intellectual pursuits of foxes chasing hounds, or snipe hunts or more, capture the flag, no wait, it's not really the flag, but a simple little t-shirt, ultimate, lay out, going ho, foul, who said? rules stickler, travelboy, running up a hill that always gets bigger, the carrot in front of the donkey, entertainment, thought provoking, smiles of reality television, why i wonder, i chased such beasts before, i thought i rode them, bucked by them, fucked by them, they challenge and tease, and torment, and i smile now, walking and playing, games and fun, and i stand, strong, but the it's the willow that doesn't break in the storm, it's the ivy that catches the most sun, the water that is still stagnates, and grows thick with algae, while the moving brook runs clear and clean, but it's the ponds where the bluegills gather to spawn, where the children come and fish and swim on sunny summer afternoons