michaeljordahl

November Surprise

The shivering, young doe said, “Hey mate,

Tell me why it’s so cold as of late.”

Well, I knew right away

She’d been born around May,

And so all I could say was, “Just wait!”

–Photo by me

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the bodies of bees, it’s been found,

aren’t aerodynamically sound;

with nectar-filled guts

and those big, bulbous butts,

it’s a wonder they get off the ground.

–photo by me

bad air day

canada’s burning her trees,

and sending bad air on a breeze,

but i don’t want to choke

on this imported smoke,

so i’m staying at home, if you please.

–photo by me

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in my church, i have always been told

that a rich man can’t enter the fold,

so it seems a bit odd

of our down-to-earth god

to dress heaven in pearls and gold.

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my freya is into the race

to be the first kitty in space;

she wriggles her haunches

while watching the launches–

all ready to go, just in case.

–photo by me

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a bratty young lizard named ace

tried putting his mom in her place:

so his breath, he withheld

as she yelled and she yelled–

till both were quite blue in the face

–photo by aaron

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a plump squirrel leader named don

forgot all the vows he’d run on

and stole from the poor

to give the rich more–

and soon all the acorns were gone

–photo by me

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if you could be an owl for a day,

would you be a snowy or a grey?

Though to some, that sounds nice,

it would come with a price–

you’d be plumb full of mice either way

–photos by me

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the night brought a foxy young guest

whose poise had us very impressed

’til the yard light came on

and her halo was gone–

and then, she was demon possessed.

–photos by me

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a cocky young spider named joe

would crawl up on top of the snow

he thought it was cool

but he was a fool

and soon had a date with a crow

–photo by me