by Rick Young | Aug 21, 2021 | List
Count Basie was the counterpoint to Kenny Rogers’ ‘Gambler.’
Clarence Williams III was by far ‘Mod Squad’s’ greatest scrambler.
Kasey Musgraves minus fifty is Jackie DeShannon.
Usain Bolt runs like a colt who’s shot out of a cannon.
Wilt the Stilt and Jim McMahon both reached sport’s greatest heights.
Joe Strummer of the Clash was one of punk’s fast thinking knights.
Toe Blake patrolled that frozen lake and rink in Montreal.
And Christopher Milne used to live with his pal Winnie in the hall.
by Rick Young | Jun 29, 2021 | List
Police in Greece find a stolen Picasso.
And throw in an ought-five Mondrian.
Matt Gaetz, talks CRT; he’s such an asshole.
And Syrian air strikes link to Iran.
Walmart low priced insulin today’s perk.
Britney Spears, still all over the news.
Twenty found dead on a boat near Grand Turk.
But how can Brit end conservatorship blues?
Condo collapse was warned of years before.
South Africa’s ex-prez will go to jail.
Judge Thomas declares pot laws are a bore.
And Boss on Broadway shows life is for sale.
by Rick Young | Nov 20, 2020 | List
Baloney with brown sauce.
Sprinkle with conspiracy leaves.
Add a dash of turnback thyme.
A little more brown sauce, drizzled.
Slather with old mayornaise.
Serve on a kaiser roll.
Accompany with dry red whine.
by Rick Young | Oct 1, 2020 | List
New York diocese is bankrupt.
Clergy abuse suits.
Disney cartoon country will strip
all our native roots.
Kenosha Kyle, the killer boy,
has made his needed fan.
Official word: he was “protecting
the small business man.”
China’s going to the moon.
It’s “National Hair Day.”
Brad Parscale is getting “help.”
The Heat got blown away.
Trump debunked of his false claim
of postmen selling ballots.
He’d stand on a debate stage
and hit people with mallets.
Hong Kong police continue
to suppress their people’s rights.
Faith based groups quickly erase
ACB from their sites.
Jimmy Carter, ninety-six years
working for the good.
News says next debate
will have some changes, knock on wood.
by Rick Young | Sep 24, 2020 | List
This is not the time for rhyme or careful rumination.
Train of thought is overwrought and has just left the station.
Protests down in Louisville of course attracted violence.
Covid’s killed two hundred-thou and all we hear is silence.
President says he may not step down after election.
“Herd mentality’s” his nod to natural selection.
Climate change now threatens our land’s hazardous waste sites.
If you’re in a flood plain near one, best start booking flights.
Health care and abortion rights may soon be stripped away.
There is not one shred of good news. No poem today.
by Rick Young | Sep 17, 2020 | List
Big Ten bullied back into action. Athletes never die.
They just get stiff. Like those hundred thousand birds
just dropping dead in New Mexico. Wind mills?
Likely dream catchers. Melania replacement statue
in her hometown still more life-like than the original.
Kim K West freezing social media accounts in protest,
while Kanye is doxxing Forbes editor in a bipolar snit.
Sally is roaring up the alley, just another deadly flood.
ICE is building a uterus wall on the border of insanity.
The king bitch slaps science while his HHS spokesman
tells gun owners ammunition will soon be like toilet paper,
then takes a mental health leave of absence. What swamp?
