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Ginger cat's face

Felicia Nimue Ackerman: Sound Advice

"We were sick of being . . . barked at . . .
Dogs are fun to have and dote on, but
we weren’t enjoying ours much.”
- The Wall Street Journal

If your barking dog won't cease,
And you're yearning for some peace,
But you fear that you'll regret
Choosing life without a pet,
Banish any chance of that —
Ditch your dog and get a cat!

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Heather Dubrow: Genesis Regendered

Eden was green? No. Snow fell, pure white,
On to Eve, who was finding her solitude tough.
So she offered a rib, built some snowmen too,
Hinting she'd slept alone long enough.
Theologians could never get this tale right.
But the good Lord knew just what to do.

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Stephen Gold: The Road Not Taken Twice

The wilderness enthralled him
From pastureland to peak.
He lazed beside cool water,
A coruscating creek
And but for that damn grizzly
He'd still be here this week.

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Felicia Nimue Ackerman: Wince And Convince

Stanford has "a system that allows students to
anonymously report classmates for exhibiting
discrimination or bias" – The Wall Street Journal

Hear a word that isn't woke?
Wince at someone else's joke?
Can't abide a person's views?
Think they flout your prime taboos?
Change his discourse to another –
Time to call upon Big Brother!

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Rumi Morkin: The Marine Muse

On a Caribbean holiday cruise
I sit on deck enjoying the views,
but now and then, to pass the time
I take a pen, compose a rhyme.
Since written sailing on the ocean
it’s titled: "Poetry in motion."

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L.A. Mereoie : No Man Went To Mow

“Join our No Mow May movement and
liberate your lawn starting on the 1 May.”
- Plantlife

Though the Mayor is inclined to be pro-mow
Perhaps it’s a feeling of FOMO
In the park's Head, or grass major-domo,
But she’s gladly joined in the great No-mow
And in May now refuses to go mow
So bees’ rate of decline drops to slo-mo.

Bee on pink flower