The Princess and Her Penguin

Once, not too long ago

In the land of ice and snow

Lived a pretty princess

And her penguin, Tippy-Toe,

now they lived in the palace

I must say it was nice

Chisled to perfection

From the purest form of ice

One day they were sledding

Carefree down the hill

Hit upon a snowdrift

Tippy-toe and Merry-el

Finding themselves upside down

Heads hidden below ground

Looked, then blinked their eyes

A land of green to their surprise!

There the sun was shining bright

And a child flew a kite

Not wrapped in wool from cold

Running through the field so bold

Merry-el started climbing down

Til her boots hit the ground

Tippy-toe right by her side

Wished he had a place to hide!

Penguins do not like it hot

A cool breeze hits the spot

Add to that, mounds of snow

That’s the way the penguins roll!

Merry-el saw her friend’s distress

The heat and sun made him a mess

So up! Up! She did climb

Back to the land of winter time

Tippy-Toe flipped and flopped

Merry-el skipped and hopped

Deciding she liked green alright

But beauty lay in winter white

So in the land of ice and snow

With drifts just so, so

Merry-el and Tippy-Toe

Pass them by very slow.

© O’Prunty (7/26/12 – For my Grand-daughter, Alaiyah)

On Truth

when truth is lacking justice fails

regardless the atempt of various veils

honor, integrity play no part

within the stained, tainted heart

so carefully speak -let truth prevail

uncover the lies -rent the veil…O’Prunty 9/18/2020

This…

He wrote a poem about a snake

I’ll write one about a rake

Who robbed America blind…

Caused devastation to humankind

And I’ll title it accordingly:

The Snake of Immorality.

O’Prunty 8/2/2020

Hand in Hand

we walked as if unaware

through youthful days

without a care

singing songs of sunshine

and daisy days

of are you mine?

hip-high in wheat-top sways

we walked through our youthful days

…O’Prunty 8/1/2020

To The Broken In Me

I’ll comfort you.

when times get rough

you’ve had enough

& no longer feel tough

just feel like giving up

I’ll comfort you.

when tears of despair fall

I will catch them all

toss them to the rain

wash away the pain.

then you’ll come to realize

this, this, is where love resides.

O’Prunty 6/32/2020

Limerick

there once was a man in a bunker

who said, “I need to hunker”

he turned round and round

like an old basset hound

afraid of Americas thunder…O’Prunty 🙂

He Stoked The Fires

he stoked the fires

hiding behind white walls

reveled in the discord

imagined himself just:

the jester’s jester…O’Prunty

5/30/2020

#UnfitToBePresident

A World on Pause

As Covid19 ravishes country after country

Death hangs heavy in the air…

Here, in America, 100,000 souls seemingly sacrficed

To the “Political Pollution”, the “Seeding Swamp”

That never seems to stop, nor pause.

A. L. O’Prunty

5/27/2020

“If You’re Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands”

Silence.

O’Prunty

4/14/2020

~ Haiku

~ Haiku
Scent of pine wafting

Slant of snow slicing sleet

Sparrows huddle, silent
O’Prunty 

12/10/17
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