crowing
crows by night always
out of sight, but crows by day
have too much to say
Uncle Sam Land MMXXI
America is a Fantasy Park.
The light side’s on the left.
The right side’s in the dark.
The Gates of Hell are in Las Vegas,
tourist destination.
And any city street stands
as a Mecca of Fixation.
In Old Folks Land, they stand in line
whole lives to reach their ends.
And young folks bred to live with toys
will always be best friends.
There’s Money Pits and Drunk Tanks
and an Army of Despair.
There’s places where the Poorest live
in comic disrepair.
Whirlpools of debt and Shafts of Graft
to rival Magic Mountain.
And in the Sheltered Islands,
it’s said there’s a golden fountain.
Newsscape 10/4
Surf City’s decimated by a big oil spill.
Bill Shatner’s going off to space.
He’s got some time to kill.
It looks like Mister Bezos this time
plays the role of Spock.
Perhaps they can transport the oil
up to some big space rock.
Pandora papers document
world leaders hiding wealth.
We’re yet to see if “Squid Game”
can be harmful to your health.
Yankees and the Red Sox
live to play another day.
Meanwhile, Tommy Kirk,
Old Yeller’s master, passed away.