What lies beneath or in between

sees little light until it seems

the black of night brings out its teeth

then evil comes from underneath

What is it in the minds of men

that brings out evil, mean and grim

is it in man's nature, hidden deep

that cruelty so often repeats

Where in the heart does evil lie

its commonness can't be denied

in darkest moods it is...

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It ain't my fault

I'm not engaged

it's basically caused

by my old age

What's happened to me

is a shame

still I have no one

else to blame

Seems like I'm going

through a phase

forget where I am

and whence I came

Yet I exclaim

the Lord be praised

I can still remember

my own name!

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We don't have city maps anymore

Siri and Alexa have taken over

and now do all the work for us

but remember when we Did have maps

and once you unfolded one

you could never fold it back again

despite your best efforts

it just would not go back to its original form

you had to finally crush it together

as best you could

cram it in the glove box

slam the hatch

a...

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Oh the joy

of a new car

as flashy as

a shooting star

the smell of it

newly acquired

much better than

one we had prior

puff out our chest

imagination fired

give it the gas

highway required

turn on tune in

hums like a choir

peek into garage

just to admire.

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Who would expect

a flower to bloom

on cold concrete

with so little room

no soil, no place

to make a home

still like a weed

it roots and grows

Somehow a seed

got stuck between

the concrete where

it makes a seam

there on hard rock

it grew to be

a miracle

to be believed

We must make note

of this lone plant

that would not relent

o...

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Hundreds of Canaries

have been grounded by

extreme sand storms in the Atlantic.

the Canaries cannot fly

in wind speeds over 50 MPH 

so most of the Canaries are

just sitting on the Tarmac

looking yellow and perplexed

It may be days before

they are given permission

to take off

In the meantime

talk about a mess on the runway

this is what they mean by

the...

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Your spam folder is empty

the notice says

it is feeling unwanted

and even jealous

of your brimming In-box

which is always crammed full

of stuff that is

inviting and exciting

but here sits your poor Spam box

all by itself

empty

and pouting

like an cranky child

it's bad enough that it has

that lousy name "Spam"

but how would you like to be ...

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Sometimes beautiful shells

wash up on the shore

things we never sought

but are pleased to find

sometimes things

float in unexpectedly

in our daily lives

a kind word

or unforeseen compliment

can then mean more than

all our other treasures

take these words to heart

take them home to keep.

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Can you imagine

the noise and the fumbling

of two dinosaurs out for a date,

the earth would be rumbling

both of them nervous and bumbling

as the two of them tried hard to mate

The two so inspired

would be hot as a fire

for each other they couldn't wait,

It would make quite a showing

their wide nostrils blowing

but their conjoining a roaring mistake

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To be somebody

you must have a body

some people like to brag about

their bodies

others complain about their body

some people are body shamed

others flaunt their bodies

ghosts have no bodies

but scare everybody

then there's the body politic

which is a real ugly body

a few people know

where the bodies are buried

undertakers love bodies

if you get sick

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The Cedar tree grows full and green

in winter the only color to be seen

yet there are those opposed to these

blamed for their rash of allergies

They fault the tree and its small seeds

and for the pollen said released

yet its only doing what any tree

does to survive, quite naturally

But oh the teary eyes one sees

the cough, the wheeze, the sudden sneeze

...

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The world is filling up

cities run together

farms disappear

cars run bumper to bumper on the interstate

8 lanes across and still crowded

try to get away

ride out in the country

but the country is all built-up

all is pavement

trees get cut down

more roads and more congestion

subdivisions pop up like mushrooms

there used to be a thing called distance

there...

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You see them along the highway

old tumbled down cow sheds

still left from when there were farms

and hard working farmers

the decaying sheds reminding us

of what used to be

sheds now turned gray as moss

caved in with

rusted roofs and rusted wire

still holding on

but leaning like drunks

old gates hanging open

cedar posts weathered

almost petrified

so ma...

