Fatigue makes obvious the energy Expended in each step of every task, So even small achievements can bring glee: In trivial accomplishment I bask. I won the Prize for Getting Out of Bed When Dogs Insisted On a Morning Walk, A Badge of Merit for a Note Misread, Whose Meaning Was Deduced With Little Talk, … Continue reading April 28: Yay.
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April 18: Self-Compassion
On days when tiredness stymies memory, I do not tax my brain- it is unwise. I focus on the rudimentary, The fundamental on which work relies. And when my voice is tired, I must respect Its limitations, even though I chafe To sing full-voiced, I know that to protect The instrument means shunning the unsafe. … Continue reading April 18: Self-Compassion
Apirl 14: An Extremely Juvenile Sonnet
They say the penis mightier than the sword, But sometimes writing makes one's conscience prick- It's hard on one to keep one's own accords, If one does, celebrate with spotted dick-- For cheap laughs are a tool one should not use, And if you find that door and turn the knob The package that you … Continue reading Apirl 14: An Extremely Juvenile Sonnet
April 10: A Vogon Affair
My uggerblat delivered me a note All writ in blagcious pildering, which smelt Of wholded cradgerous, inciting bloat Which plorped and made each vuvulation melt. Inveigling proopish fashigoobs with words Beslavering my varishing physique, And offering a plungitude of flurds If only I'd missuage his bludderleak. But when I folded up this fabberdink, I saw … Continue reading April 10: A Vogon Affair
April 9: Apostrophe Yes
Rhetorical device par excellence: How Your direct address fills me with glee! O Universal Cry when fortune daunts-- You all-important hymn of irony; Reduced in common usage though You are, To show possession and elided letters, We wordsmiths venerate You from afar, Considering ourselves Your humble debtors. One cannot elevate soliloquy So powerfully without Your … Continue reading April 9: Apostrophe Yes
March 24: Straight “A”s
If you think it portends invalidation Of sonnet form to have no variation In rhyme, you should prepare for consternation: I suffer from an “ation” word fixation. Is rhyming A and B a violation Of scheme, or is is it owed appreciation As virtuosic rhyming demonstration, Or as a means to build anticipation? I have … Continue reading March 24: Straight “A”s
February 13: A Grate Sonnet
In days of your, there lessons were quite strict, And everybody knew witch word to use. But nowadays yore likely to be tricked By homophones in writing you peruse. Such errors have become ubiquitous: Its pointless trying to call each instance out- Your likely to be called punctilious Or worse, to feel a moment of … Continue reading February 13: A Grate Sonnet
February 2: The SuperB owl
A superb owl alighted next to me, With plumage bright and captivating call, Its annual visit easy to foresee, As was the promise we should have a ball. And while its blandishments were a temptation, I noticed that its wings were all askew, So rather than great feats of aviation, A lot of feckless fluttering … Continue reading February 2: The SuperB owl
January 28: To Kazoos
From ritual and dance that strove to hide Identities from watchers' ears and eyes, Descended the kazoo, for years supplied By parents in response to children's cries. But when that cheerful buzzing banishes The woeful din, it substitutes a sound At which all satisfaction vanishes; Faust would admit the quandary profound. But kitschy and obnoxious … Continue reading January 28: To Kazoos
January 27: TAS (The Acronym Sonnet)
There must be something in our DNA Or in our language roots or ABCs, That make us love our shortcuts. MLA Provides just one of many SOPs: You needn't spell out acronyms like RADAR- Like SCUBA, it's in common enough use. Pronounce as words those entities like SPAWAR, To find their meanings, check their FAQs. … Continue reading January 27: TAS (The Acronym Sonnet)
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