Fauxku Choo Choo (the play's the thing)

[wasellajam]

perhaps
...........a rook'll
tilt
......the board


tilt-a-whirl
pinned
against the boards

[brynmawr1]

tilt-a-whirl
pinned
against the boards

Donkey on the wall asks
why blind-fold and twirl?
just wants his tail.

[Magpie]

Donkey on the wall asks
why blind-fold and twirl?
just wants his tail.

wallflower
twirls
in the wind

[Magpie]

wallflower
twirls
in the wind

broken whirligig
refuses to twirl
 -- hurricane

[Mark A Becker]

broken whirligig
refuses to twirl
-- hurricane


a refusal
to be broken
by the storm

[Magpie]

a refusal
to be broken
by the storm

scattered refuse
after the hurly burly
of the storm

[wasellajam]

scattered refuse
after the hurly burly
of the storm

hurdy gurdy
scatterbrained monkey
mimes poems

[Magpie]

hurdy gurdy
scatterbrained monkey
mimes poems

mimicking
monkeys on the television
-- caged parrot

[wasellajam]

mimicking
monkeys on the television
-- caged parrot

Parrot: Yomama!
watch your mouth
and fingers

[Mark A Becker]

Parrot: Yomama!
watch your mouth
and fingers

monkey around
and watch them parrot
what you say

[wasellajam]

monkey around
and watch them parrot
what you say

coating of ice
wiggle key
around

[Magpie]

coating of ice
wiggle key
around

one last wiggle
beneath the ice
-- pike

[wasellajam]

one last wiggle
beneath the ice
-- pike



augers on sleds
fisherman's perfect winter
frozen and alone

[Tiger the Lion]

augers on sleds
fisherman's perfect winter
frozen and alone

deep freeze
augurs well
for icy anglers

[Magpie]

deep freeze
augurs well
for icy anglers

carving curves
onto scintillating ice
-- skaters

[wasellajam]

carving curves
onto scintillating ice
-- skaters

thick ice
Harley
vvrroooooomm

[Mark A Becker]

thick ice
Harley
vvrroooooomm

roaring by
those show boats
ice sailing

[Magpie]

roaring by
those show boats
ice sailing

ice crystals
float from the spruce
-- tyger's roar

[wasellajam]

ice crystals
float from the spruce
-- tyger's roar

tyger's roar
frightening
why? why? why?

[Magpie]

tyger's roar
frightening
why? why? why?

frightened existential baby
cries
why? why? why?