THOSE TINY BLACK FLIES
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Food appears and so do
These flies…
From out of nowhere they
Come by surprise;
In winter, less so, but in summer
They swarm…
Life cycles fostered by
Places warm,
Faster than rabbits, producing
Great clouds…
To get rid of them one must
Close up the chow!
–Jonathan Caswell
CERTAIN HABITS
Aligned with kindly abbots,
I tend to talk to rabbits…
And also may sing
About ANYTHING,
My wife thinks THAT’S a bad habit!
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Punch cards at the close of a day
Have to go back a certain way…
And keys in the box
Must be ordered thus,
For an orderly display.
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At home I follow reasoning
Dictating the cook and seasoning…
Since I cook
Which the wife forsook,
I keep her in mind to be pleasing.
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We have our little quirks
We stay with a habit that works…
There is no reason
To change each season
Unless we find danger that lurks.
–Jonathan Caswell
