05-22-2014, 09:16 AM
Dragon Killer
Riding bikes in and out of the smoky tail
of Smog the DDT dragon.
Killer of the ubiquitous “Texas Horned Toad”
the last bastion against the pervasive hoards
of South American “Fire Ants”.
'Green Flag' acting only as a buoy,
set rocking back and forth, finally tipping over
as wave upon wave crashed onto our shores
making the numbers at Normandy look a small by comparison.
By God we eradicated the mosquitoes for a time;
giving rise to the sixties summer backyard barbeque,
Frisbee, Slip and Slide, and Hula Hoops.
Pest free except for invading chiggers swelling genitals
until EPA jet fighters slew the dragon
and mosquitoes returned with a vengeance.
Tipping a wing to their new Axis allies
the fire ant armada as they roared past.
Between the mighty triumvirate
of fleas, mosquitoes, and fire ants,
it was only a short time before
they would retake the outdoors that was once theirs;
sending the human young fleeing inside
to bury themselves in video games.
Forgetting forever the adventures of
Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer,
tree houses, and rope swings,
or that trees were made for anything other
than shade and oxygen production.
–Erthona
©2014
Riding bikes in and out of the smoky tail
of Smog the DDT dragon.
Killer of the ubiquitous “Texas Horned Toad”
the last bastion against the pervasive hoards
of South American “Fire Ants”.
'Green Flag' acting only as a buoy,
set rocking back and forth, finally tipping over
as wave upon wave crashed onto our shores
making the numbers at Normandy look a small by comparison.
By God we eradicated the mosquitoes for a time;
giving rise to the sixties summer backyard barbeque,
Frisbee, Slip and Slide, and Hula Hoops.
Pest free except for invading chiggers swelling genitals
until EPA jet fighters slew the dragon
and mosquitoes returned with a vengeance.
Tipping a wing to their new Axis allies
the fire ant armada as they roared past.
Between the mighty triumvirate
of fleas, mosquitoes, and fire ants,
it was only a short time before
they would retake the outdoors that was once theirs;
sending the human young fleeing inside
to bury themselves in video games.
Forgetting forever the adventures of
Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer,
tree houses, and rope swings,
or that trees were made for anything other
than shade and oxygen production.
–Erthona
©2014
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.