Not Poetry. Quatrain Verse in English & Swedish. Dagsverser. On the Mundane & the Arcane.
There was this sharp determined student named Sarah
who ushered in a new academic era
Earned straight A:s by her own volition
wouldn’t follow family tradition
that until now of scholars dry as Sahara
There was this couple smart & endearing
who loved sports, while don’t know how god-fearing
A loving civil couple
living a marriage supple
but then they had met in engineering
Defenders’ strong resistance ignored
by Sam in dazzling, rushed attack floored
Of opposing team awless
he served a pass so flawless
that even his Farfar could’ve scored
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-Sam: Our grandson, who provided the pivotal pass in the close 1-0 victory
-Farfar: grandfather in Swedish
Crashing pizza delivery drone
hits customer with nose on smart phone
such is the pedagogy
of ‘talking’ by emoji
Got a taste of drone by AI flown
did fate present him with a soul mate?
but his heart a Wheel of Ferris
instead he flew off to Paris
are rapturous flings but his grim fate?
Den som finner dagen hanterlig
är visst en person reputerlig
som ej skjuter från höften
mens håller sina löften
en som kan kallas rekorderlig
De va en ung kvinna från Örebro
som ska fira sin födelsdag, tjoho!
Hoppas mindre med heuristik
än med festlighet, romantik
som tinar Stockholms senvinter, månntro?
De va en ödmjuk gammal man i Sjövik
som ej ville kunna tro sej va unik
fast av bilar hade ägt 30
vilket knappast en livstil vettig
Vi söker nu få in honom på klinik
En man vars farfar kom från Sundsvall
begiven till ohämmat ordsvall
En svår ovana att stävja
djupt förankrad likt i ävja
Blir för lätt upprymd i känslosvall
Never mind folks in Peoria
dragging deep down in dysphoria
all they do is to cavil
while Kevin swings the gavel
carried away in euphoria
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-Kevin = Kevin McCarthy, new speaker of the House