Twixt the Waxing and the Waning

TWIXT THE WAXING AND THE WANING

Twixt the waxing and the waning,
The moon quarters, halves,
Then once full tis time for
Spirits to dance upon the night.

Keep watch! Keep silent!
Fear not but do not speak,
Do not let them know you watch,
As they dance upon the night.

For ye will see what mortals,
Dare not admit exist,
The magic of the mystical,
As they dance upon the night.

As spirits speak though they are dead,
And cast spells upon the earth,
Beware the spells don’t land on you,
As they dance upon the night.

Incantations ye shall hear,
Words you will not understand,
Be careful ye don’t speak the words,
As they dance upon the night.

Tis the night for spirits to roam,
And witches fly across the moon,
Their cackling laugh will chill you,
As they dance upon the night.

You may want to lock your doors,
Hide behind the walls of stone,
But if ye dare, ye will watch in awe
As they dance upon the night.

So keep your children safe inside,
Your loved ones hidden from their sight,
And ye alone shall watch and learn,
And you’ll dance upon the night.

Calculate That!

My husband is a math teacher and has never come to my poetry
nights, because as he says he isn't into words. But he did
Challenge me that if I could write a poem using math he would
come. Be careful what you ask for....

CALCULATE THAT

If X equals me
And Y equal you
Then X + Y
Equals me and you.

But if Y is
Dividing itself by 2
Then X isn’t getting
100% of you.

You say at 59
You’re in your prime
Well honey listen to me
Things aren’t what they used to be

Did you ask what’s your cosine
What’s your angle?
Don’t get your undies
All in a tangle

You aren’t the only one
With a young one on the side
And baby mine takes me
On an all night ride

And remember this old axiom’s true
18 goes into 59 more times
Than 59 goes into 18
Absolute value rules!

Piecewise the variables work for me,
Your expression I calculate
Is finally seeing the formula
Seeing how I equate

That if X = me
And Y= you
X - Y equals
Me minus you.

Calculate that!