Stay Zany
do the tandem tango
get unstuck from guardrails
cut short long questions
start art without scissor
stray away from the cloud
float in a boat on the loose
let orioles listen to you whistle
bet against the old goats
avoid gratitude on sale
grease the skids with geese poop
kiss the kids
kiss the kids again
pop pompous balloons
unlist all dos and don’ts
wear wool socks
leave keys in car
etch words on maple leaves
read them in the rain
never strain a dog
pull the buckett from the well
be naked at noon
& crawl around your garden
rehearse Milton’s verse
let’s make a heaven of hell
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what a symphony of sounds! especially like the consonance at ends of words — so subtle. Also like the center, “kiss the kids / kiss the kids again.”
I love “let’s make a heaven of hell”. Beautiful!
And writing on maple leaves to read in the rain.
Gorgeous!
every instruction a delight!
loved:
tandem tango
let orioles listen to you whistle
naked crawl through the garden
the twelve commandments!
i’m in!
love your examples of zany
advice that doesn’t make me mad
Love this list!
One of my all-time favorite list poems!
I’m with Nancy–an inspired “unlisting”
The best kind of commands, a summer bucket list
This sounds like a good OWW task
etch words on maple leaves
read them in the rain
or, possibly a Scout meeting.