Things that Run

 

 

 

Some things run

That we don’t run after,

And sometimes even occur

With bouts of laughter.

 

Take the pipe:

And this is a regular habit,

It does be running

But we don’t run after it.

 

For the number of times

The pipe has been running,

It should have travelled the world

And be now returning.

 

The Sahara dust

Have lots of eyes running

But the eyes can’t run fast enough

To stop the burning.

 

 

The nose is another;

It runs when there’s a cold

Yet no one runs after it;

None is so bold.

 

A running commentary

Is what this has been

Of what runs that we don’t chase;

Let’s not forget icecream.

 

They have no feet

But yet still they run,

Except for the case of laughter

The others are no fun.

 

In the poem is a riddle

That hopefully you will find,

But for now, I am of here

And out of time.

 

 

 

Which case is fun

When the others are not?

Let me know the answer

If you find out what.

 

You’d noticed I lied

About out of time

But I am telling the truth now,

This is the last line.

 

Stewart Russell © August 8, 2024

 

Brain Wondering and Mind Wandering

Can you guess this riddle?

Can you reach beyond the scribble?

Can you sift through my dribble?

And find something describable?

What is it you know that you do not know?

Or what is it you do not know that you know?

Could these really be one and the same?

Or are they different in our little game?

Do you know the answer to every question?

If not then you know that you do not know.

If on the other hand you think that you do,

You’re either God or a fool; you know which is true.

Stewart Russell © 2014

My father is my son’s grandfather,

Think with me, that’s two!

My son is my father’s grandson,

Two again, yes, that’s true!

I am my son’s father while he is my son,

Two fathers and two sons make four, that’s fun!

So far though, we’ve only mentioned three:

Grandfather, father and son, hope you see.

Or is it grandson, son and father, this three?

Family is so mixed-up, what can it be?

You see my father and my son’s grandfather are one and the same.

Similarly my son and my father’s grandson, yes, that’s my claim.

Started out with two suddenly four appear,

Somewhere emerges three, something’s not clear.

I guess we could spend all night trying to figure it out,

But it’s all in the family and that’s what family’s about.

Stewart Russell © 2012

 

I sometimes wonder about this world

Turning on its axis; around the sun it twirls

People standing on the top and bottom

And all along the side

Why they don’t fall off I really can’t decide.

Take a simple ball; look at it carefully

All along the sides place people specifically

Up top they stand with heads held upright

At the bottom it’s opposite, what a fright!

Sticking out along the side lying all around

As the earth takes a spin they should tumble down

I hear you say that gravity keeps us on the crust

But take a picture of my ball and tell me what to trust.

Stewart Russell © 2014

 

 

“I did not commit the crime,”

I argued, “I only attempted.”

“The attempt is as good as the act,”

Said the judge, “So you cannot be exempted.”

“Two hundred dollars forthwith,

You had better pay the fine

Or a large residence awaits you

Where you will be confined.”

Reaching into my side pocket

I flipped out a number of notes;

Attempting to hand them to the court

I withdrew with the following quote.

  

“I trust you see my genuine act,

That law should work for me;

I attempted to pay the fine

Now you need to set me free.”

“How right you are,” replied the judge,

“I do most certainly agree.

I’ll just count the money first

And then you may go free.”

Stewart Russell © 2015

 

It is true that LIME can inhibit FLOW

But is it true that FLOW limits LIME?

We will know in a couple years or so

When nothing has changed over time.

For all your LIME and FLOW needs,

And for the slowest Internet speeds,

Get LIME and in your getting get FLOW!

One is as slow as the other, you’ll know.

LIME and FLOW is a fork in the road,

Any one will surely add to your load,

In fact both are one and the same,

Re-branding is just a ploy in the game.

For those who changed LIME to FLOW

Started out fast but then became SLOW;

A short while after they joined together

To create a serious LIME FLOW bother.

LIME and FLOW, two Internet providers

Engaged in a fight for Internet supremacy,

But the epic battle became in a no decider

And now the two comprise a monopoly.

Stewart Russell © 2015