Friday, June 12, 2026

albert and his friends


by rhoda penmarq





albert z wants to be free
so he lives in a tree

brad y rolls his eyes
and looks up at the sky

chuck x likes special effects
and wonders what. comes next

dave w does not know you
and that is so true

edna v drinks rose tea
and dreads the coming calamity

frank u says thank you
to the ocean blue

george t wants to know me
and meet at quarter to three

harriet s suffers from stress
buut has no crimes to confess

imogene r is a superstar
and will certainly go far

janet q has a dog named lou
and a cat named boo

kenneth p won a spelling bee
when he was only three

laura o, don’t you know
goes with the flow

mickey n, the kindest of men
is doing twenty years in the pen

nora m, a fatal fenmme
has a fine collection of precious gems

oliver l has something to sell
but will never tell

paula k plans to go away
for the month of may

quentin j likes to play
his hair is turning gray

roberta i never gets too low or high
no one knows why

stella h keeps a straight face
with style and grace

terry g, thoughtfully
annotates poetry

undine f, with a touch so deft
is still around because she never left victor e wears patches on his knees
and studies gestalt psychology

wanda d, engagingly
hikes the hills and swims in the sea

xenia c was a mystery
to all allured by her chemistry

a yellow butterfly up high
gives it the old college try

zora a, to this very day
always has a great deal to say


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