On a Yawn

The little burst of oxygen,
You send into my brain,
Revives me for a second,
Before I feel tired again.

In Which our Hero Muses on the Coming of Spring

I can feel the spring already, said Comma.
I can taste it.
Even if I didn't have a calendar, I would still know it was coming.
I will appreciate the spring this year.
I will drink the colours.
It's going to look like this:

Imagine an ocean,
Imagine a sea,
With mile after mile
Of just Comma and me.

Mile after mile,
After nautical mile,
Of nothing but Comma and me.

Ode to a Rainbow Bracelet

Five and twenty beads you have,
I counted every one,
Each one will glisten silently,
Until its work is done.

Your colours shine so loud and free,
Diff'rent from every angle,
I wear you proud upon my wrist,
With spark and glee and spangle.

I bought you whence for fifty pence,
From the Help the Aged shop,
You were so undervalued then,
But on my list you're top.

A Lesson on the Importance of Not Squashing Bugs

Olivia Gertrude Fenley-Quimm,
Went walking through the woodland.
She stumbled on a massive snail,
Whose given name was Roland.

Olivia Gertrude Fenley-Quimm,
Had hoped to rest her pins,
But Roland as the devil's snail,
Knew all of Livvy's sins.

Olivia Gertrude Fenley Quimm,
Like trampling things for fun.
She stamped and smashed on every bug,
With feet that weighed a ton,
And just that morn Olivia
Had trampled Roland's son.

Olivia Gertrude Fenley-Quimm,
Climbed up on Roland's shell,
And Roland moved with solemn eyes,
Despite old Livvy's painéd cries,
Towards the gates of Hell.

Olivia Gertrude Fenley-Quimm,
From the pits of darkness wails:
"Oh mortals, never stamp on bugs,
The devil's friends with snails!"

Lines on the Anatomy of the Comma

Comma has a spinal cord,
Comma has a spleen,
Comma has a head and toes,
And many bits between.

Comma lacks segmented eyes,
Comma has no wings.
Comma has no buoyancy sac,
Nor other fishy things.

But I love Comma how she is,
With scars and squinty eyes,
For there's a magic fairy cave,
Between her Comma thighs.

A Lament on the Unattainable Shoe of Perfection

Shoes, shoes, pretty shoes,
Comma wants new Converse,
Pink with berries,
Gingham and cherries,
Comma wants new Converse.

Feet, feet, big flat feet,
Comma cries out her eyeses,
Pink shoes with berries,
Gingham and Cherries,
Don't come in Comma's sizes :(