SWIVEL

swivel, sniffle, dribble;

sure to be collateral damages.

will not elaborate 

on those damages;

other than to say:

pain will be involved.

how much pain depends

largely upon each

individual threshold.

he wore a fire hydrant

on his head.

she wore a turkey

on her head.

turkey crapped 

all down her back.

he opened his hydrant

washed her all down.

being to conspicuous;

expect a magic bullet.

pompous morning bird; rising.

Tarzan moved in next door;

that big old oak tree.

prosecution in the offing.

blizzard just leaving.

snow shovels at the ready.

thick as thieves;

well, they are thieves, so....

romancing the dollar.

penny pinching clowns;

ain't funny at all.

them comes the day;

all comes tumbling down.

AND YET AGAIN

each generation need find

their own pathway.

not doing so leaves a

generation floundering

in dust and ash of time

and far off distance.

a bit unorthodox;

questionable activities.

no provenience on any of this.

old is old and well remain always so.

grow up and let it all go.

what hides under rock and stone,

is at home and resting

please, do not disturb.

country over there

think they are right.

and that other country

over here is wrong.

rest easy, all you pea-brains:

history will certainly decide

which is right and wrong.

and all our raving goes for naught. 

small thinkers, big  thoughts;

transcending into gray mist.

cresting over hill and dale;

rainbows on parade.

oh, how so very predictable

we all become, our instincts 

whither and fade, die.

we play such foolish games;

games at which we cannot

possibly win; so busy

we are becoming predictable.

so mediocre and tiresome

we all become. Mea culpa. 

competence was never 

a problem; I just ignored it.

after all, incompetence

is not a crime,  per se. 

at least not in this time zone.

anyways, I just sleep through

any possible competence issues.

oh, the power of sleep,

overcoming rigors of everyday life.

truly wonderful. 

positive developments 

certainly preferable over

negative developments.

but who is to know

minds of such fools?

process of synthesis;

quite complicated in 

robust rigorous circles,

hiding ourselves in metaphors.

REALITY

we drag our sorry asses

through mundane life and times

of those most outrageous

TV reality shows; our minds

turning to mush: certain to

be in next load of crap we

deposit in our next poop run.

yes, an eccentric old man, am I.

make not qualms about it.

at times all said and done,

nothing much to attest.

what is, is, to ever be such.

this old dilapidate brain,

about run its course, of course.

prospects vague; indistinct

details of. location immaterial

at this stage of game. Poet

came up lame. oh, so, rabbit,

move along now. 

be gone with you

poet needs rest and vitamins. 

optimist, pessimist, same horse, different direction.

not to insinuate, but his

attempt at humor fell flat,

leading to conjure up

some revenge by those

humorless, soulless morons

facing debouched court

of inquiry, searching for

heads to slice and dice.

announcing nothing.

promising nothing; so be it.

poet came up lame-brain;

storm raging inside poet's head.

so be it.

WITH QUICK WIT

all we need in life is

a quick wit, sharp stick,

and knowledge to know

which most appropriate

at any given moment

in all our robust lives.

legends come and go.

one fact legends share: mystery.

rarely a legend has

no mystery attached.

believe in what you may;

legends will persist;

with acquired mystery 

attached. 

whole different perspective,

looking up from down,

a hole appears;

a complete surprise given

in hole appears an eye

as red as any early sunrise

and burning near as brightly. 

following in footsteps of greatness;

a heavy load to carry.

take a mighty strong constitution;

show no signs of weakness.

standing strong and proud.

much of my earlier poetry

hinted at satire. many,

mostly young up and comers,

confuse satire with sarcasm.

an understandable mistake.

however, does fall on me

to teach difference between

satire and sarcasm.

this falls on readers to ascertain.

unable to do so, may suggest

different venue of travel

for those easily mislead. 

