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Close Encounters Of Three Kinds Not Anticipated By Lewis Carrooll

The Walrus and the Raconteur 
Arranged to view the Furniture 
They purchased for their den. 
   "The desk's okay, 
But I must say,
That playpen ain't no '10.' 
   "It's short two sides!

Its like ne'er hides
The dwarfs we plan to pen." 

Illustration to come

The Ulyad

Sing to me, O Muse, 
but not of Wand'ring Jews,
nor Ulysses, late of Troy,
nor Anchises and his boy. 

Sing of one instead 

who never leaves his bed 
and yet contrives to find 
whole cosmoi -- in his mind. 

A LA-Z-BOY Madgellan 

(please overlook my spellin'),

this poetaster Poe 

is maestro of bon mots. 

Instead of "wine-dark seas," 

he writes of "bathtub gins." 

No "rosy-fingers," please.

Just "one more day begins." 

If "Arma et virum" he'd crow, 

he's just misquoting Cicero. 

When he's heard keening "bean-green boats," 

recall: it's Lear our man misquotes. 

     more to come

Breaking Point...?

You'd think our military'd
say, "You're done!"
to boobs who order bombs dropp'd
"just for fun." 

     Who once revered the brave of 

Valley Forge 

now cringe before the madness 

of "King Gorge."

Howard Zinn Wants To Know

"Make America Great Again," 

says Don. 

He then repeats it -- on and on...

...and on. 

He claims he'll make America great 

once more. 

But when exactly was it great 

before...? 

     When it 

55 million First Peoples 

destroy'd...? 

When free 

labor of shiploads of slaves it enjoy'd...? 

When of 

for-profit prisons it master'd 

the art...? 

When in 

war profiteering it gayly 

took part...?

     (more to come)

The V.A.P. (The Very Agéd Parent)

Indeed, I am the V.A.P. 
I recently turn'd 83.
In hearing class, I scor'd an F. 
Without this pair of aids I'm deaf. 

   Oh, I'm the Agéd P, for sure. 
For ills I've got they've found no cure. 
Although, as optimists have said, 
most Agéds at my age are dead. 

   So: Agéd-wise, what lies in store...? 

Shall I survive till 84...? 

I'll mind my Agéd Ps 'n' Qs 

and pay -- on time! -- my Agéd dues.

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Sprat Couples

     Verses to come 
Atalanta and Samantha Sprat
Maranatha and Mahatma Sprat
Jehosephat and Cadmus Sprat 
Cathy, Matt and Patty Sprat

More Sprats

Drat them Sprats! 
Take that, you Sprats!

The groom's call'd 

Mar-a-lago Fats. 

His bride's too slim -- 

so-o-o-o unlike him. 

The pair pull nonstop 

flam and flim. 

Both them Sprats 

love autocrats. 

Both them Sprats 

loathe democrats. 

To prove it, 

she sports golden spats,

while he dons 

those repulsive hats. 

His kids...? Their mates, 

though callow brats, 

he feels will 

"make great diplomats." 

And when they're wrestled 

to the mats 

and wind up flattened 

on their prats, 

they'll claim their counterparts 

were "bats,"

then bawl for boon 

from plutocrats.

My Maslow

     ...air...water...food...

I exhale none but air 

inhaled where...? Dans la mer.  

Plus I bottle fresh water 

in Perth. 
All the 'shrooms I consume 

only bloom in Khartoum.

(Oh, if only I'd known this 

from birth.) 

...more food...

I've had, yes, mix'd success 

with this old apple press. 

It provides me some cider 

and sauce. 

Plus these ground peas I find 

former slaves left behind. 

(Leaves me numb crumbs I stumble  

across.) 

     ...more food...

See my seashore tureen 

made with seaweed I glean...?

(I make salt by the seashore 

as well.)

And, like Winnie-the-Pooh, 

I crave honey. (Don't you...?) 

It's a fondness I don't care 

to quell. 

     ...supportive environment...

The mere smell of a rose 

casts a spell o'er my nose, 

as do odors of clovers and 

lilies. 

Likewise, jasmine and pine 

are great fav'rites of mine. 

(Scent of feet tends to mete me the 

willies.) 

     ...waste...

Full, I urinate south 

of the Amazon's mouth, 

so to irrigate forest and 

flora. 

Deeply buried my shit be

outside Chloride City.

(I can't seem to locate 

Gomorrah.) 

     ...sleep...

Ev'ry nighttime I sleep 

a full eight -- soundly, deep: 

nine's too many but seven's 

too few. 

Sure, I wish I slept more; 

waking life's such a chore. 

How to do so I haven't 

a clew. 

     ...clothes... 

All the clothing I sport's 

sewn from milk cartons (quarts),  

supplemented by trips to 

Goodwill. 

I refuse to wear shoes,

much preferring to choose, 

dusk till dawn, to sit, yawning...

but still. 

     ...shelter...

If unable to find 

a dry cave of some kind,

then I dwell in a shelter 

of hay. 

Or, like Disney's Three Pigs, 

I use twigs to build digs. 

(Sadly, neither keep grey wolves 

at bay.) 

     ...safety... 

Paranoia is not 

the disorder I've got: 

I experience reason'd 

suspicions. 

Which is why I proceed 

getting guns which I need -- 

not to mention defensive 

munitions. 

 

     (a work in progress)

Hierarchies: Materials for My Maslow

Air and breathing X

Water and urination X

Food, defication and waste X

Sleep X 

Clothing X

Shelter X

Environment X

Safety 

Security of Body 

Health 

Family 

Employment 

Resources 

Property toys necessities

     Love and Belonging 

Family 

Meaningful relationships 

Sense of Connection 

     Esteem 

Confidence 

Self esteem 

Respect 

Status 

Smell 

Sight 

Taste 

Hearing 

Touch 

Brain / memory

Books language

Films images

Theatre

Dance 

Music 

Plastic arts 

Exercise

Sports participation 

Hobbies