In the Desert of Iraq
It took awhile to find Osama.
It will take awhile to find
the Briton with his knife
in the desert of Iraq.
They may bring him back
unless a verdict’s rendered
in the desert
enabling the Briton
to discover in a second
all the virgins
awaiting his arrival
unless he finds
he’s sitting with Osama
holding marshmallows
blackened on a stick.
An Atheist on Sunday
On Sunday his wife
and children walk
to Mass
and he goes
into his garden
to work
all day
primping roses
lilies, dahlias
weeding, pruning
making things right
on his altar of life.
At dusk he brings
his heaven home
in soiled hands.
A big bouquet
for a wife
suddenly in tears.
Pastor Homer Toots His Horn
Pastor Homer is a jealous man
and Opal gives him fits
through 40 years of marriage
dancing, laughing
kissing other men
on New Year’s Eve
when midnight strikes.
And every year when Opal
kisses other men
Pastor Homer in his party hat
toots his party horn
and hollers from his wheelchair,
“If Judas had a sister,
Opal, you'd be it.”
Donal Mahoney lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
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