Dramatic Monologue

The Tall Ship Navigator

The Tall Ship Navigator “Maps and tide tables surrounding me As I chart our course, crossing the sea Captain says we sail at high tide He trusts in me to be the ship’s guide Our dawn departure should unfold fine Assuming the rowdy crew undocks on time “Three months captive here on dry land Soon […]

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Jumping the Beltane Fire

Jumping the Beltane Fire It’s time to drive the cattle dear To summer pastures high in the hills You light the fire where they now graze I’ll set a fire at the destination I’ll then return to commence the drive As we have a hundred head to move Passing each one through the smoke Protecting

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Let a Wizard Do Your Laundry

Let a Wizard Do Your Laundry Ask your neighbor, because they have one You’ll want one too, it makes laundry day fun We’ve sold thousands of these great machines The Wizard is the washer of your laundry dreams Inside and bottom of the tub are fully corrugatedA 6-pin agitator keeps sudsy water agitatedThree-quarter revolution of

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The Station Manager

Image: Edward Hopper, Gas, 1940 The Station Manager This being human is harder than it seems It didn’t turn out like it did in my dreams Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a sad song I’ve got love in my life that keeps me strong Oh, I may gripe about this and that But even

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The Color of Slush

The Color of Slush Fair weather friend – that’s what you are Y’all love me when I’m young and new It’s age discrimination – pure and simple Because I age fast, quickly changing my hue But I really don’t change color at all Cars and trucks leave their dirt and grit Then smash me down

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Bluebird Speaks

Bluebird Speaks Here I sit, eating red berries, amongst the new-fallen snow that’s softer than an old baby sweater. You probably thought my color was solid blue, but my breast is brown as a cello, making me better. Humans are usually unaware of my nocturnal traits, my slumber provides dreams just as vivid as yours.

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Ticker Tape Machine

Ticker Tape Machine I sit here in my little glass dome Peering out at the tape I’ve thrown I gaze at the people as they scrutinize me Some wear frowns, others exhibit glee My motor grinds away like gnashing of teeth As the paper advances from underneath With the clacking sound of an Underwood Numbers

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Hello, I’m a Bonobo

Hello, I’m a Bonobo Hello, you’ve probably never heard of me I’m a Bonobo, just sitting in this breezy tree I may not look like you, and that’s okay Although I share 98.7% of your human DNA In fact, I’m the closest of any specie to a human It’s a shame my once lush homeland

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