New Hat
Divine being
that I am
yes, so fancy
that I can’t
see further than
the point end
of my needle-
nose to sky
coyote sounds
dignified
yes, so easy
a disguise
for the wild dog
that I am.
Tag: social commentary
Six Haikus
Wash for two minutes,
all employees, you must
save some for the fishes.
Salt and pepper dash
to and fro, with purpose;
make seasoned, not spiced.
gunpowder and lead
steep fully or not at all
poison in a cup
follow the reader
who knows no poets
Great American
What formula
solves for both—?
greatness and impatience
frost on the grass
so beautiful
thank God for mittens
The Collective Unconscious
A murmuration of starlings
A clump of reeds
A shrubbery of shrubs
A forest of trees
A cord of wood
A ream of paper
A box of tissue
A warehouse of boxes
A cache of jewels
A coterie of orchids
A chain of pearls
A rouleau of coins
A talent of gamblers
A syndicate of capitalists
A band of men
A fellowship of yeomen
A herd of cattle
An equanimity of tranquilizers
A clutch of breasts
A clot of cream
A culture of bacteria
A coagula of curds
A drum of cheese
A bit of string
A dossier of documents
A congregation of crocodiles
A colony of rats
A party of jays
A cluster of fucks
A sack of shits
An army of gluts
A panel of twits
Two Litanies
A bustle
An adornment
A wanton extravagance
An expense
A lady or gent
An uptight bitch or ass
A westerner
An imperialist
A trader
An Orient Express route
A taste of the other
An embargo
A bum deal
An inequitable friendship
A revolt
An upended vessel
A sugar spill
An opportunity to dunk
A tea bag
Mount Vesuvius
The disaster
or purge
The brick
or tinder
The carnage
or refuse
The ripple
or footprint
The memory
or trauma
The foresight
or paranoia
The intervention
or arrest
The proposal
or prescription
The capsule
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