Valentine’s Day 2010
This poem was written two years ago, and posted here. Inspired by PoemBlaze, I am reposting it for OpenLinkNight Disclaimer: If a reader assumes a poet performed the actions described in a poem, they...
View ArticleSpring training is almost over
A gogyohka written today from a 3-word challenge Swing The waitress put charcoal in the ballplayer’s coffee hoping to add fire to his game.
View ArticleElimination Rounds
Janet Kuypers, editor of Children, Churches and Daddies, performed my poem “Elimination Rounds” at a recent Chicago open mic. The poem appears in the May issue of the magazine.
View ArticlePlans for November
I plan to participate in the November Poem-a-Day challenge at Poetic Asides. I won’t post every poem here, but I’m likely to post several of them. I do assure all my readers that I recognize the...
View ArticlePoem: Dangle
The blog has been post-free for a bit too long, so I thought I’d share a poem I recently wrote. Dangle The argyle sweater worn by the King Charles Cavalier, belonging to the wife of the Chief of...
View ArticlePoem: Purely Metaphorical
Here’s another poem I recently found in my archives. Purely Metaphorical I browse the brickyard For the appropriate projectile To hurl at the subhuman Demagogue demonstrating His lack of a brain bright...
View ArticleThe Red-Billed Oxpecker
I found this poem in my drafts folder. I wrote it back in January of 2011. The Red-Billed Oxpecker She builds her nest with energy she plucks from the souls of her co-workers.
View ArticlePoem Found in My Drawers
I realize this poem is out of season. Found it on a slip of paper in one of my drawers today. Explaining Only Ruins It There’s probably something wrong with the workings of my brain. I’ve decided to...
View ArticlePoem: Agitate
Agitate A slightly overweight middle-aged man my weapon of choice is my keyboard. I write to agitate. I hope my readers are entertained, but I also hope their brains get a little action in the process....
View ArticleHanukah Hay(na)ku
The Hay(na)ku form is a six-word tercet, with one word in the first line, and two words in the second line. Syllables are irrelevant. Multiple Hay(na)ku can be chained together. I thought it would be...
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