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I will be gone

for the length of two days

so suffer the loss

in your dejected ways

You'll miss the postings

for which I am to blame

and your miserable lives

just won't be the same

There will be mourning

in so many ways

the gnashing of teeth

the flailing in pain

But do not surrender

as I have explained

in the meantime you can listen

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The slosh of the washing machine

reminds me of waves lapping at the shore

makes me want to take off my shoes

and wade barefoot

toes tickled by the warm water

the gentle sound of waves

tossed by the Tide

forever slapping the shore

that steady beat

that gentle drone

puts me to sleep

awakened only by

the washers beep signal

telling me the cycle is done

t...

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The old man ain't limber anymore

his legs are weak, his back is sore

but the one thing about it all that sucks

is his inability to put on his socks

his legs are stiff, they will not bend

can't get his toes to enter in

the socks elude his feet and then

he comes to a disastrous end

his body racked in pain, contorts

as from the chair he soon aborts

a ...

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I roll up

into a ball

and kids have fun

playing with me

they like to poke me

with a stick

to see what I will do

some will throw me

some will place barriers    

in front of me

some play army men with me

I get rolled down hills

and buried in dirt

even used to make faces

on mud pies

no matter what

I keep going

over or under any obstacle

until...

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Doors to the underground

homes of  ancient ancestors

man and beast

entrances to mother earth

inviting yet foreboding

caves draw us in

to explore

to challenge our senses

we enter with anticipation

drawn in by curiosity

a sense of wonder

a taste of dread

deeper deeper

feeling along limestone walls

hearing echos

the slow drip of water

shadows

ee...

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I try to make my thoughts complete

but often I go wrong

most of my thoughts are incomplete

not kept for very long

Oh how I strain to keep my thoughts

but my efforts are for naught

since every thought I get to keep

there's a hundred more forgot

I came across this random thought

the only one that I could find

it stayed around to remind me of

how scatte...

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Make Lemonade

out of lemons

is what they suggest

why make a frown

when a smile

will contrast

take fear of failure

turn it into success

a smile is a miracle

one we all possess

What heights

can be conquered

if only we press

even lemons are tasty

if with sugar blessed

and any situation

can be positively addressed

it's our observation

a s...

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The tests came back
the diagnosis was confirmed
my wife has high blood pressure
and I am the cause

it's all the things I do
that irritate her
I try to behave
but it's just not natural

she would lead a normal life
if it wasn't for me
for some reason when I'm around
her blood pressure spikes

the doctor says the best remedy
is for me to leave and not come back
for a minimum o...

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As we enter

our second childhood

we become like kids again

finally free to do what we want

with fewer obligations

and far less responsibility

we don't have to report to work

we don't have to make decisions

and we don't have to apologize

we can be as free as children

and enjoy simple things

like ice cream and doughnuts

bare feet

the smell of roses

like...

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What people dread most

is the sight of a roach

turn on the light

and more will encroach

Grab can of Raid

one shot is supposed

to knock them out flat

at least that's what we hope

Roach wiggles its legs

may need one more dose

now get out the soap

erase memory of roach!

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I take care

to sort my assorted socks

into my two sock drawers

one drawer is for black socks

one for white

I am neat

I am organized

I am sorta particular

about my socks

which are always sorted

and folded in fine fashion

my sock drawer routine

is sort of annoying

to some people who resort to

casting aspersions

and who get out of sorts

at my odd b...

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We try to remember names

we struggle to pronounce some names

we come up with names for our children

some women have hyphenated names

we name the date

we name our pets

we name places In Memory Of

sometimes we use

the name of God in vain

then we sometimes call each other names

which is worst use of all for a name

call me by name but please

do not call me name...

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See our one bedroom, one bath villas which will cost you

about the same as what you are paying now for a 4 bedroom house.

But you won't have any maintenance.  Nor will you have any yard,

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It was the essence

of his life

as far as we can tell

He did nothing

in particular

but he did it very well

His accomplishments

few and far between

yet his life unparalleled

He did nothing

in particular

still he did it very well.

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