Short Docent Poems

cat layin' in the sunbeam
catching the ease -
that falls through the stream 
jus' warmin' up to the notion
of fillin' in for the leisure docent
- life, now this is what it means

© Goode Guy 2012-10-28...

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The Docent at the Zoo 


The docent in the peach cloche hat
leads the rest of us 
around the rhino into better light.

She leads us to the guardrail 
at the supper hour to watch 
the keeper reach inside  

the large glass case.
The docent wants us all to see the rat
delight the python.


Donal Mahoney...

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Where is that daunting monster
Boogie man in life’s shadow
Master mentor and concierge
Whose touch I’ve come to know

To you I’ll waste no breath
Beauty is not long and septic
My daunting docent of death
Midwife to misery, work quick

What small dignities remain
Strung of vomiting seconds 
Cultures a pearl of great pain 
To ferry a man of no direction
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A docent leads a group around
To highlight what’s on view
With information most
Museum-goers never knew.

If he or she’s a good one,
Your attention will be held
And perhaps to more exhibits
You may therefore be compelled.

Though passionate about the job,
Most docents don’t get paid.
Quite often, they’ve retired
From another stock in trade.

We’re lucky for these volunteers
Who happily enthuse
Sharing facts about displays of which
We’ve not the slightest clues....

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A small collection
 
Working on a small poetry connection
There is no haste a poem a day keeps the mind focused
And not drown in self-pity.
It is needed good laughter, the fun of a joke
That can have a stream of seriousness underneath.
Excellent fun docent appears by itself it stirs up
The tired mind, something remembered, because
Life is – despite dire predictions- bitterly funny.
Old men departing wisdom is an uproar of pompous
Idiocy you can’t help but laugh out loud....

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