WWJD

WWJD

Every night at Winco

From midnight until 5

A bunch of singing bullies

Stock shelves to stay alive.

Then they go to Denny's

To live it up and jive.

We went one dawn to Denny's

And happened to arrive

As they were getting ready

To blow that chintzy dive.

My friend began to holler

And cuss these aging goons.

Perhaps it was the crossing

Of several distant moons.

These little macho workers

Now out of servitude

Didn't take it kindly.

Abandoning their food

They came toward my buddy

Looking very rude.

The cops were called. We managed

To get out and free.

Clearly they intended

To do us injury.

They could have hollered back,

Which would have been a mess.

They could have called the cops,

Which someone did, I guess.

They could have called the manager,

Or done nothing. I suggest

These possible solutions.

My buddy was a pest.

And also very sick.

Clearly that was true.

And they were strutting bullies.

What would Jesus do?


4-18-14

Somewhere a cat

Somewhere a cat

Rubs its side against a fence.

That's sleep.

Cobwebs between doorless jambs

Are doors.

That's the moon.

Dark purple wine

Splashes down the sides

Of a lead mug.

That's the night.

 

“Let's Do It”

(a parody on Cole Porter in 5 choruses)

(well, Noel Coward did it)

1.

White mice with rapturous squeaks do it

Plumbers after plugging up your leaks do it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

Great thinkers sit and ask why do it

Often maiden aunties on the sly do it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

The penguins far out at sea do it

They're so properly dressed

As Portnoy why didn't he do it

He was very repressed

Fat fleas in feverish fits do it

Television preachers at the Ritz do it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

2.

Some folks before shoes and rice do it
Using every possible device do it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

Marcel recalling past times did it

Mariners while sucking on their limes did it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

What is Clark Kent on the prowl for

When he's wearing his cape

And Batman puts on a cowl for

A clandestine escape

A. Graham Bell on the phone did it

Solemn Nietzsche sitting all alone did it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

3.

Poirot who's no Provencal did it

Sweet Miss Marple straightening her shawl did it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

Medieval monks just for Lent did it

Hammerstein with lots of sentiment did it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

Big bumble bees with such class do it

When they're buzzing along

Rich T.V. preachers en masse do it

To the clamoring throng

Hermaphrodites maybe twice do it

People that you think are very nice do it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

4.

Old Johann Bach yessirree did it

In between cantatas constantly did it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

The Barrymores and the Lunts did it

Maybe God and Mary more than once did it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

Some fussy prostitutes cuss men

And give nothing away

Although some others like busmen

Take a nice holiday

Soft pussy cats when they must do it

William Buckley can but only just do it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

5.

Great men in each former age did it

Lady Chatterley on every page did it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

Fat Santa Claus in the snow does it

With all the little elves he – ho, ho, ho does it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love

Miss Murdoch in every book does it

And she's very profound

But Sherlock Holmes says one look does it

If your logic is sound

And Casanova you bet did it

With absolutely everyone he met did it

Let's do it

Let's fall in love