The Dzmc Apocrypha 16

Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Something

Thomas Cleveland Lane
oh, i could write a quatraine
about the ugly
blot stain upon the
old escutcheon of what
was your good
name. you'll be getting
ready to shovel down
spaghetti or
something just as steady
to cover your shame.
on the big number
five avenue, some
lucky fellow will
share an umbrella with
armies and armies
of red fire ants, while
dancing around, hardly
touching the
ground, as though they had
all somehow
crawled up his pants.

then, dropping a
weight and some more extra freight, i
point to the night
sky, so sultry. wishing
nothing but giggles to all
who draw squiggles, i
shout, the moon
is not golden,
it's poultry.

Published by Thomas Cleveland Lane

I am a semi-retired freelance writer (willing to take on new clients). I work in local (Montgomery County, Md.) theater at the amateur and non-union level. When I don t have an onstage gig, I go to piano bar...  View profile

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  • Ali Canary8/4/2010

    WOw, this is cool, and a very literate slam :)

  • Maria Roth6/21/2010

    The moon is poultry? I never knew.

  • Loraine Alkire6/11/2010

    very fun!

  • Tony Payne6/11/2010

    Interesting, different, fun, cool, nicely done.

  • Charlene Collins6/10/2010

    Sending you some page love!

  • Kristie Leong M.D.6/10/2010

    Nice work, Thomas. :-)

  • Patti Walden6/10/2010

    :) !!!

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