And Moaning about How We Can’t Go Get a Sunburn on the Costa Blanca
As calm as Eisenhower after war
While playing golf with Mamie left behind,
We turn ourselves away to things much more
Enjoyable. Ignoring earthquake grind
Of human flesh and souls in Haiti, we
Get on with shopping for our favorite things
Online or in the fancy, fancy flea
Market, Portobello Road . . . froufrou rings.
We turn our backs on Afghan women’s doom
By surfing through the web for sexy face
And . . . otherwise. We turn our backs on gloom,
And . . . using eBay . . . buy a gorgeous vase.
A bargain at a bargain-basement price
Is what we love. This is our spoiled vice.
~ Phillip Whidden