I followed a yelping man
to the edge of the forest
where he pointed
to a dying leaf, weeping.
...
As I tried to explain the natural cycle of things,
how "this time, his fears were foolish,"
he gathered friends,
made some make-shift signs
shut his sensitive eyes
and sang Kum-Bye-Ya,
74 times
before I headed back for my car.
And as I drove away from the picket line,
someone in their 6-miles-to-the-gallon-Hummer
cut me off.
His bumper sticker read:
“RESPECT THE EARTH AND ALL THAT LIVES”
Apparently I didn’t qualify.
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"made some make-shift signs
shut his sensitive eyes
and sang Kum-Bye-Ya,
74 times "
cracked me up!
save the humans
shut his sensitive eyes
and sang Kum-Bye-Ya,
74 times "
cracked me up!
save the humans
I'm still trying to figure out the need for a sports utility vehicle in the Midwest United States. Sigh...
Willie, can I call ya Willie?, I think this comedy is great, a few niggles though:
I don't quite understand the over exaggerated line break and hesitation; I think the two thoughts pretty much go right together.
Also, consider ending the sentence after the quote, and start a new one with "He gathered".
"As I drove" instead of "And as I drove".
Minor, minor changes. Please, do with them as you will. Greatly enjpyed this Willie, glad you joined.
.that girl.
Willie, can I call ya Willie?, I think this comedy is great, a few niggles though:
I don't quite understand the over exaggerated line break and hesitation; I think the two thoughts pretty much go right together.
Also, consider ending the sentence after the quote, and start a new one with "He gathered".
"As I drove" instead of "And as I drove".
Minor, minor changes. Please, do with them as you will. Greatly enjpyed this Willie, glad you joined.
.that girl.
hello Jennifer, save the humans indeed. They (we) need it. Thank you for reading.
hello Cam, watch it. I might just be one of your pet hates. (ha not really I drive a Honda.)
hello bombadude, thank you kindly for the accolades. I do believe you are the first to ever offer me any. For anything.
hello thatgirl, niggles pondered and appreciated. (niggle is a verb) Oh, and SUVs? I say it is consumerism, or just because we can. I'd say good old fashioned machismo, but you see soccer moms in those things.
- willie
hello Cam, watch it. I might just be one of your pet hates. (ha not really I drive a Honda.)
hello bombadude, thank you kindly for the accolades. I do believe you are the first to ever offer me any. For anything.
hello thatgirl, niggles pondered and appreciated. (niggle is a verb) Oh, and SUVs? I say it is consumerism, or just because we can. I'd say good old fashioned machismo, but you see soccer moms in those things.
- willie