Tagged: idiom

the verdict is still

the verdict is still
out whether curiosity
kills the bird more
often than the cat –
the carolina wren
dances in and
out of reach
.
20210903:1049
y

knee-high by the fourth

knee-high by the fourth
of july – we are driving
through cornfields, and your

grandpa’s farm wisdom pops out
from nowhere, wings aflutter
.
20210703:1101
y

when the other shoe

when the other shoe
finally drops, will it be
raining cats and dogs?
.
20210518:1816
y

when we came across

when we came across
the pecan tree last year, we
made a date to come

back next year, and the next, and
the next – man plans, the tree howls
.
20201220:2257
y

good climbing fences

good climbing fences
make so-so neighbors – there are
no real statistics
.
20191009:0751
y

** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: fences

don’t count your chickens

don’t count your chickens
before they’re hatched, try counting
sheep to fall asleep,

go the whole hog, one swallow does
not make a summer
.
20180503:0749
y

because we all live

because we all live
too comfortably in glass
houses, we forget
.
20161023:2113
y

we all put on our

we all put on our
pants, one leg at a time – from
there, it’s hard to say
.
20151203:0814
y

there’s freedom in not

there’s freedom in not
knowing on which side your bread
is honey-buttered
.
20131009:0832
y

you are a shiny

you are a shiny
new toy, a latest model
of something that is

all mine – there is no letting
go, ‘til hell freezes over
.
20130211:0831
y