Poets on TV shows
TO WHOM IT CONCERNS
To whom it concerns
Darlene’s work will be late
It fell on her pancakes
And stuck to her plate
To whom it concerns
My mom made me write this
But I’m just a kid
So how can I fight this?
To whom it concerns
I lost my assignment
Maybe I’ll get lucky
In solitary confinement
To whom it concerns
Darlene’s great with a ball
But guys don’t watch tomboys
When they’re cruising the hall
To whom it concerns
I just turned 13
Too short to be quarterback
Too plain to be queen
To whom it concerns
I am not made of steel
When I get blindsided
My pain is quite real
I don’t mean to squawk
But it really burns
I just thought I’d mention it
To whom it concerns
HAIKU
that was cool, huh, huh
when we killed that frog, huh, huh
it won’t croak again.
**WOO
Roses are red
And how do you do.
Four drinks of this,
And woo-woo-woo-WOO!
ODE TO SPOT
Felis cattus is your taxonomic nomenclature
An endothermic quadroped, carniverous by nature
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses
I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations
A singular development of cat communications
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilections
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection
A tail is quiteessential for your acrobatic talents
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counter-balance
And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion
Oh, Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.
**THE HEART IS A HUNGRY APE
I got your note
Here’s one from me
I still like you
Do you still like me?
–Darla
P.S. Butch is a DOPE
**IMMUTABLE ANGST
Miriam, Miriam
Come into my solarium.
CLOUDS
Cascading
Cascading water
A waterfall
Clouds
Lots of them
Light and puffy
You know…..clouds!
And flowers, covered with dew
And trees hanging over
And you and me, naked on a rock.
**ELEGY WRITTEN UPON A WINDOWSILL
As he crept out into the stealthy night air,
Little did he realize that the fire escape was not there!
**LOVEMAN
H: What you got ta do
If you want a kiss
Is act real smooth
And go like [THIS].
A: ***Oh, I see***
So if I take your
advice
& make your pat en ted move
Then my chances for love
Will slightly improve.
H: (Now what’s that rule?)
A: Play it cool.
**ANGRY YOUNG DANE
Ophelia: Hamlet, dear–
Your problem is clear.
Avenging thy father’s death,
You seek to harm
Your uncle and mom–
But you’re scaring me to death!
While I die, and sigh, and cry,
That love is everything,
You’re content to try to touch
The conscience of a king.
Since the day when your dad met his fate,
You brood,
and you don’t touch your food.
You hate your ma, mad at my pa.
You’ll kill the king,
or some silly thing.
So Hamlet, Hamlet, do be a man.
Leave rotten enough alone.
From Ophelia, no one can steal ya–
You’ll always be my own.
Leave the gravedigger scene,
If you know what I mean.
Danish pastry for two,
For me, for you.
Hamlet: In truth, Ophelia, you have said a mouthful.
**BOX
Postmarks are a lot more than bureaucratic hieroglyphs.
They’re symbols of a sacred trust.
That package has been anointed and sealed.
Like King Tut’s tomb, we open it at great personal risk.
Some people look at that box and see a box.
You know what I see?
The spice route to India!
The headwaters of the Nile!
The darkside of the moon!
Terra incognita!
I see Alaska, people!
OZYMANDIUS
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said, “Six vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert
And on the pedestal these words appear–
“My name is Ozymandius, King of Ants!
Look on my feelers,termites, and despair!
I am the biggest ant you’ll ever see.
The ants of old
Weren’t half as bold
And big and fierce as me!”
** CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
Sticks and stones
May break my bones,
But you are one dumb Polack.
http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/trivia/skills/hours/norton.html
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