Favorite Things

One reader described it as "Mad love."

Waxing Poetic, Dyspeptic, Pathetic

Velvet black roses and snotty wet noses
Worn out shoeses and stubby black toeses
Alley cats fighting somewhere near a street
Thunder and lightning and raining in sheets

Old humans trying to remember predictions
Calamities of previous elections
Those dusty dead flowers that forever bring
Memories of bells that never will ring

When the dark dusk comes and the mists roll in
When we're feeling deliriously thin
We simply remember those miserable things
And then sit smiling at droopy, wet wings

A love unrequited with chicken and noodles
Served in weak broth with marinated poodles
Cannibals ghosts gnawing bones of the dead
Enemy skulls on a four-poster bed

Wangdoodles hopping over bent rail crossings
Loud clanging bells and old ropes tossing
Fearful winds howling and shutters a banging
Broken windshield wipers, rotten fruit hanging

These are a smidgen of things we love not
Nor wish them on other miserable sots
But we just adore them, amor le bereft
How so and why? They're all that we get.

Reviews

[Twilight]

That's such a playful piece, and I like your choice of words. And, it seems original. The rhyme and rhythm mostly work too, and you've managed to send up that old song from the Mary Poppins film too; by a bit of parody. I usually write ✍️ longer reviews, but it's my first read of any of your writing. And, I welcome "read requests"; on this site.

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T. Serrat]

Thank you, Twilight!

[Coyote Poetry]

I loved the honest tone in these words.
"Velvet black roses and snotty wet noses
Worn out shoeses and stubby black toeses
Alley cats fighting somewhere near a street
Thunder and lightning and raining in sheets"
The above lines. I liked a lot. You allowed the reader to feel your words and thoughts. I love how you twist the language. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Pryde Foltz]

Haha ... haha ... oh to be deliriously thin and sipping marinated poodles. Cruella de ville would approve. lA lot of great and ironic imagery here:)

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T. Serrat]

After a while, bourbon & Tabasco becomes an acquired taste. Why should ironic imagery be any different? Thanks for the kind word, m'Dear.

[Pryde Foltz]

Bourbon and tabasco ... I will have to give that a try:) Haha

[Healing Star]

Amazing Write - right there with Dr Seuss on Witt -
Loved "Old humans trying to remember predictions
Calamities of previous elections
Those dusty dead flowers that forever bring
Memories of bells that never will ring"

I'd Love to Meet You ... take a few Reads of my writings leave me some thoughts from that wittful mind of yours. Love Gary "Healing Star"

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T. Serrat]

Thank you, Gary. :)

[Healing Star]

You are Most Worthily Welcome my Lady

[jacob erin-cilberto]

even the broken things can be better than nothing at all...

such a clever, amusing piece this is. Yes, we have a history of calamitous elections, for sure.
and those windshield wipers just never seem to wash away the messes of life that seem to pour down on us.
j.

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T. Serrat]

We couldn't agree more, Jacob! Thank's for taking time to read such frivolity. :)

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha! love the humor .. love the sarcasm .. life sucks some times no doubt! looses the meter in V2 L1&2 ... chorus is off .. would really like this more if I could keep singing it to the tune .. just a wee bit more work would do it .. otherwise ... i am smiling and laughing at me own life's foibles in have read this .. my first read of the morning .. starts with laughter .. thanks for that Ufi! :)
E.

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T. Serrat]

Haha! Yes, EN, you're correct. It doesn't follow the song after a bit. I knew I was doing it but couldn't help myself. Why? Well, everyone would be expecting it and I guess I was just feeling contrary or something. Thanks for reading, EN. It's been a while since I've posted anything after the spamming tsunami. You've brightened my day and revived a bit of the joy I used to have when coming here. Thank you for that!

[Einstein Noodle]

you rebel you :))))))))) i'm sorry you had trouble with spamming ... so not cool .. glad your giving it another go tho ... the Cafe' is overall a pretty fine place to sit and have coffee ;) keep the faith girl! see ya around i hope

[John the Baptist]

Wonder what Julie Andrews would have done with this one.

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T. Serrat]

Hmm ... probably wrapped her Fish & Chips with it. lol ;-)