Sunday, April 1, 2018

A silly riddle




How do you teeter totter
with a mustached man
who is twice your weight in stones
and has his pockets full of junk?
And how do I get monarchs
and moths to alight
on my curlicued ears
when I am lying in the tall green grass?
There must be tricks to be sure,
but not truths to be told.
I suppose that I might begin
by looking for fireflies
when the sun goes down.
And then I will imagine pink lips
flitting over a weathered gray fence.
So I will make something sweet for you -
something as easy as rice crispy treats.
I will hide in plain sight
with my mustache died a bright pink
for fluttering April fools
and silly girls like you.

1 comment:

Trix said...

I trust this is not a recent photo, but it is lovely.