Trump v Monkey
It’s FAR more likely
That a monkey
Can type a prize-winning novel
Than for Donald Trump
Not to incriminate himself
When put in front of a microphone.
TIME FOR MORE
I saw her at the window, and I wondered if she was looking at me. The pensive look on her face was inscrutable at a distance, but I didn’t know her well, so would I dare to get closer? I decided…I’m not getting any younger. If I don’t overcome my shyness now I’ll be forever cursed by it. How long is long enough, anyway?
For so many years I’d hung back…but how many times can you do so when a kind young woman looks your way and smiles? Someone has to make the first move. But as I moved closer, Mandy’s face beamed. My like response was involuntary. She swung the window open and shouted. “I wondered if you’d ever notice me.” She was teasing, but I knew it wasn’t meant unkindly. And she was right.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know if you’d welcome my attention. I guess my fears were unwarranted.”
“Ya think?” I detected a slightly mocking tone, but she was smiling more all the time. So was I. I’d heard of long relationships coming from far less than this. Was it too much to hope for? Was it too soon to have such thoughts? It probably was, but the ball’s rolling now, and I’m not one to stand in the way of seeing where it goes.
Whatever happens from here on out, it’s better late than never…better something than nothing. It occurred to me that I was quickly going all-in. I’m not really a gambling man…but a chance at love wasn’t something my head could talk me out of. Losing would only come by not trying. So, yeah…all-in.
© 2018 Robert Mihaly
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HOW CAN YOU ONLY WATCH?
Daily crazy…
How can it fail
To provoke a
Reaction from
The sane?
This is the
Consequence
Of only watching
As democracy
Circles the drain
The aftermath
Sure to be unkind
© 2018 Robert Mihaly
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LIVING IN TERRA INCOGNITA
Seeing a list of Latin words, I was intrigued by the possibility of writing a tale. The words follow the poem, and a translation follows them. I added 2 phrases to the original list. Enjoy. Give yourself bonus points if you know the Latin words. I only knew the meanings of some.
LIVING IN TERRA INCOGNITA
HABEAS CORPUS? No…
ERGO…AD HOC,
I hide my meaning, but in plain sight…
PER SE, an undistinguished group
CIRCA the time they were assembled
We found ourselves in TERRA INCOGNITA
IPSO FACTO of who they are…
CARPE DIEM…we must
The STATUS QUO can’t remain
DE FACTO…their dishonesty
Caught IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO
From the ringleader, ET CETERA
Expect no MEA CULPA pleading…
VOX POPULI will be heard
It will be PRO BONO, of course
You must remember…E PLURIBUS UNUM
Our union must be saved
ERGO…AD HOC,
I hide my meaning, but in plain sight…
PER SE, an undistinguished group
CIRCA the time they were assembled
We found ourselves in TERRA INCOGNITA
IPSO FACTO of who they are…
CARPE DIEM…we must
The STATUS QUO can’t remain
DE FACTO…their dishonesty
Caught IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO
From the ringleader, ET CETERA
Expect no MEA CULPA pleading…
VOX POPULI will be heard
It will be PRO BONO, of course
You must remember…E PLURIBUS UNUM
Our union must be saved
© 2018 Robert Mihaly
AD HOC
For this purpose only
CARPE DIEM
Seize the day
CIRCA
Around, approximately
DE FACTO
From the fact
ERGO
Therefore
ET CETERA
And the others
IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO
In the act of committing a crime
IPSO FACTO
By that very fact
MEA CULPA
My fault
PER SE
Through itself
PRO BONO
Done without charge
STATUS QUO
Existing state of affairs
TERRA INCOGNITA
Unknown land
VOX POPULI
The voice of the people
HABEAS CORPUS
You have the body
E PLURIBUS UNUM
Out of many, one
LIVING IN UNKNOWN LAND
You have the body? No…
Therefore…for this purpose only,
I hide my meaning, but in plain sight…
Through itself, an undistinguished group
Around the time they were assembled
We found ourselves in unknown land
By that very fact of who they are
Seize the day…we must
The existing state of affairs can’t remain
From the fact…their dishonesty
Caught in the act of committing a crime
From the ringleader and the others
Expect no “My fault” pleading…
The voice of the people will be heard
It will be done without charge, of course
You must remember…out of many, one
Our union must be saved
© 2018 Robert Mihaly
TO BREATHE AGAIN
Bewildered…
I sought naught but
To simplify…
Do you think
That’s easy?
I didn’t…
And DAMN!
I was right…
All I want now
Is a chance
To breathe again
© 2018 Robert Mihaly
DAILY PROMPTS prompt for 2/9/18: SIMPLIFY
DOING MY BEST
In these trying times
We can only do our best
To hold ourselves together
When it feels like the world
Is totally falling apart…
I wait eagerly for Spring
The arrival of signs
Of life renewed is uplifting
The crocuses are
Among the first arrivals
Along with other flora
Whose names escape me
It isn’t until the tulips
Are fully flowering
That I know the
Long hard Winter
Is finally behind us
Summer will come soon,
Too soon…with more heat
Than a body can bear…
Am I the only one who would
Pick either Spring or the Fall
And stay forever there?
In the meantime…tell me
When tulip time’s here!
© 2018 Robert Mihaly
YESTERDAY / TODAY
How horrible
Must it have been
In the days of sailing ships
To hear of the illness
Of a dear one far away
Knowing there was
Little chance of helping…
Leaving a helpless feeling
A gnawing at the gut…
Now we think we’re
Instantly connected…
But despite all the pride
In modern conveniences
Many things can make them fail
I know how it feels…do you…
When desire to show you care
And opportunity don’t coincide?
© 2018 Robert Mihaly
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SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM
A shock to the system…
All was going well…getting better
Then suddenly, a reversal of fortune
Not that everything was headed
Backward from the start…
Not that everyone experienced
Exactly the same…but the day came when
Nothing that was working mattered
The wrecking ball was loosed
Lies aplenty, belying all we saw
Lies great and small…
Whether self-serving or mean
Could be counted on
Day after day…with
Never an apology
In shock…a great nation
Became less so…
Backing away from friends
And embracing enemies
What did we have to lose?
Everything, as we came to know
© 2018 Robert Mihaly
WE’RE NOT ALL ALIKE
In my lifetime
We’ve had the expression
“The Organization Man”,
The idea of conformity as a
Positive attribute…
The problem for me is
Though not a square peg,
I don’t fit in a round hole…
I’ve always preferred freeform
I’ll acknowledge good reasons
Exist for conformity…
We drive on the right
For obvious reasons
But tell that to a Brit…
We aren’t clones of a
Single person…and even
Twins have differences
Label me if you must
But you should know
That in a heartbeat
I can do the opposite
Of what you expect…
You’re not me…I’m not you
We’ll do what we learned to do
Or…better yet…what we decided
You should know…there IS
A difference between the two
© 2017 Robert Mihaly
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AFTER SUNSET
Wondering what it means
That I’ve always preferred the dark
After sunset, when it’s mostly quiet
There’s a peace that reaches
Deep into my soul…
In a visual world, there’s
Less that I can see…
But I rarely miss those things
When the world is sleeping
And I am still wide awake
Other senses heightened…
I hear the softest sounds amplified
Louder sounds are totally
Out of place…undesired
In the dark…the best sound…
The soft sound of her
Breathing beside me…sleeping
The only break in the silence
That I’ll forever desire
© 2017 Robert Mihaly
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