years ago in a snowstorm I chased
a car all the way across town because
the license plate said ELROND I finally
trapped the King of the Elves in his
driveway invited him to our Lothlorien
Banquet the following night he politely
declined just yesterday I spotted a plate
MDL ERTH I didn’t chase that vehicle
there was no elven banquet to lure its
driver the meaning wasn’t certainly sure
and what if gandalf gimli samwise weren’t
within but gollum with an orgy of orcs?
©2019 Jacqueline Jackson
This article appears in May 30 – Jun 5, 2019.
