The Sun
The Sun and I
get up at the same time
if he is not up yet
I wait for him
we are buddies
and hang out together before
all the others get out of bed
he is such a beautiful Sun
all shimmering and orange
and we enjoy each others company
as we start the day together
it's a shame
he had to leave so soon
but he had to go to work.
Thursday 30th September 2021 12:21 pm
Wait Time
We are experiencing
longer than normal wait times
not that we are inefficient or lazy but
we have a more palatable answer
we like to say it is due to Covid
that covers just about everything
and is now the common excuse
for poor service and incompetence
but getting back to our original point
you may have to be on hold for a while
like two days or more
if you th...
Wednesday 29th September 2021 12:48 pm
UGLY
I hate ugly
people behave ugly
at sports stadiums
restaurants
airplanes
any public place
it's now all so ugly
beauty never has a chance
it is surrounded
suffocated
killed off by ugly culture
ugly is promoted on TV
the news the movies the music
beauty gets no play
it is shunned
unadvertised and dismissed
as old fashioned
ugliness is now a...
Tuesday 28th September 2021 12:43 pm
Small Things
A lonely young girl
has no neighbors her age
so she has to make do
to replicate play
no friends to play with
she has to begin
making up her own world
with imagination
her friends are green lizards
and gray doodle bugs
it's the smallness of things
that she dearly loves
she talks to them freely
builds them intricate homes
they are her com...
Monday 27th September 2021 12:54 pm
Cumbre Vieja
Lava pours
like ketchup
smoke shoots up
then down,
fire and brimstone
rolls downhill
to the little
Spanish town
Mother's tears
are flowing
destruction
all around,
death is rolling
slowly coming
turning green
to muddy brown
There is no place
of safety
the lava flow
surrounds,
and ash is
all-consuming
as boulders
t...
Sunday 26th September 2021 3:25 pm
This Is Not Who We Are
This is not who we are
it can't be us
we must be someone else
we no longer are
who we used to be
maybe we are now
them.
Saturday 25th September 2021 12:53 pm
Deer In The Headlights
Eyes as dark brown as coffee
open wide and ears perk up
there is something coming
down the trail
the deer all face in one direction
trying to get a better look
at what comes into their woods
they recognize man
as the enemy
they bunch together
hair raised
nostrils twitching
in flight mode
they fear him
...
Friday 24th September 2021 1:06 pm
Leaving Home
When leaves fall from
the trees in Fall
they leave their homes
without U-Haul
after a while
as is their style
they congregate
make big leaf piles.
Thursday 23rd September 2021 12:39 pm
Sittin' & Watchin'
When you sit somewhere
long enough
you can learn a thing or two about people
as they go by in endless parade
you can make up your own stories about them
like characters in a book
you can spot the facial resemblances
tween family members
even the body shapes
you can imagine who they are
and what th...
Tuesday 21st September 2021 12:47 pm
Trails
Trails lead through the morning woods
a man can follow if he wants
and take to foot if he so choose
in quietness, there is confidence
Through thistle, thorns, adversity
the going's for the scenery
while trails may crook, be blocked by limbs
the joy is in the finding again
As silent thoughts accompany
there are no finer thoughts than these
...Monday 20th September 2021 12:50 pm
Cat & Mouse
A little mouse
lives in our house
but the cat just watches
it go in and out,
It does not care
it just discounts
the coming and goings
of the resident mouse,
Cat sleeps away
the hours mount
it snoozes when
it should have pounced,
Mouse rests assured
while cat just pouts
its victory over
the cat pronounced,
The mouse grows fat
it stuffs its mou...
Saturday 18th September 2021 12:32 pm
Hat In Hand
Sometimes the right hand does not know
what the left hand is doing
on the other hand
having two hands comes in handy
every year
we hand over our money
to the government
which routinely mishandles it
as we grow older
we hand our lives over to caretakers
we become used
as in second-hand
but we get rewarded with
the better parking spaces
we ...
Friday 17th September 2021 1:08 pm
Itch
Why do we get
an urgent itch
when in
the public eyeThe itch gets worse
if we don't scratch
it cannot
be denied
In senior years
don't really care
scratch privates
if need be
It may offend
but I defend
my right to
scratch publicly.
