Once Upon A Daisy

Once upon a daisy
Once upon a chair
Once upon a wise-man
Below an ugly bear

Hopping in the windows
Shadows on a wall
Sleeping in the cinders
A shadow starts to fall

Once upon a madhouse
Twice under your chin
Thrice beside an old man
Drowning in his gin

Black and gold and yellow
Blue and white and green
Mauve and taupe and cellos
Beginning every spring

After noon’s upon us
Once the ship has sailed
When rhododendrons breathe
This waking world has failed

Drinking in the daisies
Fallen in a chair
Cursing with the wise-man
And dancing with his bear