Conjoined protractors measure proclivity in inverse parallels, negating the subjugated need. If only the conquerors Had similar technology, perhaps we’d not be buried in the vast electric haze. When thinking is a shock, the system … Read more
The bait shop’s been decorated with cornstalks and old flags. Another seasonal war appears. The leaf wrencher attacks the futile pushcart vendor. The fatalistic pharmacist overpacks his capsules. Morning mists, like gray troops, storm the … Read more
Showering stars are descending. Each crater creates a new park. It’s Meteor Town never ending. A literal scream after dark. O where are you now, Stephen Hawking? The bodies are outlined in chalking. Who’d guess … Read more
I remember eating supper Off of father’s head. Shallow dive syndrome Had left his noggin Flat as a table. Even the egg rolls Wouldn’t roll off. Sometimes he’d cut his hair In checkerboard pattern, And … Read more
Please excuse My imported furniture If it shifts slightly Toward the east While we’re eating. It’s always pining For its homeland Or fighting with the china. One morning I awoke To discover two chairs Had … Read more
There is always pastry by the water. Small wooden men tending cork boats. Hooked shadows and light knives. Another bloated body found unbuttered. A meager crowd of infidels resurfaced. Specialists and wharf rats hone their … Read more
I’ve misplaced my stack of adverbs. My adjectives have all gone moldy. Nouns abound, like circus clowns. But most of my verbs are long expired. I’ve always been anti-pronoun, And prone to conjunctivitis. But I … Read more
Bernard Herrmann, Bernard Herrmann, Bernard Herrmann, Wasn’t German, Wasn’t German, Wasn’t German. He grew up in New York City, New York City. And his music wasn’t pretty, was it pretty? It was Psycho. It caused … Read more
Mantle’s dead. The world is upside down. Drunk on fastballs; missed the hanging curve. Now no more facades. Gone the oil and leather. Left to limp alone this outfield stretch of time. Warning tracks in … Read more
Six and Two hate Eight. Nine loves to say no. Four just hit someone With a golf ball. Three broke up a good marriage. Five gets his fingers into everything. Seven simply sins. And One … Read more
Those who knew miss Dickinson Were of one mind: she was no fun. Her talk of death would get one down. But Amherst was a party town. And that strange woman dressed in white Would … Read more
Sally Field has kicked the habit. She’ll not Gidget any more. Will it fit Sebastian Cabot? Brian Keith is on the floor. Joey Bishop’s blessed foil, Peter Lawford was a pawn. Buddy Ebsen just struck … Read more
Coach Roswell tipped his hat to the stars. Soon they were inside his head. Every day he grew more unfamiliar with his skin. The league said there were limits to this team thing he envisioned. … Read more
An old cat is like a small storm, creaking, scratching, leaving detritus in its wake, its svelte prowl has become a stumbling lurch. It twitches in sleep, dreaming of the climb. Its purr is now … Read more