Keys to the Kingdom

Kathryn keeps the keys to the Kangaroo Kingdom.

Silver is...

Silver is noise

like a clattering cymbal

like an off-key singer

as discordant as a chorus of cats.

Perspiration

I'm drenched
Damp with the sweat
From working hard outside
Replanting bushes where they grow
Better

Timbuktu

photo by upyernoz

Timbuktu

Ancient, exotic

Greeting, trading

African city

(I read an article in National Geographic about this city in Mali. It reminded me that my grandparents visited there while they were teaching in Ivory Coast.)

Shipwreck

shipwreck
algae-encrusted, rusty
decaying, decomposing, renewing, reusing
a thriving marine habitat
artificial reef

A Nice Meal

We went to dine
At half past nine.
The food was fine.

An Ape in a Cape

Scratching, scratching little ape.

You look funny in that cape.