Worthy

Precious little
Time won’t save.
Carve and whittle
Dreams you crave.

Find the middle
Of curve and wave.
Play and fiddle
The supporting stave.

Back and forth
High and low
Someone better
Letter for letter

Robin Hood
And Merry Men
Couldn’t patch Humpty
Again and again.

He teetered on
The parapet
Reaching high
For alphabet

No matter what,
The crowd below
Came to see
A derby show.

He, himself
Would crack the joke
Spare the sting
Of vicious folk

Never knowing
What was true,
Dumpty boy
The yolk’s on you


5/12/23