It was a normal Tuesday like any other. Here I was, sitting on the couch in my upstairs room, sipping a black coffee and absorbing that rare ray of Welsh sunlight spilling in through the window – when the ficus bonsai tree perched on my sill began to move. It was subtle at first. I…
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Alien Tenant: A Poem
A short, humorous poem about encountering an alien, written and read by Alexis Veenendaal
www.alexisveenendaal.com
Use of music owned by FesliyanStudios
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Alien Tenant
“You’re a strange creature!”
The alien said
as he dropped from the sky
to land on my head.
Beautiful
Verdant greens that smell so sweet,
in summer air ‘neath cloudless heat…
Smell
Banana peels and pumpkin guts,
And rotted eggs that smell like butts;
Mushy mushrooms and moldy bread,
A hairy, slimy, lettuce head.
Melted trash in a noonday sun,
Microwave tuna overdone;
Steamed spinach and expired stew,
That’s what you smell like through and through.
Pigeons are the Worst
Everything’s fine and the
day’s going great
until, from nearby
something flies in your face!
You scream in surprise
at the startling burst
Don’t Call Me, Please
Please don’t call
or I may just cry.
I will not answer
but may certainly die.
Gnome in a Jar
I once met a gnome
who lived in a jar
and he told me a tale
of his travels “afar”.
The Spider’s Plea
“Oh my!” Proclaimed I
as I spotted my foe:
a big hairy spider
with at least fifty toes.
Why Does The Sun Make Me Sneeze (and Other Terrible Things)
Why does the sun make me sneeze?
Why does spring air suffocate me?
Why do mosquitoes make me itchy?