Of Tongue and Cheek
On the Advantages of Having No Team in the Playoffs
Because I have no skin in the fight,
I can plant my ass here,
park my brain there,
fill my belly over there,
and just enjoy the outcome,
whatever the outcome may be.
Ugly Weather Haiku
The damp digs to bone
to find the wind's chill talons
already roosting.
A Question of Progress
Is it progress, then, when
all the fucking-off at
work can now be spent on
personal phones instead of
company computers?
Statistics and Probability
The Weather (in this case,
a cold front) arrives
earlier than prophesied.
I shiver in shirt sleeves.
Shit happens.
Bitcoins are Ugly
Our beautiful currencies and stamps
disappear into the digital vortex
of accelerated appetites. The old
realities are quaint and picturesque
commemorating flesh and blood
which move too slowly to breathe
the charged, cyclonic air.
I'm much too old for now.
I slow to pet the actual cat
enchanted by an actual sparrow.
My metabolism is so passé
and all my scars from childhood ache.
Because I have no skin in the fight,
I can plant my ass here,
park my brain there,
fill my belly over there,
and just enjoy the outcome,
whatever the outcome may be.
Ugly Weather Haiku
The damp digs to bone
to find the wind's chill talons
already roosting.
A Question of Progress
Is it progress, then, when
all the fucking-off at
work can now be spent on
personal phones instead of
company computers?
Statistics and Probability
The Weather (in this case,
a cold front) arrives
earlier than prophesied.
I shiver in shirt sleeves.
Shit happens.
Bitcoins are Ugly
Our beautiful currencies and stamps
disappear into the digital vortex
of accelerated appetites. The old
realities are quaint and picturesque
commemorating flesh and blood
which move too slowly to breathe
the charged, cyclonic air.
I'm much too old for now.
I slow to pet the actual cat
enchanted by an actual sparrow.
My metabolism is so passé
and all my scars from childhood ache.
Good set. Especially connect with Ugly Weather Haiku - this one's close to perfect for me - and Bitcoins are Ugly. Great closing -
"My metabolism is so passé
and all my scars from childhood ache." Goodness.
I like. *
I LOVE bitcoins are ugly. I can feel it.
Lxx
My two favs here are "On the Advantages of Having No Team in the Playoffs" ( like being a wedding crasher, but even better) and Bitcoins :)
Enjoyed all of these, especially the first and last. Especially the last.*
I'm with the group here -- first and last, especially the very last two lines. The ache, oh yeah. *
"Bitcoins are Ugly" is my favorite.*
Five stars. *****
Haha. Love Progress.
"I'm much too old for now.
I slow to pet the actual cat"
I'm the right age for now.
My actual cat watches videos
of other cats on YouTube
while I Instagram it.
Great stuff. From "Bitcoins are Ugly," I like,
I slow to pet the actual cat
enchanted by an actual sparrow.
Yes, the cat lines are amazing.
Fun set. I don't have a team in the playoffs but do have teams to root against. *
I appreciate the kind responses.
Slam-dunk! xxoononnie
I like them all, but especially Ugly Weather Haiku. *
thank you, Nonnie and Beate.