When asked to do a task that one will fail, And no-one else could possibly fail less, To acquiesce and know one won't prevail, Will always hopes of better things depress. When bearing blows for others is the norm, Perceived a toll for traveling the road, Conditioned thus, it seems to be bad form To … Continue reading June 29: Calibration
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June 28: Perfection Protocol
Just who can say what makes a splendid day? Could it be weather, neither gray nor sunny? Or lovely friends, or impromptu soirees At which a game predictably turns funny? Or maybe it's that mix of novelty And mourning those familiar things now past, Although some aspects of the memory Persist, despite unlikeliness to last. … Continue reading June 28: Perfection Protocol
June 26: Always Playing
Road trip vacations could have been the worst, But we had Stinky Pinkies and Padiddles With trucker honks and I Spy interspersed, And in the desperate times, we played at riddles. But as we grew, our games also matured To “In My Pants” and “Who'd You Rather Kiss.” But from these callow pastimes I was … Continue reading June 26: Always Playing
June 25: On Othello
Though Hamlet's Mousetrap shows a regicide By deadly poison dribbled in the ear, Far crueler is toxicity implied By cunning tongue believed to be sincere, A weapon won't discriminate; a knife Will slay without regard for class or wealth, But slander visited upon a wife Is an attack by proxy via stealth. For Shakespeare knew … Continue reading June 25: On Othello
June 23: Similes Like Metaphors
When someone called me poet, I demurred And said that what I write is really verse; When asked the difference, I then deferred To dictionary, lest I make things worse. I found that verse has meter, which I knew, And often features rhymes at ends of lines, And while a poem has a rhythm, too, … Continue reading June 23: Similes Like Metaphors
June 22: Necessarily So
B minor is they key that Gershwin chose For his sublime creation “Summetime.” But for a previous singer the band chose A full C minor chart; hardly a crime.A half-step up makes little difference To saxophones in their ideal range, But for a vocalist, it explains whence A lovely piece can end up sounding strange.And … Continue reading June 22: Necessarily So
June 21: Grow Up
When children wish that they were fully grown Adults will scoff and say they should enjoy The carefree years before they're on their own. Such sentiments are certain to annoy, For there's a fundamental misconception That toys and sweets are what they would possess Yet by that age, they're sure to take exception To inequality … Continue reading June 21: Grow Up
June 20: Refilling the Well
When asked to write a story in ten days The only way that I know to succeed Is stealing bits of time from work and play, And then converting them to what I need. But by the time the story is submitted, The spring of inspiration has run dry; To prime the pump is not … Continue reading June 20: Refilling the Well
June 19: ‘Tis the Saison
Pete Seeger's song says that to every thing There is a season, so when I drink A lovely beer, its praises I will sing As of taste and appropriateness I think- For when the sun shines hot, then hops I crave, As in the winter I love malty ale. For fall, Oktoberfest bier I will … Continue reading June 19: ‘Tis the Saison
June 18: Take the Cake
O jammed genoise whose silken chocolate coat Breaks crisply and then melts upon the tongue And radiating warmth all down the throat, For decades has your loveliness been sung; The Jaffa Cake, throughout the world renowned, Almost fell victim to its own success- Initially, a tax tribunal found The cakes were biscuits, but there was … Continue reading June 18: Take the Cake
Libby Weber 