LPiA-26 Nov. 14

[Tiger the Lion]

Let's Pretend it's April - Nov. 14

Rules: Write a poem for LPiA on the topic or form described. Each poem should appear as a New Reply to this thread. The goal is to, at the end of the month, have written 30 poems for the month of November. (or one, or six, or fifteen) Prompts may be revisited at any time. All members are welcome.

Topic : Write a poem inspired by an Eccentric Relative. 
Form : Any
Line requirements: 8 or more

Feel free to reply with comments or kudos as you wish. 

Questions?

[CRNDLSM]

Let the courts set them free or hang them high.
As he's filing the warrant for arrest,
Lieutenant John comes in, 'they got the guy!
Turned himself in, plans to plead no contest.

Looks like you can enjoy Thanksgiving aft-
erall! Say high to your crazy nephew 
for me.' Disappointment in John's laught-
er, this isn't the way to protect Sue,

but it's too late. Captain Martin puts on
his coat, closes and locks his brief case, shakes
his head.  The door opens, Lt. John
again, 'sorry Cap, have to save those steaks,

homicide.' Vacation's so far away,
Classic Chassis closed for the holiday.

[dukealien]

Rich Uncle


A trick-cyclist, my uncle Walt
could do forty, then come to a halt.
   He’d stop on a dime
   and if you braked in time
smile - otherwise it was your fault.

Like any good grift worth its salt
the grift of my tough Uncle Walt
   didn’t end on a car
   but his town’s plaintiff bar
toasting partners in smooth single-malt.

[Naish]

Uncle LaFarr

The night I sat with Farr,

I held his straw,

decided when to push 
the morphine.


Had I known about ketamine then,

we might have died a little first.

I'm not afraid of death now,

but we were that night.

My grandpa's cousin, Farr

scored big in software, 
moved to San Jose.

He'd come alone at Christmas.


We'd get compasses, 
or hiking socks.

One year, headlamps.

At the end, he chose a park model
in Quartzsite, ‘till he got sick

and moved in with my mother.
He never meant to start a feud,

but he left it all to her.
 
Then she cut out her sister,

expecting me to side with her
and call it righteous.

Now they fight.