I had a planet,
just a little one
but still.
it had activities--
recreational
illicit
volcanic.
from a promontory above one of its seas,
I pondered what to do with a drunken sailor
early in the morning.
I had to rent out my little planet
due to the commute.
Years passed.
When I returned and saw
what the renters had done,
I brought the flood in my righteous anger.
Things are better now,
lo these many months gone by.
I have a koi pond with native goldfish.
I sleep in until lazy o'clock
or until the stars wheel above my gingerbread cottage.
The sailor got sober, survived the flood,
and sings, "Weigh-hay and up she rises"
when I stir
both my happy ***,
and the coffee he has kindly fixed
the way he knows I like it.
I have a planet,
just a little one
but still.
For best results, pair this poem with "Shanty" by Jonathan Edwards!