all sorts of weather

by bofa xesjum

the orangutan and the zouave went out in all sorts of weather to find the flamingo which had escaped from the carnival somewhere between erie prennsylvania and abilene kansas but had enough respect for tradition not to serve strawberry shortcake to the returning troops as had been the habit in general custer’s day before the dawn of the new civilization which flowered so briefly after the perusal of the enigmatic message from the lovely lady who had very strong opinions but expressed them, happily in the boldest and briefest manner

cobra

by bofa xesjum

the cobra is early the hotel is empty so is the grand stand the rajah tells a joke the adept returns with the trash the blind queen smiles and notes the king’s distress mention of money irritates him but losers always find apples and the victims sip their wine the judges open their wallets and the sentries are out of excuses nothing under the moon belongs to the waitress approaching with her tray

trash

by bofa xesjum

take out the trash after a while but do not expect to be understood your route will be noted and your coral will be lost in the deeps youth is false and money is left on the porch while the king cases the joint and the joker steals the olive out of the martini only the vapid is truly grand stirred to irate depths an exception will be made for the moneyman at least in the finest hotels the point i make is folly i apologize to the audience in advance