Thursday, June 4, 2015

The Secret of the Easy Yoke

The easy yoke
Is no secret, although

To some it may appear
To be.  Ansel's

Easel above
The trees, half-dome.

E.T. please, phone home,
This much appears

To be relevant,
This much appears to be true:

Honor your father and be peace,
Honor you mother

'Til she sleeps
Where the cows will graze over her pillow.

I was sitting underneath the willow,
Not lazy,

I am easy,
Not lucky to be free.

It takes hard work,
Less words,

More gleam.
If you only grub for riches

It's like the old raccoon trap,
Something shiny

In a tree,
Hold on tight, can't let go.

No one realizes until it's too late--
A skeleton holding a key!

A skeleton clutching,
Gold, oh no,

It was
All a dream.

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