The French Open

Tennis when played on clay
Groundstrokes should win the day
But there are always curves
Which amount to nerves
And determination will have its say.
#ItDontMeanAThingIfYouAintGotThatSwing

Oh What A Beautiful Morning

Conjuring up the powers to beguile
With the simple aim to make you smile
As the day begins it's very sunny
That should be paired with a bit of funny.
#TheDispositionProposition

The Kids Do Grow Up.....Eventually

When the children become adults
The thing about the results
They want happy p's
So aim to please
And even enjoy the technology consults!
#AcrossTheGenerationsAffectionAndLiberation

We Are Descending Beyond A Happy Ending

When the Beast
Has lost his yeast
And Beauty is no more

Then the game
Becomes assigning blame
And pining for Elsinore.
#DealingWithNowEvenJeanCocteauWouldntKnowHow

Junk Food Makes ForJunk Ideas

The irrelevant elephant
Made an argument
That was elegant

While the bandito mosquito
Made a chomp
With a Cheeto.
#FoodForThoughtIsWhatYouOught

Related and Obligated

The siblings
Began their quibbling
Because there was no appetizer for nibbling.

While the cousins
Of whom there were dozens
Hope the long email simply wasn't.

#ADifferentTheoryOfRelativity

A Simple Way To Enjoy The Day

Starting the day with a treat
A way to keep the disposition sweet
Then a bad joke or two
Before bidding adieu
And you too will feel complete.
#BeforeTheNewspaperOrTVNewsShow

Our Fallibility In The Simple Puzzles We Play

In wordplay taking a tumble
So cheating while doing the Jumble
What a relief
To end the grief
Next time on the theme you won't fumble.
#UnlikeTheRangeSometimesThereIsADiscouragingScrambledWord

The Long Term Consequences Of Sustained Isolation

Slithering into madness
After a prolonged sadness
It would seem
A frightening dream
Repeatedly making a bad mess.
#DescendingIntoTheAbyssCanBeHardToResist

When The Road Not Taken Turns Into The Beaten Path

Drained by repeated convention
So looking for personal reinvention
Then trying something new
With which to make a to-do
Yet wanting early success defeated the intention.
#AimingForASplashLeadsToACrash

With Apologies To The Doors

Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Practicing their form
Becoming the new norm
We feel so all alone
Weird skills we do hone
Riders on the storm.

#TheyAreTheBellwetherForRepeatedNastyWeather

Our National Politics in Metaphor

The Congressional Republicans are Jabez Stone.  Who will be their Dan'l Webster?
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0602901h.html

It occurs to me that we can't talk rationally across party lines, but metaphors such as this might still be possible topics of conversation that can be batted around.  The original story by Stephen Vincent Benet is definitely worth the read, in its own right.  And as a metaphor for now, I think it illuminates as well.

Civil War Seems The Inevitable Conclusion

Connecting the past to the present
The conclusion is rather unpleasant
Hoping appeasement
Will provide an easement
Simply enables the torment to ferment.
#TheRoadToFascism

When People Are Perceived As Things

When someone always speaks in the first person
Anyone else then becomes an object
After that the situation will worsen
Lacking kindness and showing no sense of respect.
#WeMighEvenDiscardThoseWeDisregard

The Dwarfs After Snow White Married The Prince

When Grumpy felt frumpy
He would chat with Doc
Who said Sleepy was creepy
And that's no crock.

Since it was Happy who took a nappy
To counter the shock
While Dopey was mopey
As his timepiece went tick-tock.
#WhatAboutSneezyAndBashful

Nathaniel Hawthorne Junior High

Like their older siblings who came before
They too attended seventy-four
Where you had to take shop

And homeroom was a prop
To park your coat, then offer so much more.
#7thGradeWasNotQuiteAnEscapade

This One Is More Than 280 Characters

The nestling became stuck in the tree
Where no other birds could be found
The nestling struggled to be set free
To be able to walk on the ground.

Taking it all in was the giraffe
Who said to herself - what the heck?
She had to suppress an inner laugh
But then decided to stick out her neck.
#AFriendIndeedWhenSomeoneIsInNeed

College Kids On The Skids

Bring back Spanky and Alfalfa
Who really liked playing hookie
It's not a matter of nostalgia
But how 'bout a chocolate chip cookie?
#YouCantHaveFunWhenUnderTheGun

The Last Place You Look

Putting dishes away in the wrong place
Will that lead to you losing face?
Some cooking stuff
Seems exotic fluff
Knowing where it goes your memory will erase.
#WhenASenseOfResponsibilityAndAnInstinctForSlothAreOpposed

Will-O'-The-Wisp

An idea comes as a flicker
You'll lose it if you aren't quicker
Then with some dismay
You find that you will say
It won't reappear and that's the kicker.
#TheSubconsciousTeasesUsWithItsMysteries