Thursday,
So, I got a bit of a challenge yesterday on Facebook. One of my poet friends (Mig) said she wanted to see a poem that was upbeat from me. No, what she said was 'POSITIVE." I'm not much if I'm a "on demand" writer, and seriously not much of a positive sort of writer... or even a positive sort of human being. But since it is the 4th and there is so much stuff going on in the world right now, I thought I'd try to write something a little "bouncy." To be honest, I got the idea for this poem from a Devo song, Beautiful World.
got no idea what they mean
but that’s okay, it’s a wonderful day.
she digs it when I tell her so
and that’s okay, what a glorious day.
"Write something cheerful if you please"
well, okay, I’ll try anything… once.
BAM! Shot them birds and poor old Flo! I don't know why
but that’s okay, I’m still hopeful today.
he has a constitutional right to shoot!”
What? What the hell did you say?!
blood in the streets, the people scream it
“You got no reason to treat us this way
no God given duty to blow us away
we gonna stand and fight ‘cause it’s liberty day.”
So, I got a bit of a challenge yesterday on Facebook. One of my poet friends (Mig) said she wanted to see a poem that was upbeat from me. No, what she said was 'POSITIVE." I'm not much if I'm a "on demand" writer, and seriously not much of a positive sort of writer... or even a positive sort of human being. But since it is the 4th and there is so much stuff going on in the world right now, I thought I'd try to write something a little "bouncy." To be honest, I got the idea for this poem from a Devo song, Beautiful World.
Wonderful
Day
Birds up
high nesting in a tree
singing
to me in Japanesegot no idea what they mean
but that’s okay, it’s a wonderful day.
A girl
in line her name is Flo
she's
beautiful like an evening snowshe digs it when I tell her so
and that’s okay, what a glorious day.
A Facebook
buddy hates my poetry
too
much sinning, sadness, idolatry"Write something cheerful if you please"
well, okay, I’ll try anything… once.
The
killer’s march, a long, strong stride
through darkness he glides, gun at his sideBAM! Shot them birds and poor old Flo! I don't know why
but that’s okay, I’m still hopeful today.
And the
lawyer dressed in his crocodile suit
speaks
out, “My client wasn’t in pursuithe has a constitutional right to shoot!”
What? What the hell did you say?!
And the
De-volution of ancient Egypt
filling
the skies, the military edictblood in the streets, the people scream it
“You got no reason to treat us this way
no God given duty to blow us away
we gonna stand and fight ‘cause it’s liberty day.”
And it’ll
be alright, it’s a wonderful day.
—rrw o7-o4-13
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