Poetry

https://youtu.be/CTzXIqa_8pI The Nasty Side of Life The nasty side of life Comes without warning In the…

Inanimate Objects  Inanimate objects are not words  That roll smoothly from your tongue into speech  But…

Proverbial wisdom  Do pants excite ants?  Do bees have nice knees?  Does a donkey hide its hind leg  when…

A No-Brainer (for my 65th birthday)  Without warning while walking down the stairs  My brain questions the…

Prelude in E-Minor or Milner Place Hoists Sail We cannot go with you this time All-consuming night has…

Seeing the Light A lampshade painted by an artist friend   Shows a country road with a slight bend   Heading…

Alliteration is My Friend I keep my rhythm strict in time,  I make sure that my endings rhyme.  I write about…

Multitudes (for Anaïs and Marina)  One should start with your eyes  when describing you.  Jewelled pools…

Mother-In-Law Part I Hoary jokes about the Mother-in-law  Still make people laugh in the pub  While male…

The Bee Sings (translation from the French poem 'L'abeille')  Hey, it's the bee that's singing.  It’s the…

A Vision  A talented young poet  Rolls out her words -  Wave after wave -  Over a cold Capitol Hill  …

Don’t Pity Me  Don’t pity me  With my chronic  disease.  But pity those  who only have  rags for…

Power Failure  Democracy hasn’t been a big success.  Since Athens empowered the demos  Its role has been…

Morning Love Will there be Love tomorrow? Any political conversations a little bit more genuine,…

  The Silence of the Night I wake, my eyes still closed, and listen to the silence of the night. Your…