Obverbs

Motto for the Mountaineer

If you try to reach the summit
You're likely to become it.

Age's Hill

Young Puritans of austere will
Grow cavalier past age's hill.

-isms

Capitalism spouts from city walls;
Socialism mutters in draughty halls.

Damp-Stain Angel

The vicar couldn't make it out at all:
a damp-stain angel on his chapel wall.

Fear of Blindness

Believing in God for a dread of death
is living in darkness for fear of blindness.

Death's Dress Rehearsal

Romans called asthma rehearsal for death;
life, summed up as a shortness of breath.

Faith & Death

Who fears death needs the crutch of faith;
who fears pain needs the crutch of death.

Sleepy Head

The man who looks like he hasn't slept well
has a face like a bed that's been slept in.

Alan Morrison

If you've any comments about this poem, Alan Morrison would be pleased to hear from you.