Short Eskimos Poems

Ice Recedes, Polar Bears Sneeze, Eskimos ____ Trees?...

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*Image of Quebec City by LNEWS.

Hawaiian Eskimos

Quacking lone duckling on a crystal lake,
Queerly hops a loon, faux pas not a mistake,

Quebec, dad's trunk roads for sightseers,
Quaint scene, an edgy dad seeks volunteers,

Qualifying mountie, Hawaiians, he indulges,
Quality time, the whole of Canada, he divulges.

2022 July 26...

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How do you bore that fishing hole in the ice?
I study an Intuit who is pretty nice.
He tosses me a salmon, not once, but thrice.
There is a faint smell like Daddy’s Old Spice.

Do ice igloos ever have any rabbits or mice?
His answer are great; they rapidly inform and entice. 
Do Eskimos have any kind of ridiculous vice?
He smiles as he serves me salmon on rice....

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this winter is bitter
with temperatures sub zero
and wild howling winds
snow gathering in drifts

snow my only view
bare trees creak, groan
squirrels run searching, searching
birds are hidden, silent

people dress like eskimos
skin can quickly freeze
hands and feet protected
wrapped in hats, scarfs

yet, some go skating
and some go skiing
me, I light fireplace
cuddling with my cat...

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so wily and smooth, he boasts
   he can make huge profits
      among Sahara Bedouins
         selling them mounds of sand;

so shrewd and suave, he brags
   he can convince Eskimos
      right in their igloos to buy 
         from him expensive tons of snow;

now so quiet and cold, he still
   touches those he outsmarted,
      even in his grave, in the ground,
         with the sand, 'neath the snow....

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