Prom On Neptune

Four Stones With Four Tries,
For Eyes And Bow Ties,
Some Skip... Some Skim,
They Always Sink
When Dared To Swim.

-RICHARD WILLIAM KIRKPATRICK-THORNE

Ode To My Hatred Of Khaki

Find Some Comfort In This Uncomfortable Land,
Lay Some Blankets Upon The Sand,
Roll Those Pebbles Along The Beach
Until They Become As Smooth As Pearls.
...
Oh Oh...
...
One Of Vanity Arrives
Mantled In A Soft Sweater
Sweating Not One Drop,
Heading To A House Of Wedding Dresses
In The Middle Of A Heat Wave.


-RICHARD WILLIAM KIRKPATRICK-THORNE

Canada, The Scottish Taffee Puller's Wet Dog

It Is Like A HouseWife
Who Finds A Poisonous Snake,
And She Takes It
Back To Her House,
She Puts It Into Her Bed
Next To Her Sleeping Man.

She Nurses It
Back To Its Health,
Her Man Wakes Up
To His Death,
So She Gives Up
Says "What Is The Use
Of Saving A Man's Life
When He Gets Bit?"

-Richard William Kirkpatrick-Thorne