Before the onset of morning rush hour
while the beasts of burden
and engineers of civilization still slumber
in their respective man/woman caves
analogous to a hushed puppy,
whose faux pas 
(four paws) involuntarily twitch
dreaming of jump/kick starting
another round of catch

with their master
or gamely frolicking
with no bone to pick
atavistically running 
against the wind with the pack. 

 

Saint Patrick's Day, or
Feast of Saint Patrick
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
invoke even non Irish to proclaim
Éirinn go Brách
translated as "Ireland Forever."

Juiced tin he nuff tame afore
thee 2026 Saint Patrick's Day,
hens this faux written accent
more challenging and cryptic 
than chicken scratch
donned to sail hub berate won big todo
fur those peep pull o' Eire rush deuce cent)
aye pretend, and thence make oop
duff fallow wing vary minor event
harkening back e'er sins this generic gent,

Bitter windswept halting si

Viviscal hair growth disappointed customer

Unlike most other animals
Homo sapiens resorts to an array
regularly donning her/
himself with garish attire
plus a dollop

of heavily scented cologne

upon handing a bouquet
to their equally groomed

and primped counterpart,

who underwent makeover

Ides simply referred to first new moon, 

which usually fell between 

the thirteenth and fifteenth day

A donkey ambled and  rambled whilst the question loitering in corridor of this love alliance’s mind was whatever happened to that newspaper and its sponsor that shortlisted the story or the enterprising  outsider who showcased the play.

 In retrospect  the couple nigel and nigella were reflecting on their mosaic life that transcended the  freakish.