Catch-32

The blank page:
Fear of beginnings,
Fear of the unknown.
The last full-stop:
Fear of endings,
Fear of growing old.

Figuring

 
even sparrows

can be pierced by arrows

in mid-flight

apples red

are sometimes fed

to swine in their despite

a little honey

can make the tummy

feel just right

and drops of rain

on window panes

make music in the night

the hands of time

reveal the rhyme

within the reason of life

and some old folk

can do more work

than can be acheived by youthful might

Silly Shorts

Water for elephants.

Honey for bears.

Fresh air for swallows.

A harness for reindeer?

***

I think that I shall never see

A thing of beauty such as thee.

I think that I shall never know

Why clowns ride in the rodeo.

***

When life gives you lemons,

Make lemonade.

But if all you get is juice,

Do you just throw a parade?

***

I know I called it a window before,

But on second thoughts,

It might really be more of a door.