I go to the grocery store to
dance
I really like the music
Nobody is watching
And it is the only time I get a chance
to slide through the aisles
with a little rock and roll
before I get too old

Eggplants are eatable
but you can’t hide them in your
socks
They are not like small potatoes
or shoe size smooth rocks
You can’t send them to school lunch
(by mistake) in a brown paper bag
They will definately not be eatable
by the time that they got there

And the look on your child’s face
will be one of wishing she had a potato

at least it is microwavable not like an
eggplant which to be eatable

you have to bake

I would like to drink
my cornflakes or even muffins
through a straw
and that’s not all
I would like to eat my spagetti
with a knife
if it means I get to stay up later
because it could take me all night.

that is what I would like if I was four.

Salutations and Permutations
Is my greeting for today
I gladly wave and say
to all that pass my way

Especially if the Permutation
is two metres and the wave of Salutation
is from across the street

Keep your “achoos” and “hackity hacks”
under your mask
if we chance to meet

It is just better for those of us
that believe in the Germ Theory

And this is just fine until we get
our second shots in 2 more weeks.

Wishing a time of
uncommon tenderness
upon you all
A time of kindness
without duress
a time to draw upon
strength when faltering
but not to fall
A time to take the time
a time of uncommon tenderness.