of wind
let us not speak
lest we betray who it
was that let one fly discretely
but damp

Alan

damp butt
needs to be dried,
cleaned, lotioned and powdered
before the next flood fill the fresh
diaper

diapers
are for seniors
what condoms are for teens;
each provides for a tenuous
safety

safety
that's unengaged
won't let a weapon fire,
it takes somebody to lend it
a hand

big hand
on the old clock
decided not to move
protesting that the little hand's
lazy

lace ease
was invented
for those who can't tie bows
and he's so pleased he let out a
veiled crow

veiled crow
hid from Scarecrow
so he could caw at him
to help rid him of his martyr
complex

complex
mathematics can
help people who figure
but blockheads will always have
square roots

square roots
from blonde to black
at hair's origin point
must think it irrisistible
silly

Alan

seals ease
through the water
with lots of speed and grace
but born on land, they're all sons of
beaches

bitches
who have puppies
will have to produce milk
and be willing to be sucked dry
feeding

feeling
buried in snow
and sick of wintertime,
don't be trapped inside your home, use
e-glue

ick loo
needs some cleaning;
I'm too flushed to drain it
into the back yard storm sewer
system

stems sigh
when the wind blows
if they're on a large tree,
the trunk and its mature branches
wood knot

would naught
carry more weight
if there were aught in it?
which weighs more: a ton of feathers,
or steel?

oars till
the placid lake,
rippling the still waters
until it is difficult to
reflect

deflect
each suggestion
that you be sensible
while you are composing your next
cinquain

Sorry, I was mentally pronouncing "paddling" in "Suthun" by thinking pad-dl-ing. It has been corrected.


Cinquain's
are a strange lot
consisting of odd names
like the Tetractys, Cinqku, and
Tanka

tanka
you for fixing
what I hadn't noticed;
my lame piece had noting to do
with you!

with yew
you make long bows
unless you're building ships
then bows should be of oak to make
you prowed