Friday Afternoon Poems*

The Mudroom Mat
Grit and fluff,
Sharp and soft,
Side by side,
A confusion of opposites.
Higher union frustrated,
Vacuum comes too soon.



Mud on the road,
Mud in the sandal,
Shower tomorrow.



Sign reads: No Entry! - Retreat in Progress
Should read: Enter! - Progress in retreat



Black fly bites head,
Head swells,
Black fly laughs at fat head.


* In the UK, Friday afternoon has a bad production record. As well as being the tired bit of the working week, it has also been associated with a Friday lunchtime visit to the pub, for a beer or two. Hence, a poorly built or unreliable car may be referred to as a "Friday afternoon car".
No beer was harmed in the making of these poems.