Daylight Savings Crime
—a pantoum
Why not abolish Daylight Savings Time?
Dark mornings harm and risk the lives of all.
To steal more light for evening seems a crime.
It’s even worse when pushed down into fall.
Dark mornings harm and risk the lives of all.
Commuters need a view that’s bright and clear.
It’s even worse when pushed down into fall.
To Standard Time our inner clocks adhere.
Commuters need a view that’s bright and clear.
The children need the light to walk to school.
To Standard Time our inner clocks adhere.
Thus, safety first should be the guiding rule.
The children need the light to walk to school.
An hour-early sunrise risks their lives.
Thus, safety first must be the guiding rule.
Manipulating time no good derives.
An hour-early sunrise risks their lives.
To steal more light for evening seems a crime.
Manipulating time no good derives.
Why not abolish Daylight Savings Time?
Do Dogs Really Talk?
Some say that dogs don’t really talk—
_Here’s why I disagree.
The ones with whom I live and walk
_Have spoken much with me.
Not fully as a human speaks,
_But saying things, for sure—
With grunts and gestures, scratches, squeaks,
_And words, although obscure.
They tell me when they want to eat
_And when they want to play,
Express their urges to excrete,
_Or chase some nearby prey.
One calls out “Mama,” no mistake,
In sweet and throaty tones.
A clearer sound no one could make
With canine hyoid bones.
So, listen closely; you might hear
_A word from your best friend—
Some warm endearment, true, sincere—
_For you to comprehend.
Jan Mennite lives on the California Central Coast and is a semi-retired tax professional.
