ODE

Calmly falling
Seabird calling
Sounds that travel
Tires on gravel

Sweetest temper
Echo, ember,
Mild, ferocious,
A bit precocious.

Oily extract
Splotch of Rorschach
Infestation
Undulation

Tired and yappy
Neighbors, crappy
Barking constant,
Petty argument.

Who you kidding?
Can’t rape the willing.
Fondle folding
Cards you’re holding.

Close to crafty
Players, nasty.
Sliding sideways,
Instant replays.

Minds rewarding
Deposits hoarding.
Tiny tangles
Left right angles.

Thread the needle.
Nag and wheedle.
Find the wet spot.
Expect the onslaught.

Crack the code
Polyps, node.
​Price, I'm told,
Billy owed.


11/8/20​