The Poetry Police
The Poetry Police The Poetry Police paid a visit last night Drop the pen and nobody gets hurt! They only come when I...
There is Poetry in Pie
Poetry in Pie This is what nature teaches: Time drifts quickly by But for today we feast on peaches There is poetry in...
Rising Water
Day upon day the rain gray not easingRoads submerged sheep, pigs and cattle were drownedThe river claimed where wheat once ruled the groundWe...
It’s not that dark before the dawn
It’s not that dark before the dawn It’s not that dark before the dawnAstaire and Rogers could not dance I will not miss you...
One Does Not Love Breathing
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird One...
Beatle Boots
In Beatle boots, we walked tallNew recruits to John and PaulRingo George Twist and ShoutNo one more Fab Four devout Ably armed with...
Daniel Johnston 1961-2019
He had a gift for melody, boyish voiceBut sometimes it was hell to be himHis mental health could leave him no choiceBut to...
Matthew Wong 1984-2019
Matthew Wong 1984-2019 Tourettes, depressionHe spoke of the presence The devil dusk to dawn His left us a confessionHis art distilled an essenceOf why...
If Life Is So Short Why Are Nights So Long?
If life is so short why are nights so long? Must be that relativity theory I think at times I’m doing life wrong...