I am Common Decency I want to get onto a plane At Kennedy Airport And to leave. Simple manners And… Read more Good~Bye To Simple Common Decency
Category: 2020 November PAD Chapbook
Wanting Coffee
Coffee black is as Stark and harsh For the body As absolute reality is For the heart and soul. A… Read more Wanting Coffee
Distinctive Cinquain
Music Flashy Predictable Changing Distorting Repeating Voice of a Generation Pop This is a remix version of
Sooner Or Later
There’s hope of course. Time goes both straight ahead And in circles. See the analog clock. We didn’t all vote… Read more Sooner Or Later
Appreciation
Each of us must Doff his hat In gratitude and humility. Girls, curtsy. Boys, bow. Genuflection is The normative posture… Read more Appreciation
Sweet Clara
When I first saw Sweet Clara I swam three million miles Through zombies and past elephants And charging crocodiles. Church… Read more Sweet Clara
Love And Hardship
I shall give you An apple a day , With a pink rose Lain next to it And ask you… Read more Love And Hardship
Why I Am Neither A Marxist Nor A Liberal
You are restricted to one room Of someone else’s choosing. You get one book Of someone else’s choosing. You’ have… Read more Why I Am Neither A Marxist Nor A Liberal
The Cold Spell
I remember all those doves That were around when I was a young boy When Tab and tuna Might as… Read more The Cold Spell
Tell Death
Tell death to be careful Of how he approaches people. A polite note of explanation May be in order Perhaps… Read more Tell Death