Category Laughter
Confusion Reigns
Mentioned rarely in polite conversation, as I follow you around You will never see or hear me, because I never make a sound Unknown the land where I will one day lead you, an adventure Sometimes I’ll snatch you unprepared, curtail your time here Still, whether slow […]
Conspiracy Theory?
Lately I’ve noticed that many people are smitten Over the moon, quite mad for a puppy or a kitten No slow turtle for them or a bowl full of guppies An internetful of video about kittens and puppies I’m very worried that I may have missed my mark With vivid writing and art whose message […]
Show and Tell
When I was young, in grade school, we had show and tell I imagine this is still the case, though I don’t know for sure Some students found this exciting, usually did it quite well For others just a daunting task, which felt a lot like torture Perhaps they were the ones teased and taunted, […]
Simple Gifts
When simple tasks in life become challenges Putting on a pair of socks, getting out of a car Please don’t worry or into depression plunge Acknowledge that in life, this is where you are It might result from age, chronic pain, illness Doesn’t speak of who you are, just limitations Choose always to try to […]
Nap Time
When we think about life, our future, we want to succeed To be popular, powerful, rich, comely, to live a life of ease Some live solely for an afterlife, or in daily fear of disease How many of us ever choose to contemplate our legacies You know all the phrases; you read them in the […]
You Can Say That Again
You Can Say That Again (cliché at play) Adam’s off ox is out of the box His changed bell is rung fonder The best salt was not made early But, end of the day, sun shines The walls have their work order Only the late hats without insult Like taking a cool kid by […]
Wisely Pick
Folk music concert draws a crowd, some new and familiar faces Seen both in the audience and also in the band Old time tunes brought to life, different folks in different places The fiddler’s riffs hearken back unto the land The times and songs that these musicians all carry in their heads Must give their […]
Flower Power
Stucco walls and Spanish tile roofs Backed by tall, tree-crowned hills Set off by gnarly oaks, blossoms, wisteria Sing myriad tulips, rejoicing daffodils Heady fragrance; dizzy, spinning, is it this Perhaps, or perhaps it’s too much sun From which I reel, causes my confusion Everywhere, people, groups, myriad, unique Such a wide, amazing mix of […]
Coffee Break’s Over
Thinking about meaning, life, the universe, everything And remembering the question’s answer is forty-two Fun and silly, but, I believe, it may be onto something The one percent, owning most of America, worry, too Statistically I recently heard, that in another sixty years Our wasp majority population figure will have dwindled The exact figure I […]
Intent Ion
Minuscule beyond imagining Cation meets anion Sudden explosion Screaming outward All directions, growing Spinning, spiraling into A being vast Beyond comprehension Thirteen point eight billion Years alive, expanding Encompassing life Teaching, learning Amazing, baffling Inexorable Examining from within Delving diligently Piecing together A totality puzzle No sample image Unrecognizable wreckage Ruins or futures Concepts, thoughts, […]
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