Sunday, April 19, 2009

Noah Webster


Poenology, in Webster's wisdom
Unlike, as a corn kernel in a pea pod,
The failed attempts of a poetaster,
Rubs his shoulders,
Nonchalantly,
With poems and poesies.
The brash prose of legality
Slinking his misspelled way between
Siamese twins.

As though brother Daniel's profession
was somehow worthwhile.

If poetry is.

3 comments:

Nathan said...

A couple Cliff notes for Jon's brilliant poem:

poenology: the study of prison managment

poetaster: a really lousy, pretentious jerk of a poet

Daniel Webster: orator, politcal dude, Whig, secretary of state for Harrison

Jonathan said...

Noah Webster: dictionary guy

Nathan said...

true dat