We all like to dress up,
Some more–some less there, bub…
Culturally
Influences are free,
For the fashionable to snap up!
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A woman uses a base bland,
Combined with something grand…
To exude flair–
That savoir faire–
Her style is in demand!
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Caps and sashes culture,
A vision of worldly demure…
Softer sides
Of wonder world-wide,
A hit at the party for sure!
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–Jonathan Caswell
Image courtesy of Demi Monde.
He calls himself “fashion poet”,
One or two others know it…
In pursuits
Avoiding lawsuits,
He certainly doesn’t want to blow it!
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Him being man and all,
Must carefully judge his call…
With less passion
Than stereotypical fashion,
Not being the Beast at the ball.
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Gender matters to him,
Especially if women…
They’re the kind
He most has in mind,
Do they mind if he tiptoes in?
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–Jonathan Caswell
CHANGING TREE TANKA
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Colors start to pop,
Trees shut down their leaves’ supply…
Green leaves turn colors:
Morphology is working
Just the same in ev’ry year!
–J.E.C.
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People come from far
And near…”peeping” foliage…
Brighter is better:
Bus loads come en mass to shop.
Local business harvests crops!
–J.E.C.
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A final push all
Benefit from folderol…
Festivals light skies:
Candied apples and brown bread
Folks ready for winter dead.
–J.E.C.
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Railroad excursions,
Northeast woodland incursions…
Train cars filled with joy:
Steam or diesel pull the trains,
Nostalgic commerce makes gains!
–Jonathan Caswell
HAREM SCARE ‘EM AND ME !
(To the tune of “THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS”…A SONG)
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He thought he’d like a harem–
Oh, what a great idea–
Collecting beautiful women
For each day of the year…
Have one of every hair color:
Of red-heads, two or three,
Some that change with the season
Oh what a company!
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But modern girls aren’t like the ones
That lived in olden time,
They’re much more educated,
Don’t easily resign…
Their lives and their futures
To a fat cat jailer-king,
To volunteer they’d like to hear
His cash disbursement ring.
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Logistics would be maddening
Even if all were convinced,
Coming from all over
When he saw the bill he winced…
He began feeling outnumbered
Cooperation thin,
Instead of coming one-by-one
They all came after him!
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He couldn’t pay their wages
So all up and left,
His fine plans for his evenings–
Not a single one was kept…
And then he got the bills for
The leaving of each one,
He decided then and there
Modern harems were no fun!
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I thought of the same thing myself,
Like “THE HAREM OF BIRDS”
But only beautiful bloggers–
Women, in other words…
An exclusive club with just one man
My wife would veto fast,
My flesh already wants control—
The concept sounds a blast.
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But thinking realistically
My cost is way too much,
I’ll lose those friends who cannot stand
A married man’s touch…
Long-distance relationships
Are harder to maintain,
I’d just as soon give up now
Before I feel the pain!
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–Jonathan Caswell
LITTLE ENGLISH VS. LITTLE POLISH LANGUAGE!
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She said she wanted for “Office”,
I thought she was asking for keys…
She wanted an elevator card
For the other office building (goodness me!)/
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It took another cleaner and their Super,
To figure out her request…
As it turned out I couldn’t help
But she got one from one of the rest.
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My cross-culture training this evening
Is to admit that there are times….
When one needs extra help in translation
Before one can describe it in rhymes!
–Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 