LPiA Nov25

[Tiger the Lion]

Let's Pretend it's April - Nov. 25

Rules: Write a poem for LPiA on the topic or form described. Each poem should appear as a separate reply to this thread. The goal is to, at the end of the month have written 30 poems for the month of November. 


Topic : Write a poem on the subject of etiquette. 
Form : Any
Line requirements: Eight or more.

Feel free to reply with comments or kudos as you wish. 

Questions?

[CRNDLSM]

Three sink systems are ideal
Hot soapy water is first
To break down the hard queso
The second sinks for rinsing
It should always be empty
The third sink's sanitizer
A quick dip should cover it
As long as all foods in the trash

[TranquillityBase]

Dog park etiquette for the solitary:
greet the dogs with kindness
and the owners with wariness.
Ask the name of the dog, the age,
the breed, and move on.
Keep an eye on your dog
watching for the tell tale squat
and when it comes, fix the position,
and hunt down the feces.
If you cannot find your dog’s droppings,
make amends by finding a neglected pile,
and pick it up in your doggy bag.
Disposal of the bag is up to you;
some carry it like a badge
that says they’ve achieved beneficence
by following the most important rule:
pick up your dog’s poop.

That accomplished, all else is a matter
of keeping the peace between the dogs.
If you must talk to the humans
and they bring up politics or religion
look for an excuse to wander away:
the dogs don’t care, but humans lose
their concentration in controversy,
and then the dogs are free to defecate
unobserved and the ultimate rule
is undermined and defused.

Avoid where humans cluster,
there the dogs will also gather
and chaos is soon to follow.

When it’s time to depart, 
a general blessing on those left behind, 
dogs and all, is recommended.

[RiverNotch]

it's unbearable how
in the one room we can meet
the only proper etiquette
is neither to speak

nor gesture nor even touch
each other's hand
to each other's breast
and time each other's heart

but only to stay in our seats
an arm's length away
and read each other's faces
how we age, how we sleep

to end a crush
is to break protocol

[Mark A Becker]

More Dog Park Etiquette

bring dog treats only if you have enough
  for every dog-don't blame the dogs
  if they won't leave you alone
tiny kids may not mix well with big dogs
  do not let them try to ride the dogs
  do not let dogs try to "ride" the kids
let the dogs wrestle and chase
  (many people feel compelled to intervene;
  avoid the interveners, if possible)
your dog must not jump on people
  (ignore people who say it's ok- it's not)
  the forementioned kids can get hurt
dogs should be in charge, not people
  that's why it's called a dog park

[dukealien]

Table Manners


Etiquette, a marvel to
barbarians of every stripe:
what does “politeness” ever do
for guests when time for feasting’s ripe
and elbows fly and gravy spills
salt scatters and quick house-dogs play
beneath the table? Each guest fills
both plate and belly: happy day!

One mildly tells them as they mull
effete ways they can’t comprehend
that we keep knives and elbows dull
preventing waste of food and friend.

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(Delayed by a surfeit of "the American bird," as Turks call it.)