Banish the sun⨠Bring in the cold⨠Frigid is fun⨠Warmth is old
Enjoy the ice â¨Embrace the snow â¨Freezing is nice⨠On a peaceful ice flow
White is in â¨Summer is out⨠A Beluga's fin⨠A glacial trout
Let yourself welcome⨠A winter's embrace â¨It won't take some â¨But it is your place
Feel in your bones⨠The chilly and gelid⨠Icecaps like domes⨠The beauty does tell it
See your breath â¨The feeling is polar â¨A swift sleepy death â¨Is arctic and slower
Come in the fire â¨Feel its great heat⨠Orange and yellow â¨Stolid and fleet
There is no escaping â¨Its hungry hot plumes⨠Run all you want â¨It knows of your doom.
Accept the inferno⨠Take it with grace â¨Disappear to the smoking⨠Without a trace
Forests are burning â¨Oceans that blaze⨠Reflections that flicker â¨Capture your gaze
Footsteps in ash â¨May be your sign parting â¨Swallowed by flames⨠The consumption is starting
Stare into embers â¨Learn of its ways⨠Become like the flares⨠Yet naught it betrays
Flowing and sweeping⨠Gentle and blue⨠Drift in the water â¨It welcomes you
Float in the deep⨠Bubbles and foam⨠Currents that take you⨠Back to your home
Span endless oceans â¨In fathoms and measures â¨Moist caves below â¨Hold secrets and treasures
Rain from the sky â¨Bathes you from doubt â¨Splashing in puddles⨠As you frolic about
Ripples do form â¨From your consequences â¨Moats and dams â¨For your subtle defenses
Trickles of mystery⨠And eternal submersion⨠Go not to the surface⨠Think deep in inversion.
Metrically Indifferent
Subtleties pass before me like hidden motes Sunlit; floating in the wind Memories, slipping through my grasp A paradox Running through the wall Crashing waves and roaring sea Screaming nothings endlessly In the face of the storm Under immense pressure Creating nothings for nothing Sweeping away the days Swaying to the madness of life Lost, lost forever! In this paradox Backwards, twisting up The storm is here The Ballad of Waffle Mountain
A waffle and his lonely mountain High above the misty clouds Crunchy, yellow and delicious Dignified; deep and proud
This waffle, he had many wants To know the world round Could he catch the answer waiting Was this knowledge to be found
Was there deity up above Syrup in the sky Was there a reason to do right Rewards when he did die
This waffle he did ponder oft These deep and subtle thoughts Grasping at those hidden truths Like slender, silent moths
Day would pass and night would come Knowing kept at bay His ponderings did become unnerving Impossible he'd say
What was he doing on this mountain Could he leave its heights Would he even want to flee To perhaps more bitter plights
This waffle he yearned to know the truth What did the others know Were there smarter ones below Tossing knowledge to and fro
The waffle did set off to see If he could sate his mind's weak plea
Passing down the mighty slopes He saw both good and bad Pancakes fighting with each other Ice cream that was sad
He said I must be out of here This place is bitter yet I miss my cozy mountain home Here I always fret
Yet his hunger was too great To the bottom he did come And at this mighty mountain's bottom The story differs some
Rainbow ridden by fine ponies Pistachios in play Brownies frolicked in the fields All were bright and gay
Is this what knowledge is all about Why are they crowing so Do they have the answer yet What do they truly know
He approached a candy cane Excuse me sir he said Why are you jumping all about And why so white and red
Why it said I'm glad you asked I'm joyful don't you see We have found all happiness An answer to our pleas
What is this knowledge the waffle asked May I please partake I know not where it comes But go and ask that cake
The waffle did engage this cake So battery and white Tell me you where can I see The answer to my plight
You must travel long and far The cake answered quite gravely You will pass both trial and test And granted you go bravely
Direct me please the waffle begged I've got courage 'nough for two If any fiend dare take me on They donât have a clue
Very well my friend the cane replied Good luck unto yourself And he proceeded to divulge Directions by himself
When at last he uttered forth The last foreboding word The waffle bidden him farewell I'll find it he assured
The waffle did set off to see If he could sate his mind's weak plea
He journeyed forth so brave and bold A chip upon his coating I will know what I sought to find No more needless doting
His first stop was an eerie place Toaster land was called it so Metal heating systems through it Its origins no mortal know
Passing in and quickly so He feared that place of toasting Passing to the sugar desert Where sun did often roasting
This place he decided was not for him Although resplendent, apt He was sure to reach his goal If not his energy sapped
He passed at last to his last goal The gates of death in all Who dares come before me now A booming voice, a droll
Excuse me there the waffle pleaded I wish to know the answer Why am I here on this great earth Perhaps to cure all cancer
The voice did laugh and utter mirth Unto the waffle's query That inquisition you do have I can safely bury
You see young breakfast, buttery too For knowledge do not jostle For in the end I'm said to say Youâre nothing but a waffle
You were meant to be a snack Toasted and devoured Now pass from sight oh yummy one Lest with fire be showered
The waffle went away sad it did Its life was but a waste Back to its mountain it did pass But at least he knew his place
