Shotokan Pose, Reptile Docile, Give Me Leave 4.25.2008 Poem by Margaret Alice

A Scary Shotokan Pose

Violence and mayhem reaching
new heights in the land of my
birth, but I adopt such a scary
shotokan-pose, shady criminals
are afraid of accosting me

My colleague Hermien being too
scared to walk alone in the CBD
sclepped me along and found to
her delighted surprise, no further
remarks or attempts

Were directed her
way!


Reptile Docile

Crocodile mother worried about
welfare of the crocodile kids – she
read reports of studies proving
Mothers being their kids friends are
a bad influence; afterwards the kids
are bereft of an authority figure

To relate to the idea Crocodile began
shouting at kids who laughed and ran
about – it is clear they already suffer a
lack of discipline. Crocodile, being a
reptile of docility, gave up said struggle,
accepted resignedly her kids will say –
my mother failed me terribly

She had the temerity to be a friend
when what we needed was a stentorian
disciplinarian to bring us down to earth.
Oh, woe is me, hating newspapers for
informing how badly she is failing in
trying to lead a mammalian life…


Give Me Leave To Play

Lovely autumn morning, I bought Viennese
Collection with Mozart Symphony No.35 in
D Major – “Haffner”, Beethoven Symphony
No.2 in D Major which I studied in matric –
just the Finale, Allegro Molto, with Strauss
Viennese Bonbons

You counteracted with balancing measures
by buying “Guitar Jollification” with Ressano
Garcia – I swayed to it, immediately, what
energy, then Guitar Razzmatazz with a nice
beat, followed by Aikona meaning No Way,
with Silver Bells*

Now we are in synchronization with each
other, you are happily playing your new
CD; my only request:

Please give me leave to play
my Viennese CD also!


* “Silwer Klokkies”