James Floss

A pinging singing of Rice bouncing off roof Spittering, splattering. Deluge of ball bearings Heralding forty-four Days and 44 more nights Rain again and again When, when will it end? The sheeting sleeting rain Gray days, wet lawns But look: a yellow revolution Retribution of the daffodils James Floss

A good story is woven From finest ingredients Maidenhair fern ribs Lichen dyed beargrass Cedar bark, cedar root Spruce root, cattail leaves Sour grass and straw grass And tule, woven tight So tight you can boil water And cook a tangled plot So intricate, intimate And lovingly patterned Seemingly simply but Specifically complex The narrative […]

Youch! The milk cried, You are scalding me! It’s OK, the teaspoon said Stirring the milk gently The yeast was nervous There in the curve of the bowl The salt remained salty The flour simply inert Oh! What you don’t know, dough! You are about to come alive! Then it all came together Liquid, flour, […]

(Just to prove I’m not a complete Humbug; best read aloud to a young one) Mr. Whiskers tentatively Poked out his snout Round the sofa leg Whiskers quivering Before, there’d been a thumping and Much clumping from up above He’d been asleep, not stirring When suddenly disturbed A whoosh of soot A loud landing “Achoo!” […]

A resounding thump A deciding dump That dung clump From elephant rump Remove that chump A Presidential jump Over the plump grump YOU’RE FIRED!!! Curses! Trumped. James Floss

Amy ant ambled but Bobby baboon bounced ‘cuz Cathy cat caterwauled as Dougie dog dawdled then Ellie eel embarked while Freddie falcon flew – Gerald grasshopper gamboled and Harold J. Harold hare hopped! Izzy iguana immigrated. Jessie June bug jumped when Katie kangaroo kicked-it with Larry lizard leaping left because Moe marmoset merely meandered. Norbert […]