THE CASTLE
I swim across the moat
and see tattered words
along the Castle’s wall:
Remember the Alamo,
It’s a long way to Tipperary,
Uncle Sam needs you,
Loose lips sink ships,
A day of infamy.
I knock on the door,
but can’t get in without the password.
Open Sesame doesn’t work.
I take out my trumpet and blow,
What a wonderful world—and the door opens