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

The Bowling Alley

Humongous ominous Three eyed black monsters Unleashing rage and fury Upon ten unsuspecting white gentlemen In prim and proper garb.… Read more The Bowling Alley