A certain TV ad questions progress
(Reveals mischief spewed by much creation:
Fuming land-fills, wounded air, modern stress),
Claims: “We put the ‘no’ in ‘innovation!’”
Damned clever line! Especially since
(For pity’s sake), they’re selling shredded wheat!
(That old haystack cereal—smile, don’t wince!)
Still heaps of straw, but now a spoon-sized treat.
They may be onto something. Think! Recall
When still, round tables stood on three firm legs?
Then Progress introduced the pedestal:
One central leg with horizontal pegs!
They jitter, twist (miscarried modern zeal)—
Destroy the diner’s mood and ruin his meal!
(6/21/09)