Koan on a Snowflake

Where is the single snowflake

that fell to earth in a storm,

one wondrous moment

in the palm of my hand,

before melting into oblivion?

What purpose did it serve

or message did it bear,

where is the snowflake now?

© Graham Sherwood 10/2016

PoliticaL

limp lettuce liberal lemmings,

laughingly lecture

labour leader’s long lost legacy.

-L-

later, liaising legions

lying lacklustre, lachrymose

laryngeal lesions lashed

leagues licking libidos

licentiously lurching leaning left

-L-

lapsed latently leveraged

lewdly lauding laminated

lapidary leaked letters

lavishly launched literature

learning little

landfill likely

landmark landslide looming

leaving lifestyle limbo

© Graham Sherwood 10/2016

Wide-Angle

We all come to this sea,

for the promise of pearls,

fabulous riches

found full five fathoms deep,

but our fine word nets naively

gather unwanted disciples,

tainted limpets that cynically cling,

invade our true sentiments

and weigh down our aspirations

with jealous avarice.

With acrid scowls, we

from beneath our cloaks

judge our fellow anglers’ casts,

berate their bountiful catch

and dismiss as luck

such just rewards.

© Graham Sherwood 10/2016