Category Laughter
Stepping Out
All the myriad steps we take in life Number into millions, I’ve no doubt No matter where we go, what we see Many never realize what life’s about
Heirs Apparent
All the things I might have done, or seen, or known All the beings I might have been, become While strolling along a quiet esplanade The mottled green sea sparkles blue, white A painter hoping to capture this moment Holds tightly against a suddenly boisterous wind Checking the time on an antique pocket watch His […]
Hoping to Receive
Sitting at a store counter waiting A new, nonworking fountain pen Hold head down, no flow grating So grab another pen, begin again As I write, I watch the busy world Coffee kiosk, fuzzy socks, balloons Ads, short, tall, and flags unfurled Acres of pretenders singing tunes Ghosts, goblins on All Hallows Eve Robot, ghoul, […]
Nothing Doing
We are taught we should know aught That means we ought to study naught No, that is truth, or so I have thought But I don’t believe it’s what we sought I’ve thought it cannot do what it ought Since aught + naught = naught – aught
Until
I wander A house Known As if my own Wondering, pondering Past interactions Missed opportunities Arguments Confrontations Love Laughter Anger Sorrow Could have been Might have been Other than it was Other than A tragic dénouement A single Word Missed Cue Lost Feeling Reaction Action Blank look Angry glare Beady-eyed stare Chance mislaid Never noticed […]
Now
Words, for me, wind down My art draws me, to paint All my words, all the words Any language, form, intent Incomplete to curry change Still I grasp I’ll persist, scribbling Verses, essays, stories, more Offering vision, being, truth My truth, which the universe Fills or drains, ebbs or flows Seeking Creating courses high to […]
Talking to Others, Talking to Myself
Who do you like to talk to most What do you like to talk about Do you listen or brag and boast Are you confident, full of doubt Do you prove the gracious host Hassle your guest, yell and shout Do you try, or only merely coast Dominate and make others pout Chatter, jabber talk […]
Cause and Effect
I am sitting outside at a table to eat Waiting for those I’ll meet and greet They’ll bring my lunch, ain’t that neat Because, after that, I will be able to eat
No Doubt
No doubt, I’m quite certain More difficult than comedy Comedy, I am told, is hard To see behind the curtain Know your future homily Try, draw the winning card
Bookie
The sign simply said Books, I sighed In the distance, books what I espied Below it, sat a smaller sign with more A-J books may be found on this floor K-Z would be found only up the stairs The way I drooled, I garnered stares
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