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Category Archives: Poems
POEM: Knot the Boss of Me
Last night, at a poetry reading, a fellow poet, Joe Sparks, introduced his poem as “the last poem of 2025.” This sparked this poem… Knot the Boss of Me He declared With surprising certainty Sow free from doubt Heed ridden … Continue reading
POEM: That Net Positivity
I suspect that the piles of evidence brought to bear as to weather life is bettor characterized as kind or cruel, soulful or heartless, is probably 50/50, perhaps making it awe the amor important to be caught in that net … Continue reading
POEM: Butterfly Lands
And still, I wait for it… Butterfly Lands Lonely after A life sow long Wandering soully Can I go on Believing When I least expect it And what do I know A butterfly lands At that very moment What does … Continue reading
POEM: Owed to Venezuelan Oil, Tank Her
Drug to war on drugs. What will, we knot think of next?! It’s the oil, stupid… Owed to Venezuelan Oil, Tank Her Captain Kook And his Peter At the war deportment Squeal in de-light In piracy on the high C’s … Continue reading
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POEM: Without Papers
I am certifiable but technically not certified… Without Papers I woke In God knows where In plays Bound soully By rivers, mountains, and sky Unknown to imaginary lines of men Where awe is well Free Flowing Beyond dammed nations In … Continue reading
POEM: The Meat Cute
This poem is on the topic of veganism. the practice of not eating animal products. This poem and its title centers on what I find as a weird divergence among many serious animal lovers (read pet lovers) who don’t give … Continue reading
What ̂ a Choice ̂ Life
Beware of unsolicited prophets out and about… What ̂ a Choice ̂ Life As I was Busy wading For something too happen Pretty much anything The man On the bench Offered me Unsolicited ad Vice What you no Could fill … Continue reading
POEM: Birdbrains AND Muscle Aheads
I suspect that many of those talking about talk being cheap and extolling action score low on both uplifting talk and enlightened action… Birdbrains AND Muscle Aheads We have been flocked Agin and agin Buy the very birdbrains Singing oft … Continue reading
POEM: A Lulu of a Year
I wrote this poem in honor of our oldest grandchild’s first birthday. Seven years young now. A Lulu of a Year Lovely little lady Lulu You are a gift to us awe Or more precisely: awwwwww 12-9-18 The perfect combination … Continue reading
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POEM: Giddy, Up
I am happy to report that I frequently get giddy at the awesomeness of life… Giddy, Up I cried out For knew normal A cross ages Through and through daze Over and over agin Until be for I new it Got … Continue reading
POEM: Rorschach Testy
We live in a decrepit age where the state of the body politic is more closely connected to projecting our dark dreams onto our elected leaders than a reflection of actual policies. Apparently, we need less policy analysts and more … Continue reading
POEM: Will Fullness
Many people at many times consider the force of will as a key to success in life. I find that willingness is the more powerful juice in cultivating well being in life. I don’t see this necessarily as an either/or … Continue reading
POEM: Shakespeare – Owed to Dead White Men
This poem is a tip of the hat to the staying power of Bill Shakespeare — or for Macbeth fans, stain power [blood on hands, “out damn spot”]… Shakespeare – Owed to Dead White Men His dogged rep Sticks around … Continue reading
POEM: Blue Prince of Life
I wrote this poem on the occasion of my friend Sean Nestor’s 40th birthday. There is a lot to unpack — just as with Sean! I gave a simple framed copy of this poem, without author info, to unsully the … Continue reading
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POEM: Unkept
This short poem is a companion poem to the poem following it, written 12 years earlier. This poem offers a different view of my bursting heart: one of overflowing joy rather than sadness. Both happen to be true — sometimes … Continue reading
POEM: Re-framed?
A friend once called me “the king of re-framing.” I just see this as taking any experience or situation and making sense of it through the frame of my world view, my most basic assumptions about the world. I strongly … Continue reading
POEM: Corporate Toons – Owed to Commercial Soundtracks
One of my pet peeves is great songs being commercialized to sell crap. The commercial that triggered this poem included the bastardization of a Johnny Cash song… Corporate Toons – Owed to Commercial Soundtracks Every thing is for sail In … Continue reading
POEM: Frank and Steinway
I recently saw the newest movie version of Frankenstein, by Guillermo del Toro. I highly recommend. This poem is inspired by this classic story and epic film, a meditation on the soul fooly melodic themes of life and death hauntingly … Continue reading
POEM: Basket Cases
Follow the light…in both life and death… Basket Cases “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?” – Mark 4:21 There is The light of the good knews … Continue reading