Marilyn Bosckis: The Chase
Topper was a cocker who loved a squirrel chase;
Every time he saw one it would turn into a race.
The squirrel would outrun him, they are a speedy lot;
but we wondered at its fate if once it could be caught.
Then one day the critter tripped and fell upon its chin,
Topper, he just ran in place till the squirrel took off again.
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Steven Kent: Redeeming the Time
My peers have deeper goals where mine are shallow;
They cultivate their lands where mine are fallow
And labor like a band of busy beavers
(Unlike myself, the dean of non-achievers).
Our days are meant for music, revels, dances--
Though some say work won't kill you, why take chances?
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D. A. Prince: Times Change
Oh young Lochinvar is come out of the west
In knee-ripped blue jeans and a Calvin Klein vest,
With a vape in his hand and blue Crocs on his feet,
And fair Ellen took one look and made her retreat
For he wasn’t the type she’d imagined she’d bed
Let alone spend her life with by ending up wed.
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Philip Kitcher: Getting Brexit Really Done
Storm Boris ravaged central and eastern Europe
in mid-September 2024, bringing record rainfall
and devastating floods. But what made this storm
even more alarming? A new study by ClimaMeter
reveals that human-driven climate change boosted
its rainfall by up to 20%, turning an already severe
storm into one of the worst European floods in decades.
Weather.co.uk
Autumn brought Boris back, metamorphosed,
Washing off bits of the Bund he opposed.
All central Europe was thoroughly hosed.
Chaos, destruction – it’s anyone’s guess
Whether our weather can take such excess.
What are the chances we'll clear up his mess?
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Alexander Blustin: The Traction Of Distraction
Today, among the multi-twitch,
A kitten yawns, a chicken pecks,
A vid is pimped with cheap effects;
A segue goes without a glitch;
Another chump becomes a fan,
And buys some merch because she can.
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L. A. Mereoie: Coney Caveat
Ah, rabbits, death to greens and trees
Despite predation, drought, disease,
It’s good enough of you survive
Each threat to multiply and thrive
So you come pouring back again . . .
Provided Nature still says when.
