The first four lines of the following are to be sung, very loosely, to the melody of the opening lyrics for “Black and White” by Three Dog Night. I wrote this scintillating poem on 17 December 2019 in Redmond, Washington. Do let me know if you need me to sing this for you at your next public event. Not previously published.
My cell phone’s off.
I hope yours is too.
Or we gonna have
a hullabaloo.
So plea-ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ease
turn off your phone.