Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Oh, What the Hell

"...good thing my favorite color is black..."

Oh, What the Hell

Gracefully inept at life's perfection
gleefully disorganized and simple
who put the milk in the top freezer?
at times, I know Leprechauns live here
hiding things and stealing my coins in a
glowing and rising of the autumn sun.
I think I forgot to buy the sweet cream
good thing my favorite color is black,
since the toaster forgot to pop again;
burnt toast and tepid black tea today as
ribbon-like clouds drift off to the east.
Chickadees return to the empty feeder,
rain arrives, my umbrella misplaced.
I have five, but can't find even one.
We adapt to life with its imperfections,
oh, what the hell, might as well smile.






Article © Ken Allan Dronsfield. All rights reserved.
Published in the April 9, 2018 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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