Poetry

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

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

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

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

Milner Place - Ten Poems Prelude in E-Minor or Milner Place Hoists Sail We cannot go with you this time…

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. Jeweled pools for…

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  Her…

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

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, Men…

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