A
Preference for Oval
My mind has a roundness
which proclaims
squares should taper their corners
with spherical aims.
Nature has few instances
where will be found
an object that’s square
without being round.
There’s a fondness for roundness,
a preference for oval,
a liking for circles
that’s totally global.
Comets in orbit
chasing their tails
weigh in on the cosmic circular scales.
Greg Maddux’s curve ball over home
plate
strikes out the batter
whose swing is to late.
Crop circles circulate
by mysterious stomp.
Dow Jones cycle is a capital romp.
Look across the universe—there’s a recycling bin
that star-stuff,
hotdogs,
socks,
2002 Dan Kantak