitted
Her server was so wrong
To be used for government data
Was not where it belonged
Has dropped her run for president
Was apologetic too
Endorsed her opponent Bernie
Said, “We need thoughts that are new”
Both parties have sent questionnaires
To the people of this land
To see what it is we really want
To tell them where we stand
Might make the U.S. Better
Think it would be so cool
Instead I'm having fun with you
This is just an... APRIL FOOL!!!
You have tried time and time again,
Used others to get information rather than speak to me instead,
It has been an endless game of tit for tat,
Seriously dude, aren't you getting tired of that?
Do you believe that I am blind, like I can't see?
All of the people you have used to get to me,
I have been told by many a source,
So your game is useless, and Your toy soldiers are absurd,
Their questionnaires are so obvious, and sure enough they would leak,
Watch who you trust, you want to know the truth? Come to me!
internet questionnaires say that some women find moustaches to be
signs of maturity, or perhaps a sign of an aggressive male who will
take charge,
even further, some go on to say that moustaches are a sign of
individuality,
because it takes a unique individual to walk around with a rat on his
face.
others state that moustaches are creepy,
and that those like the one john waters wears
signify child molesters or at best,
men that would be looking for old panties in your
basement.
despite it all,
from bronson, gandhi, selleck, nietzsche, dali & einstein,
to mercury, king, cohen, lee, and the likes of will ferrell as
the infamous “ron burgundy,”
it
seems
the
stache
is
here
to
stay.