Feb 3 2010
“What will a Grounds Hog do now?”
By: Ossip Maltempi
He called on friendly acquaintances
Phone calls that were never answered
Choosing minor holidays
(chiefly American minor holidays)
caller would wish them well
hoping that holiday would be enjoyed
thinking to himself that children’s favorite holidays
tend to be those where they receive the most gifts
hardly surprising of course
but amusing when wondering how most children
felt about President’s day or Grounds Hog Day
where at best
they may not receive a garbled lesson of some sort
from a well meaning adult
a mortgage underwater
a debt obsessed government
promising ameliorating conditions
would eventually thaw off the big horses hind legs
and spread to cover all of us
These acquaintances usually never call back
I could pretend to be calling from
A cookie cutter tax preparation business
Letting them know how most accountants
Aren’t aware of the deductions one could make
If they are taking certain medications for syphilis
These acquaintances
They will remain
In the back of the poorly working
refrigerator
Of never to be friendships