The Fancy of Semiotics

Glitch — irregular.
Temporary malfunction.
A flaw discovered.
A breakdown in the system.
Of semiotic interest!

A pulse — sign of life.
The patient is still breathing.
And recovering.
That’s “Operation Success.”
Of semiotic interest!

An overcast sky.
The clouds are dark and heavy.
It has some meaning.
It portends there will be rain.
Of semiotic interest!

Did she wink at me?
I think she must be flirting.
She did it again.
That is no coincidence.
Of semiotic interest!

The dog is thirsty.
He keeps on lapping water.
He stops a moment.
And returns again to drink.
Of semiotic interest!

The train blasts three times.
The cadence is distinctive.
Two short and one long.
Followed by another short.
Of semiotic interest!

Robin builds a nest.
She must be having babies.
A nest made of straw.
With three tiny eggs in them.
Of semiotic interest!

A car is jacked up.
The driver opens the trunk.
He searches inside.
His tire must be punctured.
Of semiotic interest!

With poetic style.
The writer uses symbols.
Allegorical.
To depict some likenesses.
Of semiotic interest!

The land line phone rings.
Yet no one leaves a message.
Telemarketing…
To potential customers?
Of semiotic interest!

A lightning bolt strikes.
A thunder blast then follows.
People discern rain.
They scurry to go indoors.
Of semiotic interest!

A person coughing.
Now others begin to cough.
The cough is catching.
It becomes quite infectious.
Of semiotic interest!

Couples conversing.
One has her legs crossed one side.
Changes position.
Causes the other to blink.
Of semiotic interest!

The preacher pauses.
The congregation listens.
What now will he say.
Is it to scold or to praise?
Of semiotic interest!

The bell is tolling.
It is newly erected.
Tolling for practice.
Yet some people are worried.
Of semiotic interest!

As human beings.
We create meaning in things.
We live by symbols.
Finding in each a purpose.
We are semioticians.