Whoops! Time grabbed my mind

and took off down memory

lane, leaving today behind.

~

Omphaloskepsis

is a most worthy pastime

as the twilight approaches.

Given no shortage

of ratty politicians,

why all the staffing drama?

~

Seeing how ratty 

things can get on this ship of

state, some just jump overboard.

Those incessant tweets?

Only a rat infested

mind could be composing them.

~

Soon, the only rats

left will reside in that head,

all the others having fled.

When there’s work to do,

kids are sure to alert you

with sudden, welcome, absence.

~

Perhaps they learned it

from watching Congress and Trump

leave town when there’s work to do.

When appeals to love

and reason are ignored, is

all that’s left self-interest?

~

When love and reason

fail to sway the hearts and minds,

go fetch a great big hammer.

Is “gullible” stamped

in neon across my brow

such that labors are assumed?

~

One look into your

caring eyes, my son, and folks

have got your number.

Could that toad that came

to our door be telling us,

 “Go back where you came from”?

~

Toads frequently say

horribly offensive things,

certain they’re closet princes.

Where’s the horror lie;

in the power to crush nations,

or in the braggadocio?

~

What trumps all else is

shameless self aggrandizement .

Nothing matters more.

When laughter fills our

throats and shakes our bellies, there

is no room for hate.

~

Since Schadenfreude

will keep us in this wicket,

maybe mirthful mudita?

Boundless energy

evident in the heavens-

the glory of thunderstorms.

~

In this endless heat

gratitude abounds for the

cooling energy they bring.