Ode to A Midget Cow

by Mad Hatter - Capricorn

Midget cows and mental squirrels
go swirling by my head
smoke from a thousand cigarettes
curls around my glass.
Make a list
(brain to wrist): 
new strings,
no strings attached.
Was it magic that made her
disappear so fast
Or a set of invisible wings?

Manic cows, flying squirrels
leave me whirling
Irish bars showing hurling
blonde girls in leather and lace
surround and astound
face to face, all over town
mad dogs and Englishmen
fleeing the pound
leaping leopards crouch
in the lounge
lion’s head roaring
eagles soaring
river otters diving and twirling:
please, bartender, one more round.

We went looking for sin
double and counting
and found a blanket of snow
in its stead
layers mounting
was that a win,
it’s hard to know
time to go to bed.

Reason for writing:

    The Big Apple never disappoints . . . .    

Birth sign: Capricorn
Date created: 2002-01-26 19:34:12
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:39
Poem ID: 66948

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