hey, peeps. i wrote this free verse day before yesterday in response to a vision which impressed itself upon my mind. for whatever it's worth, here it is...

"Happy Ness"

I saw Happy Ness today,
a-merrily chomping back in
happy dinosaur days,
remarkably savvy
for a dinosaur,
maybe even optimistic,
deep down
in his heart of hearts.
It was hard to tell,
but I tink so.
Now, don't get me wrong,
Happy Ness isnt
identical to happiness,
which isn\t a dinosaur
like Happ Ness apparently was,
in this pink and green junglic
vision of mine.
Now, Happy Ness was cheerful,
there's no doubt about it.
And why wouldn't he be?
He had a brain about the size
of a large walnut,
built to please him.
Happy Ness was cheerful,
all right.

- David J. Kunz, 3/01/05