ORIFICE

pothole, porthole, orifice.

hole in the Ozone.

extra hole in head for

some badly needed

ventilation; cooling

down a very hot brain.

and for conclusion:

part of a whole

without hole preference;

as far as this  should go.

going, going, gone. 

operators operate.

how splendid is that?

let us not forget dealers;

dealers deal. 

how could this get any better?

not to worry; it won't.

train of thought froze solid

a few day back.

and this , this is what happens

when one's brain freeze

solid, few days back. 

hypothetically speaking

never speaks well of anything

or anyone, for that matter.

nothing a little wet-work

could not clean up, clear out,

or bury in our plentiful snowbanks,

along with any hope for

any early spring.

fat chance of that happening.

one could sympathize

with that old cuckold

until coming to realize

that old cuckold has had

more affairs than that

old rooster making rounds

of a dozen hen houses, daily.

oh, such fine words pouring

forth from those big yawning

holes in bigger that life heads

held up with meek, weak physics

only needing one quick buff

knocking those fat heads

down on the fat asses.

spent life growing up

nontraditional upbringing.

savor the freedom of;

freedom of such.

comprehensive level of

knowledge; focusing

on truism.

powerful undertaking

with benefits;

realizing one's freedom

not taken for granted. 

riding a bike, much like

shooting a gun.

once done, one does not forget.

A CHALLENGE

not a challenge one

would readily frequent,

flowing against popular opinion.

not all wired for such drama;

albeit, hard-pressed dance routine;

changing partners mid-swing.

no lectures, obscenity master!

after all, brave rabbit, 

not your problem.

 grab a carrot and

 be gone with you.

scandals, how we do love

our scandals. 

well, here's a scandal

unprecedented in the 

world of rabbits and fox.

rabid rabbit and mad fox

are on a tryst in the 

South of France;

sure to come to no good.

oh, the scandal, folks!

rabbit and fox fornicating!

oh, those privileged;

such a dysfunctional bunch.

divorces on speed-dial.

change partners on a whim.

publicity hungry to no ends.

be assured friends, neighbors,

dysfunctional roustabouts,

this old fart could care less.

there, it's out there;

love it, hate it, fuck it.

not knowing difference

between a Ming and Tupperware

does not reflect too overly bad

on a country lad's upbringing.

that such a lad would even

worry self over such an

outlandish vase, and would

happily use Ming and Tupperware

equally in target practice.

voices rising in a crescendo 

against mundane wantonness.

a failing of discipline; not to

fraternize with ignorance.

nervous energy requires solace.

sing-song, sing-song, sing...…

as winter drags on and on,

stress builds substantially.

frustration turns ugly.

madness sets in as we

beat ourselves up over

nothing and everything.

believe strongly in intense

personal exploration

of self-conscience; that

evaluation of reveal steady,

firm motion forward;

seeking light in all those

dark, ugly shadows

circling in around us.

BRAVERY

we speak of bravery,

without clear knowledge

what bravery consists of.

and from this we

attack innocence.

lights radiant in cold rain

rain becoming snow

as cold winds blow

radiant lights shimmering 

boldly on through

all that rain and snow

parabolic nuances for

those shot from cannons

while eating up platitudes

with sense of job well done.

nothing definitive here, boss.

oh, poop! not that again!

infatuated with prerequisites. 

small and nearly invisible.

but not silent! oh, no;

buzzing around much like

a first class maniac on speed.

mosquito got some loco blood;

blood loaded with speed.

go, mosquito, go!

whoopee!

let us speak of tranquility;

what profound knowledge

discovered in such finery.

peace and contentment,

never before defined;

waling through quietness.

savoring dignity of such,

as we lay our troubles bare.

hopes soaring high in refined

dignified summer air. 

fiercely, therapeutic nuances

for those hard to please.

and a side of arrogance

for those starting fires;

learning art of burning

life down around them.

spankings at Walmart;

three for a dollar, plus tax.

a guy we call Crackers

is on line one, calling

for live and spankings

at Walmart.

we keep telling him:

no love, just spankings.

believe strongly in intense

personal exploration

of self-conscience;

that evaluation of reveal

steady, firm motion forward;

seeking light in all those

darkest of shadows.