‘Labyrinthine Bag’ and Other Poetry by Wael Almahdi The Society September 27, 2023 Culture, Humor, Poetry 18 Comments . Labyrinthine Bag My wife, bless her heart, went and bought me a bag with tons of compartments, and pouches, and pockets. But searching for stuff is a chore and a drag it takes me forever to locate my dockets. I don’t mean to whine, and I do hate to rag: my suffering eyes want to vacate their sockets. . . Little Egos Little kids need little egos To be fed and given love. Icky grown-ups with big egos Need a smite from high above. When a kid says “see my drawing!” Though it sucks, I’ll aah and ooh; But with grown-ups, there’s no hawing— I’ll just say “your work is poo.” . . Wael Almahdi is a poet based in Bahrain. His work has been published or is forthcoming in ArabLit Quarterly, Snakeskin, The Knight Letter, Blue Minaret, and the Journal for Higher Criticism. NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. CODEC Stories:Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) 18 Responses Roy Eugene Peterson September 27, 2023 Two very cute poems. If a man bag has as many compartments as a woman’s bag, heaven help him. Reply WAEL Almahdi September 30, 2023 Tell me about it Reply Cynthia Erlandson September 27, 2023 Lots of fun! Reply WAEL Almahdi September 30, 2023 Thank you Cynthia Reply Paul Freeman September 27, 2023 Your poems are not poo, Wa’el. Thanks for the reads. Reply WAEL Almahdi September 30, 2023 That’s reassuring Reply Rohini September 27, 2023 Both delightful! I have a labyrinthine bag Searching through it is a drag But indeed I must confess Although it is a total mess I love it with all my heart And with it, I would never part. Reply WAEL Almahdi September 30, 2023 Amazing, Rohini! Reply Margaret Coats September 28, 2023 Feel-good poems, Wael! And thanks for inspiring Rohini to make another. Reply WAEL Almahdi September 30, 2023 Thank you Margaret Reply Margaret Coats September 28, 2023 Heigh-ho, ho-heigh, lay-dell delay. Reply Margaret Coats September 28, 2023 Third attempt to leave a favorable comment in your bag, Wael! How many compartments does this labyrinth have? Reply The Society September 29, 2023 My apologies, Wael and Margaret, we are experiencing some kind of cyber attack that is messing with our comment feature. -Evan Reply Joshua C. Frank October 2, 2023 How awful! Leftist hackers have caused quite a bit of damage elsewhere. The Catholic platform from my poem “Poetic Influence” hasn’t worked in over a year, and I suspect a cyber attack. WAEL Almahdi September 30, 2023 I appreciate your support Reply Susan Jarvis Bryant October 1, 2023 Wael, I have thoroughly enjoyed these two sunshine poems that have me nodding with recognition at your highly amusing poetic observations… they’re a warm ray of joy on a rainy Texas morning! Reply Joshua C. Frank October 2, 2023 Both of these poems put a smile on my face. Well done! Reply C.B. Anderson October 12, 2023 Light but taut, Wael. I think you have a future here. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Captcha loading...In order to pass the CAPTCHA please enable JavaScript. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Roy Eugene Peterson September 27, 2023 Two very cute poems. If a man bag has as many compartments as a woman’s bag, heaven help him. Reply
Rohini September 27, 2023 Both delightful! I have a labyrinthine bag Searching through it is a drag But indeed I must confess Although it is a total mess I love it with all my heart And with it, I would never part. Reply
Margaret Coats September 28, 2023 Feel-good poems, Wael! And thanks for inspiring Rohini to make another. Reply
Margaret Coats September 28, 2023 Third attempt to leave a favorable comment in your bag, Wael! How many compartments does this labyrinth have? Reply
The Society September 29, 2023 My apologies, Wael and Margaret, we are experiencing some kind of cyber attack that is messing with our comment feature. -Evan Reply
Joshua C. Frank October 2, 2023 How awful! Leftist hackers have caused quite a bit of damage elsewhere. The Catholic platform from my poem “Poetic Influence” hasn’t worked in over a year, and I suspect a cyber attack.
Susan Jarvis Bryant October 1, 2023 Wael, I have thoroughly enjoyed these two sunshine poems that have me nodding with recognition at your highly amusing poetic observations… they’re a warm ray of joy on a rainy Texas morning! Reply
