Poems of the Week

Pardon Me?

by Catherine Chandler

“The Pelham Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for a chipmunk who infiltrated
police headquarters …  If they are successful in detaining the miscreant, officers have not yet decided
whether they will press charges.”

New Hampshire Union Leader

Wishily-washily
cops in New Hampshire weigh
whether to charge or to
turn a blind eye

to the wee burglar who
über-rebelliously
mirrors the motto to
Live Free or Die!