For Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 58, Fools Abound, Yvette invites us to write a syllabic poem about types of fools or fun or annoying pranks.
Image: A 19th Century illustration showing Don Quixote after his fight with a windmill. Found at stablediffusionweb.com
A Fool Indeed
How long is April Fools Day? Just a day? Seems longer to me. Perhaps it’s because there are so many fools to contend with, it seems more than a day. On reflection it seems like it’s been running for a long time. In fact (checks calendar) April Fools day began on January 20, 2025. That’s when history inverted, when the world’s worst jester became pretend king. The pranks have been running non stop for thirteen months with no end in sight. And the pranks are exponentially growing, becoming more bizarre on a grand scale. The jokes are fairly pathetic, he’s ended eight wars that didn’t exist, he received a gift that didn’t exist, he claims a faith that doesn’t exist, a heritage that doesn’t exist. A fool indeed. But there’s a fool who trumps even him, even greater is the one who believes the likes of the fool who would be king.
Ignobel Quixote
Saves world from his fantasies
Windmills of his mind
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