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March 21, 2005
lonely little badger
I attended a poetry-off with a few family members. The second round's theme was "the [a] lonely little badger." After ten minutes or so of scribbling, I read them this:
Undiminished recessive chin;
A gaze that ends where it b'gin.
Spurs clinking at his waddle,
He's easy on the saddle;
Stands gnawing in the sturrips,
Silver star jumping when he hiccups.
He's the lonely little badger;
The mammal with a badge, or
Affidavit, subpoena, habeas whatever.
His hand [paw?] is on the engine's lever
Of the train of law abidin' men
Which howls across the moonlit svenn.
Oh, fericious, hairy one,
Guarding legal tender with your trusty gun,
Where have you gone? Will you come back?
We need your fearless stripes of white and black.
We long to hear your sniffling inquisition,
Holding the high ground from a low position.
This badger, it seems, is the quintessential lawyer-lawman of the old west. Cut to wide shot: our badger on horseback, his stetson silhoutted against the evening sky, rides toward the sunset. Fade to black (with a white stripe), aaaaaaaaaaand cue credits.
I'm not crying; it's just allergies.
Posted by joel at March 21, 2005 08:18 AM
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I can't believe you came up with that, from concept to execution, in just ten minutes. Ogden Nash would be proud.
If that badger gets too lonely, he can always join these guys. (Warning: That Flash animation is not for people prone to seizures--or for anyone who might be frightened by a scary snake.)
Posted by: Dawn Eden at March 21, 2005 09:29 PM
hahahahaha, oh my gosh...I can't look away! Would someone please come and unplug my computer?
Posted by: joel at March 22, 2005 02:25 AM
Like your site. As a poet I invite you to visit my site .
Posted by: Paul at April 3, 2005 07:34 AM
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