Three Women Wait for the Morning Bus
One, a nun, has
her transfer in her hand.
She's silently praying.
Another, a hooker, has
her income in her purse.
She's lighting a cigarette.
Another, a mother, has
her mind on her children.
She's going to work.
None of them knows what
they share this morning:
ova ripening.
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Windsor Knot
Do you remember how
to tie a Windsor knot
the way your father taught you
on graduation day
in eighth grade
the man who wore a tie
twice perhaps at most--
on the day he got married
and the day he was put to rest,
the same tie for both events.
Then almost every day for 40 years
you tied that Windsor Knot
because office attire required it.
Now you haven't worn a tie
since the day of your retirement.
You'll need that knot
twice more for certain--
as pall bearer for besotted
Uncle Pat and for yourself
the day you're buried.
Both days your Windsor Knot
had better pop out right
or the ghost you don't believe in
may drop by to show you
one last time how to tie it.
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True Story on the Morning News
This just in.
In metro St. Louis last night
a woman gave birth to a boy
in the bathroom of her
second-floor apartment.
The mother wrapped
the child in a towel
and threw him
out the window.
It was death on impact.
Officials this morning
are trying to decide
whether to charge
the mother with murder.
Some believe she's mentally ill
or was under the influence.
Others claim it was
a late-term abortion,
legal although
later than usual.
If charges are brought,
the Supreme Court
may decide the case.
Justice Kennedy
may cast the deciding vote.
In other news this morning,
Chubby Checker
turned 72.
One, a nun, has
her transfer in her hand.
She's silently praying.
Another, a hooker, has
her income in her purse.
She's lighting a cigarette.
Another, a mother, has
her mind on her children.
She's going to work.
None of them knows what
they share this morning:
ova ripening.
-
Windsor Knot
Do you remember how
to tie a Windsor knot
the way your father taught you
on graduation day
in eighth grade
the man who wore a tie
twice perhaps at most--
on the day he got married
and the day he was put to rest,
the same tie for both events.
Then almost every day for 40 years
you tied that Windsor Knot
because office attire required it.
Now you haven't worn a tie
since the day of your retirement.
You'll need that knot
twice more for certain--
as pall bearer for besotted
Uncle Pat and for yourself
the day you're buried.
Both days your Windsor Knot
had better pop out right
or the ghost you don't believe in
may drop by to show you
one last time how to tie it.
-
True Story on the Morning News
This just in.
In metro St. Louis last night
a woman gave birth to a boy
in the bathroom of her
second-floor apartment.
The mother wrapped
the child in a towel
and threw him
out the window.
It was death on impact.
Officials this morning
are trying to decide
whether to charge
the mother with murder.
Some believe she's mentally ill
or was under the influence.
Others claim it was
a late-term abortion,
legal although
later than usual.
If charges are brought,
the Supreme Court
may decide the case.
Justice Kennedy
may cast the deciding vote.
In other news this morning,
Chubby Checker
turned 72.