Thursday 16th September 2021 12:29 pm
Possession Of Poetry
I am an illegal poet
I have no license to practice
I have no official papers
I cannot prove I am a poet
I have no photo ID
no Poet Card
If pulled over
I will not try to run
I will admit I am a recovering poet
and have an addiction to poetry
but that doesn't mean
I am a bad person
besides
possession of poetry
is only a misdemeanor.
Wednesday 15th September 2021 12:17 pm
Morning
How soft is morning
quiet as a cat
coming in
with little quiet steps
not waking anyone
not making a sound
looking for a place to light
it curls around itself
then slowly rises
stretches
and saunters off
becoming day.
Tuesday 14th September 2021 12:34 pm
Moments & Moons
The moon got loose last night
and cut a pretty picture
as it roamed around the sky
all bright and happy
it looked like it was smiling
I hope it gets loose again tonight
and I hope a poet is there
to capture it
and put the moon to words
poets are good at
capturing moments
and moons.
Monday 13th September 2021 12:51 pm
Basset Hounds
Those baying Bassets
love to howl at the moon
alert all the neighbors
if there's a cat or a coon
Sad eyes imply worry
short legs check progress
a hound that confounds
but loved nevertheless.
Sunday 12th September 2021 12:50 pm
His & Hers
At divorce court
the complaint most heard
The wife's abuse
the pain endured
The judge is moved
his heartstrings stirred
There's no appeal
the court concurs
When said and done
the case referred
He gets the shaft
the rest is hers.
Saturday 11th September 2021 12:37 pm
Before Our Very Eyes
Stories in the news repeat
daily tragedies we face
how people treat each other
has become a damn disgrace
Everything is upside down
what's right no longer is
isn't it a shame they say
that it has come to this
There is no moral fiber
people do not show respect
heroes toppled, laws dismantled
and this is what you get
You see it all around y...
Friday 10th September 2021 12:26 pm
A Chair
Sometimes a chair
is all you need
just kick back
and there you be
a chair that's meant
to watch TV
soon puts an old guy
fast to sleep.
Thursday 9th September 2021 12:08 pm
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Wednesday 8th September 2021 1:07 pm
Exercise
I hate to exercise
lack the will and the ability,
in truth my only exercise
is an exercise in futility!
Tuesday 7th September 2021 12:34 pm
Dementia
Brain particles accumulate
memory is hard to navigate
The impatient patient aggravates
becoming angry, agitates
Cretaker's hopes obliterate
as loved ones slowly suffocate
Anxiety, the common fate
anticipate what will await.
Monday 6th September 2021 1:36 pm
Moonlight
People complain when there is too much sun
and it gets unbearably hot
and also when it rains too much
or when it gets too cold
But no one complains when the moon shines
Everyone appreciates the moon
Children watch their shadows
and play in its light
people feel happier at night
the weight of the day runs off their shoulders
moonshine makes the harshness go aw...
Sunday 5th September 2021 12:38 pm
Parker
I hear a voice across the street
good morning sir
I look around
and then see a young boy
about 10 years old
walking a big white dog.
What a nice thing
to have a boy say good morning
to an old man.
Turns out the boy is also
quite good at polite conversation
as he tells me he is home schooled
and has a job
the job?
walking dogs
and Cosmo
the ...
Friday 3rd September 2021 12:29 pm
September
September is
the middle child
lost among the other months
not quite summer
not quite fall
a month that never gets its turn
to show what it can do
never called on
never acknowledged
not asked to do anything exceptional
the more popular October
gets the better grades
while September just sits quietly
in the back of the room
trying to look inconspicious ...
Thursday 2nd September 2021 12:43 pm
E.R.
People suffering
in hard backed chairs
arranged in a lobby
6 feet apart
they come in
aided by family members
coming come from all walks of life
some cannot walk at all
walkers, crutches, canes
in some cases stretchers
all pass by in search of relief
there is no humor here
no smiles
no expression in their eyes
patients are hollow vessels
...
Wednesday 1st September 2021 12:37 pm
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