Jesus and Satan Out on the Plains

November 27, 2017

Jesus and Satan Out on the Plains Jesus and Satan out on the plains both of them living on long-ago fame They got off their horses, holstered their guns And talked turn of course to Thy Kingdom Come   “I brought the light and the world was saved.” “Yeah, but I brought the right to … Read More

Travelin’ Boy – Part Two

November 26, 2017

Travelin’ Boy – Part Two Previously on “Travelin’ Boy”: About to accede to the Lord’s employ I was seized and tossed like a toy Upon the water   I saw sweet bliss fade and die Did not resist is how I survived I was lifted, drifted, mystified What tomorrow would offer I landed in the … Read More

Travelin’ Boy – Part One

November 26, 2017

Travelin’ Boy – Part One I grew up in Iowa knew I was a guy in love with any place the other side of the country   So I stuck my thumb out Luckily Luck left a crumb out But funds and fun done run out    in Kentucky   I can confidently assert this: … Read More

The Atchison Topeka

November 25, 2017

The Atchison Topeka The Atchison Topeka – midnight  round farm girl sleepin’ she hears the sound slips into dreams, she’s the engineer locomotive steams to a wild frontier sails the prairie, rhythm of wheels rails carry her through moonlit fields  sits on a pillow (she’s only ten) sounds the whistle, “Here I am!” Picks up … Read More

There Once Was an Obituary Poet

November 23, 2017

The Obituary Poet There once was an obituary poet Took the prose and sorta rewrote it Those honored in verse went too soon to the hearse (though a few voluntarily chose it) All lives  (he guessed) were precious But few deaths stopped the presses But if you’ve made The Times You’ve done something sublime Or … Read More

Thomas A. Turkey 2017-2017

November 23, 2017

Thomas A. Turkey 2017-2017 We grieve Tom Turkey, my what a shame Richly deserving of much wider acclaim We say goodbye, with a prayer sacred, stately: “No, it’s not dry, I just really like gravy!”   He knew from the start like Papa and Mama   He’d play his part in the white and dark … Read More

Illegal Organ Trafficking

November 22, 2017

Illegal Organ Trafficking I used to earn my pay in a corporate cubicle Work was OK but a monkey could do it though I was drinkin’ so bad, that job was killin’ me They put me in a rehab and then on disability But a man without a job is like…there must be a metaphor … Read More

The Thanksgiving Lottery

November 20, 2017

The Thanksgiving Lottery It was mid-November the farm animals gathered For the annual Thanksgiving lottery A day when hopes were met or shattered Eyes, either way,  would get  watery Chairperson Chicken called the meeting to order A moment of silence to use as you wish Most wished the moment were shorter And to simply just … Read More