Working through the 227 Rules For Monks.
Who knew the simple life could be so complex.
Flower Pot Men
Bill and Ben
were the Flower Pot Men
a show I watched as a child
they would talk to each other
in gibberish
listening for the gardener
when their friend the weed
heard him coming
it would squeal
weeeeed weeeeeeed
then become still and silent
as the flower pot men
sank back into their pots
curled up at the bottom
safe sound and hidden
nameless men
curled up at the bottom of flower pots
didn’t remain hidden long enough
their photos bloomed
on telephone poles
bulletin boards
the corners of store windows
but not in flower pots
have you seen these flowers
from strange lands
with strange names
no one knew
let alone could pronounce
the authorities said
these aren’t real flowers
they aren’t connected
to the same soil
or to a known gardener
don’t worry
no one is stealing flowers
from your garden
then someone knocks over a flower pot
out falls not Bill or Ben
but
nameless men
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