There’s an outbreak of a bad disease
Right in my neighborhood,
My zip code being one they’ve named
And that just isn’t good.
It’s spread when there’s bacteria
In cooling towers, where
They infiltrate and form a mist
That’s sent into the air.
If places are identified,
Which testing can decide,
A disinfecting protocol
Can peace of mind provide.
As numbers of the sick increase
(And treatment seems to work),
I glance at buildings, wondering
If that’s where germs may lurk.
A squirrel named Zip McFlurry
ran track without a worry~
he’d dash along the treetops
with lightning in his tail.
He trained with nuts for protein,
his stride was crisp and clean,
and every time the whistle blew
he’d simply outrun the cheers and hails.
The rabbits tried to pace him,
the blue jays tried to chase him~
but Zip just grinned and shouted,
Catch up if you can!
For no one on the forest team
could match his speedy gleam~
the champion of the woodland track,
Zip McFlurry was a lean, mean running machine.
zip lining
used to look like fun
after I tore my ACL
not so much
Excitement building in anticipation
last night when getting dressed
late for a date and in a hurry
yet hoping to look my best
but in a flurry had to scurry
not paying close attention
when doing up my tight blue jeans
tho' it bears not repeated mention
I now know what misery means
zipped the zip fastener sadly far too fast
and not wearing a jockstrap
caught my privates badly in the zipper
also known as a ***** flytrap
Wearing a snapback on the highway,
cherry-stained lips from a sno-cone.
I fill in the blank ‘Zip code hooray’.
I have been waiting to leave all day.
It’s finally time and my mind is blown,
wearing a snapback on the highway.
Cannot work this hard and not play,
carrying a bag and a palm stone.
I fill in the blank ‘Zip code hooray.’
Oh the thrill of being a runaway,
leading that group or at it alone.
Wearing a snapback on the highway.
Zero knowledge of where to stay,
I’m chasing a cabin and cobblestone.
I fill in the blank ‘Zip code hooray.’
Four tires on fire the world drifts away
as nature swallows my entire phone.
Wearing a snapback on the highway,
I fill in the blank ‘Zip code hooray.’
Flying high or very low.? Airplane hire lU K.' Who would
Know? Fantastic fighter jets..On H P..' Could they be
Repossesd if there is welfare turbulence.? Oh dearie
Dearie; dearie,
me.'
The
metaphysical
of
human scale
counts
spectral closeness
centirely
of colour
flanking form
in
extreme
asymmetry
lateral
inflections
continuity
presence
of verticals
with
unshakable
&unfastened
by
zips
of
speed &energy
in
areas
&planes
subtly inflected
monochromatic
partitions
textured
& with
irregular effect
in
visual tension
of
contrasting colors
perform life’s feat?
Zip line scares!
hanging like sheet…
need a drink
Indecisiveness not option
pushed to brink
flying over cedar
Parrots on repeat
guide’s my cheerleader
Our gossipy lips
Have a shutting zip:
The flying words we quip
We can their wings clip
And the speeches we hasten
On some muteness fasten …
Come the killing desire to gossip
Find some diverting juice to sip
Or restraining wisdom grip,
So that our tongues wouldn’t slip.
Our lips Gossips richly moisten,
As listeners’ eyes fully glisten:
But victims empower to raise hell
By hundred times A Warning Bell.
Big cheer
Truck’s here!
My prize:
Zip ties!
Breadthwise,
Lengthwise,
Right size:
Deep sighs.
Like sands:
Thousands
Advise,
Good buys
No lies,
Blue skies!
UV?
We’ll see
Tie things
sans strings
Real tough
Hand cuff
Threat bind;
Kids mind
Not true,
Kid you!
Sides clutch,
LOL much!
I say,
Good day!
A thousand wishes propel out of your eyes
Oblivion is the mysterious place where it goes
Your lips do not vibrate to eject words
But gets zipped to suffer like silent birds
Your mind is a labyrinth of thoughts
Some of them rendered you sleepless nights
Your sensitive heart brimmed pure love
Sometimes they got punished for being naive
Every cell in your body sprays serene juice
Your whole existence is a colossal sacrifice
Your positive vibe can ensnare anyone
Your existence can replace the addictive smartphone
You smiled enamoured by the silent breeze
You can steal hearts with your killer gaze
Your expressions can discern your inner feelings
Your innocent look has no endings
Sometimes we pray so that
The Kitchen God
Will not tell some of our mischievous acts
When back to heaven end of the year
It is not an old story
As a bribery is a comman way of life
Nowadays
To soothe the anger
To satisfy the greeds
To zip the mouths
To blind the eyes
To stuck the ears
Of the authorities
The stony hearts of mankind
Zip your pocket
When you have taken too much
Zip your purse
When you have spent too much
Zip your mouth
When you have spoken too much
There is always a limit
And so a zip is invented
By the genius
In the name of God
For your own sake
To put a bar to your greed
To control your overspending
To prevent a slip of your tongue
But sometimes there is an exception
Never zip your love and affection
From your family
Never zip your sympathy, kindness and help
From the people in need
Never zip your piety
From the almighty god
Eureka, so many metaphorical meanings
Of the zip in our lives
Zip-Code Pi
(The Sweet Flesh of Temptation)
David J Walker
Zip-code Pi
Is where I will
receive my mail
Mark it eternal
Where the white-gowned crowd
With pipe cleaner halos
Cleanse and censor every lens
And line to erase
Any reference to God’s mistake
Making our bodies so holy that
Not even we should touch them
I will swim in the firmaments frost
Where the Host collects our thoughts
At the cost of no uncertain discerning’s
before entering His temples
I remember the sweet downfall of
The dimples that presented to me
My first apple
And I did eat
The sweet flesh of temptation
zing of waxwing
zipping silence
~air tight flyby
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