1.

Neophron percnopterus…

Pharoes chicken,

Good yes and finger lickin’,

It has not been on the menu,

Since the great pyramids were born,

For this one can feel altogether forlorn…

                2.

Scintillate, scintillate, asteroids minified…

They do twinkle in the distance,

Some are planets; some have a short existence,

Some are small having little subsistence,

Some take the path of least resistance…

                  3.

Surveillance should precede saltation…

Don’t jump in with both feet,

Unless of course you do land on piles of wheat,

If at the end of your fall there be solid concrete,

Be sure your will is written, signed and complete…

                 4.

Male cadavers are incapable of yielding any testimony…

When death does become us,

Little can we do to speak out against,

Our bodies are then stiffened, our voices as well stifled,

Some are then cremated and considered condensed…

          © ed ~ 10/1/05