Strange Hobbies

Cousin Clive collects buttons from pants he ain’t owned,
Says each one tells a tale best left untoned.
Aunt Marie teaches yoga to frogs in a sink,
Swears they croak deeper when they reach their zen brink.
Uncle Ned builds castles from used beef jerky,
Calls it “art,” though the flies get murky.
Ma makes hats outta barbed wire and sage,
Debuted ’em once on the county fair stage.
Pa’s into whisperin’ sweet words to trees,
Claims the oak flirts back and the pine just agrees.
Billy collects the sounds of cows burpin’ loud,
Burns CDs called “Bovine and Proud.”
Grandma breeds worms for interpretive dance,
And sews ’em tutus made outta pants.
Even the mayor’s obsessed with spoons,
He carves ’em by moonlight and names them “June.”
So if you think we’re all cattle and chores,
Come meet the folks with bizarre indoor tours.

Alan Nafzger (editor@bohiney.com)

Last Updated on October 18, 2022 by Alan Nafzger