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 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
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 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 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 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
For today, a new song. Many Sides Many Sides Adam and Eve, Paradise lost But it always seems kids pay the cost Cain took it hard, became divisive Got poor marks for his sacrifices Abel, on the other hand, didn’t mind the move When he offered up a lamb, the Lord approved … Read More
It seems the sun is now setting right after lunch. I was thinking this week about how I’d like to push back the night a bit. I have failed at that but it led to this. Pushing Back the Night It said, “Give me an hour and I will give you more light!” I said, … Read More