18 January 2026

By Philip Kuepper

Ho-hum.
Why not write a poem,
and be one of the merry rowing men.
Why let misery get at ye?
O!, tis certain there is
misery aplenty to go around.
And it will snuggle up to ye
if you let it. But, why?,
when ye can make merry,
and enrich the world with joy.
To enrich others with merriment
is to give them a gift from the heart,
is to give them a gift from the heart.

(10 January 2026)