potential ending

the air force was beyond blameless
just a figment of the sky
writing seems pointless
it wandered on and on
figures beyond the horizon
let drag ons be bygones
the suitcase reproof
supper ensues
more red than white
more dice than pickled
more yoked than white
leftovers look better
pick up your dice and roll again
there's stew on the horizon
leap on that plane and go
it's here and there
destination unknown
a fickle pickle knows it
next beyond x why z
whooda thought pickles knew pleasure
cradling oysters oxbow stew
tripping the brain and dressing the brow
odd overboard but it comes that way
easter steeples and all that
where are all the peoples?
no service yet
breakfast feast and berry your brain
you put on that comfort cat
it's over there. hiding.
remove the fresco mole in wall
it's no cat and mouse
more mole and less otter
check the squalor control button
is it working?
it's under the wood in the basement
careful of splinters
they like to get under your skin
check your right elbow.  is it still there?
the dryer is empty.  check the snore button
it's in the dishwasher
careful of the static.  there's no rug left
careful of the questions nobody asked
add a little gravel
gravel grinds grates alliterate
but not asexual.  too much umbrage
cat caught the pickle.  let it go
wagging the tale
it must end

denis streeter   1/30/19

tadpole shaming

it was a ravenous day for no reason at all
it was raining tadpoles
no one knew what to do
you can't let them in sunlight
they will eat you
all the sewer drains were full
there's no light on the matter
better find other drains
the toilets are plugged up
they're like horseflies.  the bigger ones are
they take bigger bites from your bum
there's so many you can dissolve in no time
don't teach cats to drink water from toilets
don't let dogs near your bathroom
they're like swirling piranhas that salmon upstream
I can hear you say "I don't give a shit!"
you're right.  it's better to squat
that was the beginning of the marine difficulties
bring out the coast guard.  declare a national emergency
shut down the government. 
it's only safe at night
they give up the light
but come morning
the tadpoles are coming!
the tadpoles are coming!


denis streeter    1/26/19

needs trimming or shear delight

class was beyond repair

screws missing didn't know better

shears were out lambs were in

it didn't matter who did the cutting

must be some editor out to clip my wings

it's not sheer delight

it's shear disaster

the wags nag their tales
frowning disappointing pun

i know they laugh

i feel it bubble beneath the surface

now they're bored and want a change

how those wags wiggle

latex notwithstanding

without uniform or sense of mind

kilter gone off stream

reading bats for buggered boodles 

made up birds for buggled bikes

it doesn't tone the laughing

reading on the fritz 

it always leaves them gasping

like tadpole bait in a fishpond

but completely different

with a napsack paddywack give a dog a bone

but unique, without plagiarism

plagiarism

sometimes you don't even know when you do it

or even why

it takes the fun out of everything

like political correctness

class beyond repair

how can you keep track

just take life in lear

never know where allusions go

pest control and liverware

wonder the connection

it's always a wildcat affair

you never know where

the peaceables give up at dawn

should they go on?

checking the awnings 

they always make the first bet

check the peaches

they always talk about food

check the lambs, but not too long

they're always getting sheared 

it's no shear delight for them

it's no sheer delight for you

who does the cutting

denis streeter   1/24/19

copy talk

i was feeling ill used
long day in the library
holiday round the corner
i don't like day before closures
people come to librarians
tell me i'm running hot
you'd be too, with what i've gone through
i blame them
i blame you
sometimes i break down
it's nice to take a nap
then i'm fixed
they load me with paper
change my toner
start me up again
i yearn for closing
that holiday
one day for rest
they don't like closures
they yearn for copy
i blame them
i blame you

denis streeter  1/20/19

Dream

I was in an elevator
with 3 other people including Barack Obama
It seemed he was nervous with so little personal space
He said something vaguely political
but mostly innocuous
The others paid no attention
I looked at him and wondered
Is he trying to impress me?
Why would he do that?
It left me with more questions
than answers


Denis Streeter   1/11/19

Pun/Riddle

Q:  What did the orange say to the tadpole?
A:  Orange you ready for a change?

Denis Streeter   1/3/19