A Malty Man (A Centena)
A malty man arrays drams
that allay gray days
for days and days.
A crazy manta ray marks a phalanx
that flanks a tank, tankard, and
tasty tapas, all halal.
A prank that a brat plays
always attracts a swath of fancy
ants. A swarthy tart spanks a
grassy stag and tracks away. A clam
yawns and spawns a brash crab’s dharma.
Glad pandas hang and pray a psalm,
start a war that Kafka parts.
A paltry patsy talks tangy
talk, snarls vastly afar
and swabs straws frankly.
And what sparks a
flaky fad, all a sham?
A malty man.