Clishmaclaver

      Do not sit rickety on a pedestal,
      Come down among the crowds, elbow your boy
      With friendly nonchalance, whirl a whirl
      At the square dance among long fields of soy.
5     Come down and speak with daily dunces, love,
      Have a word with the puffy car dealer
      Beyond negotiation's give and shove,
      Past the signature for your 4-wheeler.
      Stroll along where snooty Hasidim step
10    And share the air's generous embellishment;
      If a dog does bark at you, give back a pip;
      All the jawing world's subject for your wit.
      And, dear, new-won to re-join this ruckus,
      Confound our carping silence with a kiss.

 

From the collection "Supposing Roses"

Written by Gregg Glory [Gregg G. Brown]

More information available on gregglory.com.