John Bolton: The Mark of a Spy
Good reader, what is the mark of a spy?
Is it a lightning bolt breathing,
in the back of your eye?
Or is it your shadow seething,
under daylight’s canopy?
Perhaps a spy is a gentle breeze,
lying in wait,
to tumble down trees?
A spy can be a snake,
wearing a subtle mask…
It will use whatever bait
to bring you to task…
what you prize, a spy will take…
Your secret thoughts are theirs to rake.
But when about spies, please keep mum…
Converse with water, as opposed to rum.
Put some spectacles, over your eyes,
that you may see cats
at their opportunities.
But, when viewing prey,
be not witnessed in your looking.
In light of the day,
seem as the sun, in midst of cooking.
In the eve, watch for bats,
hanging over your head.
They eavesdrop at night,
and it’s gossip they’ll spread.
Though spies love news of any kind…
words are weighed for their worth of wind.
And when you are done, catching your prize,
you may remove the spectacles, covering your eyes.
---Michael Mauro DeBonis, 08-09-18.
About the Poet: Michael Mauro DeBonis is a poet and a historian from Long Island, NY. A graduate of both SUNY Stony Brook (B.A. English) and Suffolk County Community College, Mr. DeBonis’ first work appeared in The Village Beacon Record and The Brookhaven Times Newspapers. Michael’s latest work (poetry and prose) may be found in the About the Author: Michael Mauro DeBonis is a poet and a historian from Long Island, NY. A graduate of both SUNY Stony Brook (B.A. English) and Suffolk County Community College, Mr. DeBonis’ first work appeared in The Village Beacon Record and The Brookhaven Times Newspapers. Michael’s latest work (poetry and prose) may be found in the New York History Review and The New York History Blog (prose only). Mr. DeBonis is dedicated to studying and to learning the history of the great State of New York. and The New York History Blog (prose only). Mr. DeBonis is dedicated to studying and to learning the history of the great State of New York.
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