While some of the poems here are dedicated to my usual fixations (the nature in my backyard and the nature of my mind, and what those hint about the nature of the universe), I also tackled some other topics. A rusty wrench, the evolution of chickens and eyelashes, political polarization. The most famous joke in computer science. The impending AI takeover, unwise choices in composting, Isaac Newton's love life, and the space behind the drywall where the spiders live.