Rhapsody In Retrograde
There’s quite the crisis on Haywire Hill
By now we all ought to know the drill
It’s enough to make old Murphy ill
Any glitch which can show up probably will
We’re caught in the eye of a psychic cyclone
Yes, a hell of a mess, and you’re not alone
Better hunker down until the ripples have blown
For retrograde wrinkles all that is known
The state of fate’s a little bit perverse
As if we’re under some curious curse
Maybe it’s Mercury orbiting reverse
Or maybe it’s the rest of the Universe
Hold on to your hat, hope it has wings
And watch out for outrageous arrows and slings
Messages arrive dented and bent
It’s that reality check that no one sent
No, that’s not at all what I meant
You’ve got the letter but not the intent
I’d love to chat, but I’d better run
You know, this ragtag bag, it weighs a ton
Not everyone likes the prize they won
Please don’t shoot, I’ve only just begun
For the wages are tendered in verse
That tricky Mercury has the wit to disperse
And if events seem to be turning adverse
Without the lessons it’d be even worse
So I brought my thoughts to the mail slot
Still panting from the planetary juggernaut
Triple-stamped in care of all who sought
And lost, and found again the plot
The state of fate’s a little bit perverse
As if we’re under some curious curse
Maybe it’s Mercury orbiting reverse
Or maybe it’s the rest of the Universe
Hold on to your hat, hope it has wings
And watch out for outrageous arrows and slings
Rhapsody in Retrograde
Cavalcade of escapades
Rhapsody in Retrograde
Promenade of plans mislaid
Rhapsody in Retrograde
Serenades for renegades
The state of fate’s a little bit perverse
As if we’re under some curious curse
Maybe it’s Mercury orbiting reverse
Or maybe it’s the rest of the Universe
Hold on to your hat, hope it has wings
And watch out for outrageous arrows and slings
No Mind Left Unblown
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