Half The Battle

I remember stuff!
Maybe not quite what it was
But that it exists.

Rain Check

These cetaceans in my city
Don’t appreciate the pretty
Destination that they’ve reached:
They’re distracted ’cause they’re beached
And dehydration is a danger.
Though they blame their tour arranger
For apparently forgetting
Whales are mammals who need wetting
Rather more than now and then,
Next big rain, they’ll try again.

Something I Said?

I don’t mind Mondays
But I sometimes get the sense
Mondays don’t like me

Thanks, Breaking News

Unless you drive cars
Fast enough to need downdraft
Spoilers are no fun

Somnesia

I’m not as tired as I look
Nor half as crabby as I seem,
Just disappointed that it took
All night to generate the dream
I’ve just forgotten. I could scream.

Forever Swiping Left

Jumping to conclusions
Seems an awful lot of work.
Save the bumps that come with jumps
And just assume the chump’s a jerk;
The one who’s not’s a quirk.
What fun surprises lurk!

Reminder

Today’s an Easy Day. Relax!
Don’t chase the mad, unruly packs
But keep the pace you’d planned, no faster.
Wasted effort spells disaster
Later in the week. Be good
And do the work you know you should
Including on your discipline.
Today’s an Easy Day.
Begin.

But For How Long?

I’m watching my wrist
Much more than I ever did
When my wristwatch worked

A Common Misconception

A Roseate Spoonbill is not
An invoice you perhaps had got
For blushing on a cuddle date,
It’s what you owe for soup Rose ate.

I Summon Birds

I summon birds.
I raise my fist
And call them hence:
“Come!” I insist.
Birds on wires,
Flocks afar,
I summon birds
Where’er they are.
Birds in bushes,
On the wing,
Birds that squawk,
Or cheep or sing,
Birds that love me
Or deplore me,
All are summoned.
All ignore me.