Short Hoosegow Poems

Recently thought of robbing a bank
If caught, I'll just call it a wee prank
If cops don't allow 
Put me in the hoosegow
I'll make friends with a felon and break ranks...

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acorn faerie flitted out of the way of the giant tail.
in for a landing came a flying squirrel with a sail.
where did you come from? Asked Cousin Dale.
thought you were in the hoosegow, the county jail.

interested acorn faerie is enthralled. A jailbird!
she has never met one, or gotten to have a word.
she quizzes the squirrel the way cottage cheese follows a curd.
ignoring their protests, as if they have never been heard....

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