Monoku #415

her golden doodle wants to be a lap dog—
muddy footprints on her blouse

Monoku Monday Volume 2

#79 
sunshine and no wind—a welcome reprieve while watching winter melt away

#80
childhood winter lost to december heat wave—hard to deny climate changes

#81
nighttime brings more snow so dig out those woolen blankets—winter’s not done

#82
snowflakes dance and swirl in the streetlight’s glow—a winter rehearsal

#83
fluffy snowflakes create a peaceful winter scene but chaos on the roads

#84
streets covered with ice and branches droop with their burden—warm by my fireplace

#85
cold, wet and nasty is all i have to say—winter’s here again

#86
twelve inches of snow makes travel impossible—sled ruts on the hill

Monoku Monday Volume 1

#1 – useless – “when mad men let evil reign unchecked in the name of democracy”

#2 – hidden agendas – “in politics and finance there’s no one we can trust, not even ourselves”

#3 – because i said so – “pounding one’s chest and roaring obscenities does not make them a leader”

#4 – bull crap – “the more you spread, the more people will pay to get rid of the smell”

#5 – perhaps they were right -“we poets have always believed we can use words to change the world—maybe guns will work better”

~Trumpy Bear~

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Chinese New Year

I’ve often heard of the year of the rooster
but 2025 is turning out to be the year of
‘The KooKoo’