MMA       Once the glaciers turned green        A school of clouds Poured dry rain To prime the scene And new sprouts Claimed free rein They lectured the trees And sidelined the bees Mushrooms fainted When flowers were painted Then prospectors joined the set And rearranged the habitat   -----------------------------   Uprooted pyramids got flushed into pits While trainee triangles were putting on the ritz Angular circles took the ride of their life To the mountains' peaks From the troughs of the hive On a highway of bridges under rivers and creeks Teeming with pebbles emulating rocks And brawny tadpoles preying on frogs Fish and ducks escaped to the banks As certified eggs were vying for ranks Some royalty popped up galore And courtiers even more   -----------------------------   The watchmaker watched in despair How the apprentice took over and did the repair Melting the dials And with hammer and vice Twisting the hands Into surreal bends Screwing the crown Until the springs moan Jamming the wheels So that the case squeals Scratching the chrystal And warping the bezel The watchmaker cried When time died   -----------------------------   As the theatre reached a critical mass Of tunes from a far-off path A toxic storm ravaged the lore Right down to its very core Musicians were shocked Their instruments mocked The ballet congealed Actors reeled With the chorus depleted The conductor retreated While the grand theme was gutted A new episode started         Playing Go with anvils And Nine Men's Morris with dumbbells And dominoes with menhirs And jackstraws with spears And Ludo with obelisks  And checkers with megaliths And chess with bollards In Mixed Mental Arts   © 2021 TDI