"Mrs. Stein," a poem by Bill Dodds. A Stephen Carpenter illustration.
Mrs. Stein asks,
"Interested
in a school visit?"

 

 

"Mom, he's still..."

--Passive-aggressive smiley.

--"And it's come to management's attention
that the company's core value of teamwork
isn't being practiced as we would hope."

 

 

Rrrrrripppp!

--Hoping he will become as beloved as "Smokey Bear,"
National Security plants "Smiley Autotracker"
on every computer system in the country.

--"Whatcha doin' out here?"