Spices engender
large debating regarding
minuscule smatters.

I love you much-ly,
e'en though much special grammar
stays stuck in our snoots.

Sloshed out of our gourds,
we repractice the fine art
of banging on mangos.

No total toper,
I practice the ingrained art
of basic whining.

on hearing rum news
recipient can't beer it
and loses spirit

Never quite frisky,
I hereby hoist my flagon
in hon[u]r of thews.

Scots drink liquid scotch
it's aim to induce sense of
annihilation

Beset by beasties,
let's now summon Bobbie Burns
and crave Scotch treatment.

flies buzz in the heat
swatting proves impossible
window tempts exit

rabbit in paddock
farmer arrives with his gun
shot rings out....failure

Hellishly too cute,
I include yet more embers
than scribblers oughta.

Our fireplace shimmers
as near it we reslumber
and recall summer.

firewood needs chopping
father brings the axe down hard
son stands admiring

Carpets and fine rugs
stay hostile toward incursions
too damned organic.

brand new carpet laid
grandson with raspberry drink
carpet cleaner, please!

Knee-deep in rich mud,
I somewhat revved myself up
for clearest stinking.

trash over roadway
driver stops to pick it up
ambulance siren

Diligent people
inhale their favorite foods
while greeted by trash.

Everywhere we turned
were fresh indications life
remained too happy.

wine spilled on carpet
hangover headache thumping
morning after blues

Rivals we were once
for the handsome hectorings
of each fresh lemon.

SURVIVAL
Survival fits me
and also teases me some
as I'm devolving.

SURVIVAL [II]
Survival we scrapped
in favor of quietly
being sad peaceniks.

Suasively near bliss,
I feel encumbered by naught
but hokku doormat.

WE LOITER
We loiter daily,
in hopes of discovering
some absolute couth.

WE LOITER [II]
We loiter often,
so as not to fail fully
in all brash regards.

Accustomed to light,
I welcome any darkness
that seems to mushroom.