Well the Universe woke up one morning and moaned,
'My God! Yesterday sure was a blast! '
'I just wish I had something to look forward to, '
'What are odds this expansion will last? '
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and it is a perfect size for my/our monthly showcases; there is NO NEED to abbreviate it! :)
is Shorts, in the title, a scientific term? ? this poem is one of Brian's better ones. in fact, i think it is one of his best ones! ! ! who says poets decline in their old age? of course, he may have written it years ago OR stolen it from the lost works of John Milton or someone else. what is kazoo other than a musical instrument Brian majored in in his college days? i think stanzas 1 and 2 tie for my favorites, but they are all good, even fine! This goes to MyPoemList, and into April 2017's showcase for PH poets, found by searching my poems for April 2017's. thanks. i'll even rate it for once: 10 bri :) p.s. BJ, this will be a 'hard act to follow'.
OOPS! i goofed, Brian. You know WHY I DON'T really WANT TO use this this month, considering who else is already in April's. BUT I WILL USE IT! and maybe i'll bend my previous thought about access by poets and give you similar service in other months. ;) bri ha ha ha. p.s. i've used a poem Diane Hine wrote for, or at least entered into, one of your Challenges a couple years back, so if you actually read any of the showcase, you may recognize it. bri :)