PEN GRABBER

She came and took my pen

I don’t know if she thought

That I would be handicapped

Or if she was looking out for

The best interests of those

Whom I was writing for and

Since I couldn’t make sense

Of these things I went to my

Friend Don Juan who offered

To me a pen he had sequestered

In the bouquet of flowers he was

Offering up to Blanche, the Garden Angel,

Who just stood by, not saying a word

But had a certain look on her face and

Then I saw the two canes she was holding and

Advised the reverend Juan to back off

This was my effort to serve his best interests

He was quiet, also, and just looked at me

He didn’t say a word. 

I thought it best to move away and

Leave them to settle things

Thanking him I turned and walked away

I came over and sat down at the table

My other pen had been returned by then, so

My inventory of supplies turned positive

I love exciting mornings like this and

Will probably write about it this afternoon

If I can find my pad and have enough time

Stanski

October 28, 2020 ^

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QUIET SEA AND THE MOON

QUIET SEA AND THE MOON

The line where sky meets sea

Makes you do a double-take

As straight as it could be with a barely

Perceivable curve for science’s sake

Political correctness an attribute

If we have to be that cute

This line is different every day

Baffling the imagination

Betters would not make a play

No way to make a projection

Today drab-gray converges with light blue

Smudged with just a cloud or two

Not much wind, plentiful light

Peaceful everywhere you look

Sea so quiet has no fight

The calm before the storm delusion

Tonight will reflect

The luster of the moon and

Perhaps, if we’re lucky will echo

The call of the migrating loon

Stanski

October 28, 2020 ^6

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