Mark Toney

Mark Toney Jul 2020

Big Dog

I'm the Big Dog—VY Canis Majoris
in the Big Dog constellation
that's why you still adore us
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Howling loudly—I'm a star!
Among the biggest known to man
Distinctly visible from afar
so don't look for me at Cannes!
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I'm an interstella' fella red
hypergiant pulsating fireball
which drives the ladies mad!
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Living large in the Milky Way G
I'm bright and sizzlin' hot as can be
Full of soul, a potential black hole
So move it on ova' while I supernova!

© 2020 Mark Toney. All rights reserved.

#personification #vycanismajoris #canismajor #bigdog #milkyway #blackhole #supernova #cannes

Mark Toney Jun 2020

Ounce of Prevention

Does wearing a mask make you ill?
Are you a social distancing hater?
Then imagine how you'll feel
Being put on a ventilator

© 2020 Mark Toney. All rights reserved.

#rhyme #mask #socialdistancing #ventilator #covid19 #coronavirus #pandemic #benjaminfranklin

Mark Toney Jun 2020

Happy or Depressed

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Wait for tomorrow’s new day

#shape #happiness #depression #moodswings #today #tomorrow #newday

Jun 2020

Riley Cartwright

The Music In My Head

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Sadly, I've forgotten the melody

#music #melody #memory #forget

Mark Toney Jun 2020

Bon Appétit

Le Cordon Bleu sommelier in the know
Discussed wine pairing with patrons aglow
"What does your order include?"
"Roast turducken frankenfood"
"Then I recommend a dry Portmanteau!"

© 2020 Mark Toney. All rights reserved.

#limerick #sommelier #lecordonbleu #wine #winepairing #turducken #frankenfood #portmanteau #wordplay

Mark Toney Jun 2020

Justice for All

time marches on
reality's fire consumes—
dreams go up in smoke

Dishonest weights, deceptive scales forsake
as chains of injustice rake the flesh
of the preyed-upon bleeding, amid wild
wolves feeding, soft sheep bleating,
protestor's pleading, jurisdictions cheating,
cajoling, wheedling, injustice repeating—
jurisprudence at the confluence
of affluence and influence

~undocumented lies exhumed
     unmitigated truth entombed~

They have their thumb on the scale!  We
have sussed every detail on the field of
debris, some so fiercely taking a knee,
others shot trying to flee!  "I can't breathe,"
"I don't care!"  Why don't they care?
Of what justice is meting beware!
One higher than the highest is watching,
waiting to signal the one riding to conquer
and complete his conquest.  What's the true
future view?  What more can we do
before we become past tense?

tragedies worldwide
flooding my senses daily—
fill my bag of tears

© 2020 Mark Toney.  All rights reserved.

#freeverse #truth #lies #justice #injustice #dreams #reality #protests #worldwide #jesus

Mark Toney May 2020

amy and sputnik

#haiku #amy #sputnik #mightymousers #pets #cats #attitude #dander