Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Up or down


Stairways are composed of
These; they take one up or down with
Ease, except when legs or feet or knees
Prefer the lift or escalator – then one
Says, “I’ll see you later!”




Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Boys will be boys?


Braying threats in a
Raucous session, neither side
Allows concession. When
Will all this madness end? What message do these
Lawmakers send?



Monday, May 29, 2017

Ever grateful


Many years your
Eloquence has enhanced
New authors’ minds.
Thank you for your
Openness; such nurture one
Rarely finds.

Happy Birthday, Lila S. M.


Sunday, May 28, 2017

"F" marks the spot


Failing to admit just how
Ludicrous is their
Unprepared ‘leader,’ this
Nation’s representatives don’t
Know how to proceed here.



Saturday, May 27, 2017

Unacceptable


Letting him get away with a flimsy
Apology seems to
Make it okay demagogically to
Evade questions in a violent way.


Friday, May 26, 2017

Soured relationship


Lifting the ban
Erodes the trust
Many had in their
Own tough-talking man.
Now will they agree with what
So many others see?





Thursday, May 25, 2017

Speech impediment


Into the
Mouth goes the foot; it
Precipitates a distraction,
Especially when secret
Details involved
Elicit worldwide reaction.


Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Ab-racadabr-acus


Seeing an amount with
Unusual speed
Becomes
In math an important need;
The student adds or subtracts, mentally
Inputting the basic facts from
Zero to ten in combinations,
Each a sudden enumeration. 


Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Buen provecho!


Enhancing
Native dishes of rolled
Corn tortillas, chilis
Heat up the flavor – a savory
Idea!
Layer on some shredded cheese
And with that tomatoes
Diced, perhaps some sliced black olives
And on the side serve rice.

Thank you for the recipe, Jody G.


Monday, May 22, 2017

A nod to Norfolk?


Now it’s used to indicate
One’s head, but in centuries
Gone by it was also said to
Give a little drink
In as little a cup. You do
Not believe me? Just look it up.

Thanks for today’s word, Taylor W.


Sunday, May 21, 2017

Pliable mind


Of all the
Remarkable artistic endeavors,
It is folding paper that
Gives one ever such
A lovely sense of calm; the
Mindful soul
Increases with this balm.




Saturday, May 20, 2017

Taxonomy


Naming and calling
Out things around us
Make life
Easier when it astounds us;
Now put them in
Consistent groups,
Labeled for similar
Attributes.
The general
Use of classification helps
Reinforce our
Education. 

Thanks for the word, Tina H.


Friday, May 19, 2017

Down the river


Determined to
Evade the
Niggling nitty-gritty, those
In power
Answer no, not so; their
Legacy won’t be pretty.


Thursday, May 18, 2017

Corroboration


Memory alone may not be
Effective; written
Messages
Offer solid perspective.


Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Oinkers


Popular are they
In stories, but in reality their lives are
Gory.


Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Suddenly silly


Perfect circles
In the tiles
Present a chance for
Subitizal.

I was struggling with acrostics for ‘dominoes’ and ‘subitize’ and this is what happened.



Monday, May 15, 2017

Oh...I shouldn't have said that?


Blinded by his
Lust for power and an
Unchecked
Need to be
Deemed ‘man of the hour,’ he suddenly
Eroded any belief
Regarding him competent as commander in chief.


Sunday, May 14, 2017

Mother: one of the oldest words


Nourishing
Us all is this generous,
Rotund mother
That provides a home for us
Unlike any other. Let’s
Respect her natural gifts,
Especially by mending our human
Rifts.



Saturday, May 13, 2017

Talk


Discourse on social
Intelligence speaks
Across many
Lines; it’s
Open to points of difference,
Good will, offering a
Useful, safe place to opine. For
Every voice there is time.



Friday, May 12, 2017

Ca-ca


Knock-knock! Who’s there?
A regime that neither
Knows nor cares about
Its people; we are
Sick of all
This collusion,
Of
Crazy, slick decision-making,
Rancorous debate, selfish gains,
Another “-gate.” So what’s the punch line?
Can it be that in this next
Year we shall see?


Many thanks, Candy W.
 



Thursday, May 11, 2017

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Agent down!


Troubling actions
Require
Accountability, that is,
No longer keeping
Secrets that
Prevent
Accessibility to
Reports of
Events important to our
Nation. We must
Cry
YES! for thorough investigation.


Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Effective presentation


Arriving
Rehearsed
The
Intelligent team went on to
Convince the
Uneasy
Leaders to consider
Altering
The charter so it would reflect
Each and every reader.



Monday, May 8, 2017

Redundant abundance


Plentiful
Lexical
Examples
Of
Nugatory
And
Superfluous
Talk may
Induce a
Catatonic state.


Sunday, May 7, 2017

Kentucky Derby decor


Flowers and feathers
Attached to a band
Sit at a jaunty angle; or a hair
Comb, so decorated
Is festively placed to
Nicely
Adorn
The head
Of she who loves an exceptional
Race.


Saturday, May 6, 2017

Copy


Called
Also a (word-for-word)
Loan translation, the
Quaint and tasty
Ubiquitous hotdish offers an
Example from Norwegian and Swedish.


Friday, May 5, 2017

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Mellifluous froth


Mead it meant
Originally, now it’s
Used culinarily as a
Sweet or
Savory addition to
Elegant nutrition.


Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Speaking of essence


On being
Named
The collector and
Organizer of facets, the
Logic was not lost
On the young
Girl whose assets
Include an innate ability to
See every connection from A
To Z.


Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Spelling Bee word


Shadowboxing
Certainly
Isn’t  
A difficult word to spell, but
Managing the
Anglicized Greek version of it
Caused
Her family to
Yell…“Congratulations!”



Monday, May 1, 2017

Breadwinners


When they labor
On and on,
Rarely getting a break, they
Know there’s something
Else to life and
Realize what’s at
Stake.