A panoply of

hoots, chortles, and chirps greets the

rising sun today 

Bad barracuda 

rarely bites humans, too bad, 

we need the lesson 

Once they derided 

and spat on you; today they 

proclaim your genius

Rose of Sharon has

not the orchid's sway, but still

stuns in full array 

There is an artist 

who makes sculptures that fit on

the head of a pin 

Turn a corner and

hit a wall or discover 

a new path ahead

In deep recesses 

where the mind fears to tread lie

brutal, vicious truths