Stevie Harrold
Poems
Why do dogs put their heads out of car windows?
Why do dogs
Put their heads out of car windows?
To feel the wind
Flicking through their hair
To feel the rush of the land
Pushing hard against the air ?
Perhaps to get a little closer
To the taste and smell of freedom
Or just to be ready
To frighten off stray cats
And would be demons.
Maybe it just feels good
Like driving with the top down
On a summers day
Or just because it makes no sense
And it sure beats pissing
On the neighbor’s fence
Why do dogs put their heads
Out of car windows ?
Because they can .
For Rosie,Buddy and Tessa..woof
LA Reigns
The earth is charging up its tanks
Opening up its thirsty cracks
Giving thanks
There’ll be a temporary pause
To the aching fields of dust
When even long forgotten nails
Will get a chance to rust .
The hummingbirds are dancing
Like ballerina primadonnas
Spoilt for choice
For every dewy branch
And dripping leaf
Offers up a moment
To rejoice.
The Angelenos
Quietly celebrate
By pulling out this seasons coats
Bemoaning the grey skies
And fading tans
With secretly joyful
Facebook posts
But it will soon be over
The grey will dissolve to blue
And the mud will dry
Upon our shoes
The clouds will part
The skies will all be drained
And we'll soon forget
That it ever rained
Woof....
Angelenos are mad about dogs ! This one was inspired by an article I read about motor biking . When asked to explain the appeal of motor biking the geezer simply said " Why do dogs put there heads out of car windows ? ''
Did you ever meet a stupid dog ?!
Of no persuasion
Don't let me bamboozle you
With my vulgarity
For its hard to disguise
This profoundity
I am of no particular persuasion
No political bent
I carry no torch
For a beleaguered nation
I have no message of intent
Roll this manifesto
Around your mouth
Suck the words slowly
Then spit then out
Shake this paradigm
A bastion of truth
From its rocky foundations
To its gaping roof
For all the lying self serving 'politicians' out there...