The Crow
I awakened this morning
With great things to do
Along came a crow
With knowledge anew
What is your advice
I ask of the crow
"Turn those great things around
start a new show"
From hence comes your wisdom
I ask of the crow
"Just look around you, it's there for you to know"
Away it flew
Way out of sight
And here I stand
Awaiting the night
Rabid Poet
The Obvious
Is it real?
It seems so
A direction I choose
Should I decide to go
There are perils
Should I say no?
The truth is obvious
If I'm a noshow
So away I go
A direction I intuit
A direction I trust
As I move to it
Rabid Poet
Our Wins
Cracks in the sidewalks
Where we once walked
Vines growing up buildings
Where we once talked
Didn't see it coming
All occupied with wins
We will be saved
Forgiven of our sins
Vines hiding building windows
Rats scurry through open doors
And street cracks filled
With weeds
In front of long closed stores
Rabid Poet
Rules
Rules are for fools
Basking in their pools
Stimulus here and there
Don't need 'em, don't care
Wear those masks today!
Why? We want to play
No-Wear is our right
Let others take the fight
We like to gather
In social lather
Covid will disappear
Big time sports is near
Rabid Poet
"You Are With Us Now"
In the darkness it glows
Informing us of our woes
"Come to me" shows the small screen
"and join this virtual machine"
Those I knew are gone
Replaced with a virtual phone
New friends so they say
"you are in a better way"
"I'm not so sure" I feel
"This seems so unreal"
The small screen blasts a vow
"you are with us now"
Rabid Poet
Darkness
In the Darkness I belong
Seeking that for which I long
Away from light streaming
Away from those demeaning
Away from what is wrong
The line grows by the day
Those seeking a better way
Into the Darkness they go
With seeds they will sew
Singing songs about a better way
The Darkness becomes a new friend
A message they can send
Leaving behind delusions
And others with confusions
For a way they can depend
Rabid Poet
Placebo
Which way to go?
Real or Placebo?
Claims of this and that
Tippy tapping, tipping the hat
Soon results will be in
What's good and what's sin
How to know
Was it a Placebo?
When is test to be
Given to you or me
How am I to know
Real or a Placebo?
Rabid Poet
No Matter
No matter what they say
I can't go their way
Storm clouds are growing
Plastic wastes are flowing
And they claim a better day
Where are we going?
Without any knowing
Keep on spending
Limits never ending
With consequenses now showing
No matter what I think
As life quality continues to sink
We make up money
They see warnings as funny
Life to be gone in a blink
Rabid Poet
Do We Really Care?
Do we really care
What goes into the air
As long as we can drive
And pretend to thrive
Do we really care
What things become trash
The piles continue to grow
And we continue our Show
Do we really care
While extinctions grow
They try to hide
In places we don't go
Our plans for Mars
And travel to the stars
Seem distant now
As some ancient vow
Do we really care
What will be, will be
As the TV goes dark
Our remains wash to the Sea
Rabid Poet
Irish Jig
Fat man with a dog
Trying to cross a log
Doing an Irish Jig
Grunting like s pig
Will he reach the other side
Showing his Irish pride
Or take the dance too fast
For he and dog to last
It was a sight To see
The fall sure to be
But he gave it his all
To the other side before the fall
Rabid Poet
Rush to Nowhere
We rush to conserve
Avoiding that upward curve
As if we have controlled
Over what we are told
Put more propellers in the breeze
Cut down those wind blocking trees
Build more dams for water control
And maybe we will save our soul
We know there is a nowhere
We only need to rush to get there
Everything will be OK
Coming soon a better day
Rabid Poet
All are Gone
After all the words are spoken
And the World keeps on turning
What is left to adore
Certainly us no more
Those days of self adoration
As other species depart
Of lifting eyes to Heaven
Proving we are smart
Does it really matter
When we're all gone
That we could not fix
As Life turned to stone
Rabid Poet
When it comes
And very soon
We sit on Titanic's deck
And howl at the moon
We will listen to the orchestra play
As water reaches our feet
Don't worry about icy water
Just get a higher seat
Economic collapse
Protests every day
And he who is in charge
Rushing to have his way
Rabid Poet
Poem to You
I threw a poem into the sea
A poem cast to you from me
A poem traveling far
In a bottle under a star
A poem seeking to be
Will there ever be a view
It's intent meant for you
Or drift forever more
It's meaning in its core
A meaning remaining true
Rabid Poet
The Fool
This will end
Know not when
Destiny holds reign
As we hide our pain
Disguised as sin
We hold on as Gods who rule
Sitting on our golden stool
The time will arrive
Like clouds in the sky
Leaving our role as Fool
Rabid Poet
Quiet
Quiet creeps in
Like a forgotten sin
Comitted years ago
In our Ego Show
Difficult to deny
Ours eyes to the sky
What was our joy
Is now just a toy
Do we welcome Quiet
Is it an Insight
Maybe so we say
On our merry way
Rabid Poet
Trying to Find Our Way
Trying to find our Way
Going into another day
Advice from here
Advice from there
Follow me they say
But goals disappear
And visions turn to fear
Don't do this
Don't do that
Nothing is becoming clear
So what are we to do
Gather with just a few
Put on that mask
Stay home for that task
And maybe get out of this Zoo
Rabid Poet
The Race
They drive in circles
With hopes they will win
Those circles to nowhere
Not seeing the sin
Fans coming from miles
Food in their car
Awaiting the great event
Wheels spinning on the tar
And when it is over
Drivers joyously out their car
Fans returning to their own race
Taking us not very far
Rabid Poet
Time
Time washes over us
Leaving remnants of our past
We pick up the pieces
Time moving so fast
What did we learn
Mistakes and successes
Destined to be lost
In those dark recesses
Does it really matter
Since time will erase
Those mistakes we made
On our journey through Space
Rabid Poet
Doom
What is That
Tipping it's hat
Tip tapping across the room
Singing songs of Doom
Trying to avoid a cat
Is it a rat
Doing a tippy tippy tat
Letting us know
It's our final show
It's our final splat
Didn't know
Rats could do a Show
Tippy hats
Ratta tat tats
Attending our final Show
Rabid Poet
