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Short Poems, Funny Poems, Epic Poems

POEM: The Hermit

Some solitary people discover that being, invisible to others, can be a superpower. The Hermit The hermit lives In awe kinds Of whether Full of grays alone Clear to the heavens Son of the fodder Of vague rumors and unseemly … Continue reading

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POEMS: Walls Crack Me Up

Water is  life. Water typically flows freely, but when polar-ized conditions set in, water can crack even the most Sisyphean stone eventually to dust. Walls Crack Me Up The wall face Gives weigh to cracks From which water flows The … Continue reading

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POEM: The Dark Aside

The dark psyche of America has risen its ugly ahead. May we awe be living in disinfecting sunshine. The Dark Aside Welcome to the dark aside Shrouding starry infernos by night And anything of substance casting Shadow by day And … Continue reading

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POEM: Captivated by Awe Kinds of Gracious Arts

I am gratefully ungovernable. I am sorry if I don’t have any bargaining chips; I am playing a different game, a beautiful game. Captivated by Awe Kinds of Gracious Arts He was not a man of means He was captivated … Continue reading

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POEM: Fool Time Job

Resistance is a vocation. Fool Time Job Keeping my humanity Is a fool time job As the wise guise Run with the mob And the boss is always right Far right Preternatural pros and cons If you get the grift … Continue reading

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POEM: Meet Grinder

When the resistance meets the meat grinder… Meet Grinder What is a free man Too due In efface of injustice As the unstoppable Metes an immovable farce Beating that conundrum Surpassing awe That we ever new Every faux vanquished As … Continue reading

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POEM: Where Do I Find Myself?

Where Do I Find Myself? Wear due I fine My self A good heart he laugh Laughter is good medicine, good for heart and soul. I find the light-heartedness of humor the touchstone of my soul. Years ago, I took … Continue reading

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POEM: Leap Frog

Not surprisingly, if a frog falls into hot water, it will jump out. Perhaps surprisingly, if a frog is in water that is slowly heated, it will not jump out even if it is boiled. As a nation, we are … Continue reading

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POEM: Razing Money

As we formally move into the oligarchic era, my lifetime project of valuing humanity over money continues… Razing Money My whole life Has been Trying To raze money For humanity

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The mountaintop, in portions made human

On this MLK Day, I am reminded of his “mountaintop” speech delivered the night before he was assassinated. I used this “mountaintop” reference in my poem, BUCKET BRIGADE – Owed to Karen Krause, written for a friend who died in … Continue reading

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POEM: Inaugural Be Rating

I have no need to wait for tomorrow’s bloviation. Inaugural Be Rating A tyrant who rhymes with orange As a bully pulp it A caca phony Of coinages And doing his deed The highest doody In the king dumb Bye … Continue reading

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POEM: Allah Mode

Some may see God as unnecessary in their search for meaning. I like my spirituality Allah mode. Allah Mode There is plenty Of human kind That lives without God of any owed understanding I AM Never the less Still Quiet … Continue reading

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POEM: General Li Wong

This poem is based on a Zen story where a conquering general sweeps through towns, and people, like a sword through water. The general eventually comes upon a soul monk practicing a meditative prayer. The general announces himself, “Do you … Continue reading

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POEM: Rooting for Success

A poem honoring the fact that Mother Earth is the source of our wealth. Rooting for Success You may have herd Financial advisors claim Diversification is the key To long term success If only The planet could add This to … Continue reading

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POEMS: Times Cherished

Whatever your life is, may it be times cherished, that is, X cherished, multiplying awe that is good. Times Cherished Once in a wile, I talk the talk Every sow often, I walk the walk Not with standing The times … Continue reading

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POEM: Burned

Here is a poem about a life full of flocking phoenixes. I wrote this a while back, but it is eerily apropos, and perhaps hopeful, considering the inferno devastating Los Angeles. May mutual aid win the daze ahead. Burned I … Continue reading

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POEM: Libertarian High Weighs

Libertarianism can be self-limiting in many weighs… Libertarian High Weighs My way or the highway Except the highway We don’t do public works projects

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POEM: Obliged

Reality gives feedback. If we humans find ourselves stubbornly living outside natural limits, Mother Earth is obliged to complete our will. Obliged Mother Earth obliges The will Of the human race Allowing us To finish First A cross The finish … Continue reading

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POEM: Mystic Ink 2.0 (to point: oh!)

As I have moved into retirement, I noticed on my facebook profile that my “employment” was outmoded. So, I have created a new busyness: Mystic Ink 2.0 (to point: oh!). As a little background, in 2011, I decided to write … Continue reading

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POEM: Courting Civil Disobedience

One of the things that I would like to do in this new year is organize my life in such as way that I can commit civil disobedience and risk jail time while minimizing the destructive effect on other parts … Continue reading

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