Monday, May 15, 2023

Tunnels

The chewmack is fuzzy in the night air
Making you wonder
WTF is he talking about
It's just an earthworm chewing through the center screen
Soaking up the limelight
Asking it's fellow gypsies what to do
With the spots in the moon
It's not theirs to know
Nor desks to find
That study the night air
In a sea of elbows and socks
Whereabouts unknown
In cockle shells alive alive oh
That pierce downstream
Laying low their elbows in a raft
Gauging temperatures below I
Before flying and leaving
Those wastelands of the mind
That pickles the night air
Fowl as fox in a hornets nest
Yoweling for the cat to come in
Not listening to the change
As night flashes by
Purple mountains drink to stay warm
Serving beverage of nights past
Cracking the bottle, pour the wine
It's not me.  I'm still here
Callibrating the six and nine
For winter fest, summer is here
Right between the arrows
Of humankind and ashes
Not ours for the knowing
But passing days for discovering
Which way is that
And why is becoming
Fashioning the grade
The lights are out
Heroes want to know
The trays they're in
Is not just another school lunch
Boxes open shut case
There's laughter, but no one's there
A wiping nose, a tepid stream
Circles round you
When this become about me?
It always has been
Gone away
Bed waiting
Tunnels

Denis Streeter     5/12/23

Monday, April 25, 2022

Nursery rhyme

 

Strawberry rhubarb
Jumped in a jar
Little they know 
Didn't get far

Denis Streeter    4/23/22

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Scotch Blue

The six pack looks like
A bottle of fine Scotch

Denis Streeter   12/29/21

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

a work pun

 I asked my lumber customer if he wanted a bag, then thought of this:

Q:  What do you call a small bag?
A:   A baguette.
He didn't get it.   Even when I explained how a cigarette is a small cigar.
He was in an all-business mood, so I shrugged my shoulders and let him move on.

 
Denis Streeter     12/22/21

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Sarcasm equals


I love it when it's busy and no one gives me useful information.  I was trying to unlock something, and my coworker told me to use the unlocking tool in a way that is wrong.  Another told me to cut the tool open with scissors.  Not a chance.  Then the customer tells me it was a gift for his wife.  Shit.  I tell him he can swap it out.  He says can I get that gift wrapped?  I tell him it's not in the warranty and walk away.  Later I find out there is no way for us to unlock that.  It wouldn't have set off any alarms.  They are supposed to use pliers and a wrench to pry it open.  Happy Holidays.  

Denis Streeter   12/11/21

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Work

It's a strange world
What do we become
At the end of the week we want to forget
All the unpleasantness
Watch tv
Like Abbot and Costello Meet Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Aquaman
It's a waste of time
I could be doing something more productive like reading
But writing seems to do more
Of a chronicle
I'm not sure it makes me feel any better
It just makes me recognize more of what I'm feeling
Why I hate work
When I'm not at work, I think about going back to work
How will I deal with that
It's a matter of withstanding mental blows
From customers who smell blood and dare you to make mistakes
So they can punish you
It's true, most people are fine
Perhaps it's all in my mind, but I don't think so
Ultimately it comes down to yourself
How do you protect yourself
From being constantly watched for mistakes
Authority is basically made of stupid rules
Or demeaning principles
You are an actor
The world is watching
It's wearing you down
You need to recharge
How you recharge is up to you
Where will you go
What will you do
Is there prayer
Or Jesus
Or God
That will make everything better
Or just bearable enough
Perhaps it's observing enough
Where love breathes through
There's safe passage

Denis Streeter   9/11/21

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Sawhorse

Customer:  I'm looking for a sawhorse
Me:  How much saw could a sawhorse saw if a sawhorse could cut saw.
Customer:  Laughs, then says "Huh?"
Me:  No answer.  It doesn't make sense and I'm not sure it's funny.
Me:  I direct him to tools.

Denis Streeter   9/2/21