Monday Memo to Forests Department Chief
This morning the sun rose
a fraction north
of its normal spot.
You must shift the moss
a bit south on all barks,
reposition those leaves
tending to flip in morning breeze,
you know - aspen, birch.
Redirect the bees,
turn flower faces two degrees-
you can leave the dew alone,
I suppose, it'll be gone soon,
but you'll have to do something
about those birds.
I expect a report by noon.
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Headline: Psychologists find Mondays really are tougher at the work place because of demands of the bosses.
Hi Wanda,
ReplyDelete"And the heart pain?
Lessens with each laughing breath"
Sounds like a good remedy!
Thanks, Derrick - extraordinarily kind of you to find something good to say - but I scrapped that poem. It wasn't ready yet. I have another one posted now - take a look.
ReplyDeletewanda i found some humor in the subject matter connecting to the headline. an unexpected take featuring some wonderful technical language: "a fraction north". enjoyed this afternoon. -lawrence
ReplyDeleteLovely spoof of bosses zany expectations that every employed person faces.
ReplyDeleteturn flower faces two degrees-
you can leave the dew alone,
Wonderful!
It feels like the orders for a colony of forest gnomes. I loved it :).
ReplyDeleteI loved it too.You've given me a dose of the Sunday night blues and I'm self employed now.Well done Wanda.
ReplyDeleteWell-crafted and your tone is spot on. I enjoyed this very much.
ReplyDeleteindeed a great remedy...nice one
ReplyDeletefrom Therese B. on RWP -- The outrageousness of the Herculean "labors" builds line-by-line, and the ending is priceless. I love the casual "you know" and the "I suppose." Great job, and so different from your poem of last week!
ReplyDeleteLove it! My favourite from this prompt by far.
ReplyDeleteYou do wonder just what is to be done about those birds.
ReplyDeleteJust the right mix of whimsy and exasperation
Thank you all! This was fun to write, of course. It always is when the subject matter takes the pencil out of the writer's hand and runs off in its own direction.
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