Happy New Year! For the past several years, I’ve been writing homages to a wide range of people who have passed this year. The verses are in no particular order and some of them are well-known and many were unknown to me, but all of them led fascinating lives. These verses are not meant to … Read More
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There Is No Baby
Else Blangsted 1920-2020 “There is no baby. The baby is dead.” How does anyone go on from there? Yet she finds a way, daily led From night too heavy to bear An infant who took no breath. Life within her, hidden, ashamed But a mother prefers her own death Rather then birth a child unnamed … Read More
Little Richard
Little Richard 1932-2020 The “Little” was for his youth when he first heard the call Good Golly Miss Molly sure like to ball What did we just hear? Completely absurd But the Bible is clear, In the Beginning was the Word Whop bop b-luma b-lop bam bom What on earth? A guy with makeup and … Read More
My Mother Told Me
Click on above to play. Lyrics below. First song I’ve recorded using Garageband. My mama told me, “Son, ya gotta understand, you’re getting’ older, won’t be too long till you’re a man. Soon you’ll be goin’ and leave behind your family and I want you to know son just what it is you mean … Read More
Ten Thousand Hours
This is my last post on behalf of The Center For New Americans. You contributed nearly $1000. Thanks so much! Keep in touch! Ten Thousand Hours Ten thousand hours you get good No matter what you do I tried it out to see if it could Get over you My technique little bit weak my … Read More
Too Many
Too many dogs too many ukuleles Too many jog make me feel lazy Too many “Awwww!” Facebook baby Too many dogs too many ukuleles Too many canines, too many chords Too many great times I can’t afford Too much Brooklyn too many beards Too many good lookin’ not enough weird You might say there are … Read More
Your Name
So much in my life to be grateful for. High on that list would be Olivia, my daughter. I wrote this while reflecting on the day she was born. Your Name Click Here for Slideshow/song Why is it that words like these seem dull and cold? Is it because there is no word tender enough … Read More
Thomas A. Turkey 2019-2019
Thomas A. Turkey 2019-2019 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 drama And … Read More