A curse that’s worse than the pandemic
Greedier populist verse became totemic
No halt of their catapult assault systemic
Seedier social media game now endemic
Whether it be some chanting panting cleric
Will ration all compassion not really angelic
Always decanting another ranting hysteric
Doubts planting the enchanting evangelic
Oligarchy malarkey their tarnished polemic
Climate fires rage but won’t call the medic
Derails with varnished tales any academic
Preening demeaning all left leaning satiric
Dystopian & myopian totally Machiavellic
We burn they’re still lippy well it’s generic
With their heinous intravenous hypodermic
Even if taciturn with boring name like Derek
Yearn for return of hippy trippy psychedelic
Not dippy all learn nature can be mesmeric
Don’t spurn love soars above stratospheric
To meet converse
give me a ring
hmu
perchance communicate
'twould be a fine thing
if it were so
but no
wtf
lower case letters and emojis
are the way of the day
mostly with nothing much to say
smh
no wonder the globe is warming
with all the power used and abused
omg
but what did they find
to fill their tiny minds
lol
before they owned
their so-called smart phone
idk
When Trudy Tickle gave birth to a girl
I was shocked at the name, I confess
She’s named after Trudy’s best friend
The poor baby has been christened Tess!
06/08/23
man took dog for a walk
turned aloose in the garden....
'twas a nice June day
dog came back inside through door
what the feculent odor
Written: June 05, 2023
For John
I rose early, to sit on the shoreline of the sea
and watch the sunrise
the salt air is refreshing on the lungs
and the scent of the beach is earthy
gulls and pelicans have already arrived
and are squabbling over a morning meal of fish
the waves are casually rolling toward me
in usual fashion
it is serene and peaceful
as I enjoy the morning and see a thin red line
on the horizon
it is a perfect morning to wait for dawn
and then I heard it, the roar of a jet engine
as it crossed the sky
shattering the peaceful ambiance of my senses
the loud duck-like clatter of tourists
plodding their way across my beach of peace
tossing their metal lawn chairs about
arguing over who paid what for breakfast
my eyes rolled back
and I whispered in my head as my neck bent down
my eyes closed and WTF ran through my mind
like an out-of-control locomotive
6/3/23 contest WTF
sponsor John Lawless
One day I was walking down the street,
and out of nowhere I got poop bombed.
By a strange looking bird, and I screamed
WTF! He could have at least said in coming,
watch out or look out! All I got was a smirk
and a flap of the wings! I thought to myself
this day couldn’t get any worse, but it did!
As I continued walking I stepped in a pile of
fresh dog poop and you guessed it I yelled
WTF again, the dog nor his owner was no-
where to be found, they both were missing
in action. Later on that day I filed a police
report because dog and owner needs to
be arrested not later but immediately.
So if you see someone yelling WTF
at the top of the lungs they probably
had a Sh%t encounter on that day!
05/30/2023
what is one to think
what is left to say
when one is stunned awestruck by the
absurd absurdity of the absurd
AP: Honorable Mention 2023
for freedom of speech we pay the price ~ comes from our mouth when we’re invoiced
By
David Kavanagh
Grounding pounding wanna grab
Jousty jack wanna stab
Anger clutching his mind
Crack spouting nonsense
Idiotic ineffable reason
The conflict season..
Note.Nonsense makes no sense..
When the program isn’t working like it should,
No rabbit’s foot, nor horseshoe’s gonna bring you any luck.
When the techie’s not around to make things good
Ya gotta figure out a way to get yourself unstuck.
All it takes is just three fingers, and you’re sweet:
Ctrl-Alt-Delete.
When the system won’t cooperate, oh dear,
You don’t like what you’re looking at and need to move along.
If your monitor is frozen, have no fear.
I’ve got a way to break the ice. It really can’t go wrong.
It’s a clever way of turning up the heat:
Ctrl-Alt-Delete.
If it fixes my computer when it’s jammed,
Then maybe it can help with other problems in my life.
Since it’s useful when I’m really getting spammed,
It might be good to try it when I'm badgered by my wife,
Then her nagging might be something I can beat:
Ctrl-Alt-Delete.
After Tuesday, even the calendar goes WTF
My hearing ain't all that good but I surely ain't deaf
Inanimate objects get together
And declare their displeasure
It's time to change our lifestyle and clean up this mess
After Tuesday, even the calender goes WTF
My hearing ain't all that good but I surely ain't deaf
Inanimate objects get together
And declare their displeasure
It's time to change our lifestyle and clean up this mess
Will power waits true
Then fate creeps up to nag you
For good they battle.
what were you thinking
when you drank heavily
and jumped in?
When things fail to make the start
then the pleasure of the end
takes the awful load of broken
promises enhanced in bold
of laughter, turned cold
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