Poetry Thread!

[Hawisher]

The poems or poets you post don't have to be Christian, but that's always a plus. I'm a fan of Altaforte and the Ballad of the Goodly Fere, by Ezra Pound.
Ballad of the Goodly Fere- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

 

[Thunder Peel]

The Corporate Squirrel

One Monday morning I looked out my window
Onto the green grass of the lawn below
Upon it a squirrel was cracking a nut
He flipped his tail and showed me his butt

I was confused about what I should do
Should I scare away an animal that I hardly knew?
Somehow that didn't seem like it would be right
After all, the little suckers can put up quite a fight

I walked out the front door into the morning sun
A beautiful day to get some work done
My car was waiting in the driveway over yonder
When suddenly I spied something that left me bothered

The squirrel had perched himself atop my car
With a look of mischief on his face and eyes of war
I stood still, not knowing what to do
This could be dangerous and deadly too

I edged closer as softly as I could
The invalid creature remained just were he stood
Eventually I arrived at car and turned the key
All while the angry squirrel kept a wary eye on me

I crept in and quickly locked the door
Feeling relief that the wild animal would bother me no more
That was when I realized I made a crucial mistake
The window was rolled down and the squirrel made a break

He rushed in as I began to pull away
And we battled inside the car all along the freeway
Until at last I pulled into my space at work
A squirrel attached to the collar of my shirt

He ate my pencils and chewed up my pens
A nightmare that I thought would never end
Until during lunch I grew inspired
By asking HR to have the squirrel fired

They said I would have to fill out a form
And about 100 more because that's the norm
At last I decided upon a plan that was quite mean
And crushed the poor creature in the copy machine

 

[trentlogain2]

lol, thunder!