Notable Deaths – 2019
Peter Fonda 1940-2019 Peter Fonda’s first movie was breezy with sweet Sandra DeeThen for a ride to The Big Easy you can’t beat LSDHe finally stepped from the shadows of that family tree“We can only learn when we are free.” Fonda was once shot in the stomach, “a mishap” he saidBy his own hand he’d […]
Voted Most Likely
Voted most likely To fall just short of his goal at Haiku High Still he showed promise Harvard Haiku took a chance It got worse Studied in Japan Zen Monastery Master still worse The harder he tried The more it all receded Still He would not give up Wanting more becoming less Psychotherapy Mother […]
The Poetry Police
The Poetry Police The Poetry Police paid a visit last night Drop the pen and nobody gets hurt! They only come when I put out the light There’s no need for handcuffs! They’re too tight! They said they’d received an alert The Poetry Police paid a visit last night One thing is clear: they’re not […]
There is Poetry in Pie
Poetry in Pie This is what nature teaches: Time drifts quickly by But for today we feast on peaches There is poetry in pie Last year brought unwelcome weather Peaches in short supply Which made their juices so much better There is poetry in pie It could be a metered sonnet A haiku or just […]
Rising Water
Day upon day the rain gray not easingRoads submerged sheep, pigs and cattle were drownedThe river claimed where wheat once ruled the groundWe watched the water our hearts were freezingAscend the cellar stairs air decreasingWind on the walls, rage on the roof that soundSaid you’re going down dark never be foundI blessed myself knelt and […]
It’s not that dark before the dawn
It’s not that dark before the dawn It’s not that dark before the dawnAstaire and Rogers could not dance I will not miss you when you’re gone Mozart’s life went on and onThere’s not a decent bakery in FranceIt’s not that dark before the dawn My yard is greener than your lawnDonald Trump never rantsI will […]
One Does Not Love Breathing
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird One does not love breathing It is simply done One does not love evening It is simply setting sun One does not love cooking It is simply the next meal One does not […]
Beatle Boots
In Beatle boots, we walked tallNew recruits to John and PaulRingo George Twist and ShoutNo one more Fab Four devout Ably armed with crazy coolAn Iowa farm in LiverpoolAn angry mother gave us a thrill“You and your brother…” we knew the drill Yeah Yeah Yeah Heals high high school hallsCould not deny we had ballsThis […]