​Food Supply


In a perfect world,
we would eat like goats,
anything at hand — 
soap, soup cans, weeds.
No more trips
to the grocery store,
no need for cooking tips
from Epicurious.
Forget the boring chicken
in its million incarnations,
and the same old sandwich
every day. I’d eat sautéed
doll clothes, roof thatch,
yesterday’s New York Times.
No cost, no cleaning up,
no short supply. Why
didn’t God think of this?




Rackets
        

Your opponent hits the ball with force.
Relax your grip a bit, take off some pace.
Control, not power, is the smarter course.
Move fluently, but get your feet in place.

Relax your grip a bit, take off some pace,
not concentrating on the score.
Move fluently, but get your feet in place.
The harder the opponent hits, the more

you mustn’t think about the score.
You need to be at ease. Soft hands!
The harder the hit, the more you must
prepare to move  and change your plans.

You need to be at ease. Soft hands!
When life comes at you hard,
prepare to move and change your plans.
There are new opponents to outwit.

When life comes at you hard,
you’ll use your muscles and your brain
in order to outwit the new opponent.
Ease your grip; move with inner grace.

Use your muscles and your brain
to help when outer grace is flagging. 
Ease your grip; move with inner grace.
The score will not be even anymore, 

Loose control, not power, is the smarter course
when you are hit with harder force.