Tuesday, February 07, 2023

Oh, That’s Funny

Isn’t it odd? The things that were

Once viewed peculiar

Are now accepted as normal.

Once solemn and prim

Like the words of a hymn

Spoken now as obtuse and informal.

 

What was in is now out,

What was then is no more,

Every whimsey and trend

Quickly kicked out the door

When a new frill or angle

Is dangled on string.

And every new-fangled contraption is king 

Til the gloss loses luster

And new starts to fade,

Then everyone seeks out

A fresh escapade.

 

Oh, fickle and feckless

These humans must be

To ornate their days

With such trite filigree

When matters of import

Grow tattered with age,

Then find their delight

Seeking out the new rage.

 

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