Whodunnit

I was absent-mindedly listening
to a vegetarian sausage 'crispening'
in tinfoil on the barbecue grill,
not sizzling, yet not entirely still,
when I suddenly heard a tapping,
then the sound of bird wings flapping
before something struck me on the head,
bouncing off against the garden shed.
The dropping was a walnut,
its shell still partly shut,
the culprit was a hungry rook
that had unwittingly hit the cook.
Never mind, I forgive you, bird,
but I'll keep your walnut for dessert.
(lone.zone nilsburgh)

Not all there

Should you feel like a brief excursion
into the realm of introversion
there is something simple you can do
apart from hiding in the loo.
Get yourself into a recumbent position
and slightly modify your 'perceptory' condition
with earplugs, an eye mask and a sheet
that covers you from head to feet.
This may, of course, seem rather contrived
and aesthetically, no doubt, a bit deprived,
but, at least, it will promptly help you to retract
from unwanted reality and displeasing fact.
PS.
And if there is any kind of pong
just add a nose clip to make it less strong.
(lone.zone nilsburgh)

Elephant

Painting (Monotype / Gouache)
by Colin M. Smith   (1961)

'No man is an elephant, no matter how great,'
said John feeling bloated from something he ate.
(lone.zone nilsburgh)

Hedgehog

Hedgehogs are known to be solitary creatures,
yet six of them come to eat,
with their rustic manners and bear-like features,
their spiky backs, their long noses and feet.
Some try to be early before rations are thin,
some wait their turn, others snort, ram and barge in.
Surprisingly though, even when they make it their goal
to stubbornly cram around the same bowl,
it is not at all rare
that they simply munch, crunch and share,
and then roam off alone
into other places, neat or overgrown,
in search of what else nature can spare
towards their ample fat-building fare.
(lone.zone nilsburgh)

Lone Sheep

A lone sheep needs an island
with fresh water and green grass,
shelter from the elements,
a barrier the wolf cannot pass.
'PS.'
But if the sheep is only halfway wise,
it will pull the wool over its own eyes.
(lone.zone nilsburgh)