Posts Tagged ‘poem’

Last Meal

It will be dark too soon for me, in my small boat set out to sea, in search of some eternal shore, more likely on the ocean’s floor, revenge for lobsters and food fish. Yes, … Read more

Bright Red Raptor

In my dream, a bright red raptor slept quietly, dreaming of man. Somewhere in the middle were history, reality. Then the worm of time slowly worked its way toward consciousness, within which, it was realized, … Read more

Animal Rights

Longtime Benito, the fever dream catcher, kept in his kitchen a cauldron of brine. Thus fish were entertained periodically and from their bones he built himself a shrine. Forced to the sidelines by random rag … Read more

Redeem All Coupons

Sugar foresters plead from the confection zone. Record players scream the sound of bone on bone. No one knows you’re home if you unplug the phone. The current is succinctly out of time, the vestibule … Read more

The Local Pub

The local pub burned down today. There’s no more karaoke. I know there’s many who would say the practice is quite hokey. But those who lift their voice in song once every Thursday night don’t … Read more

Ill-Framed Constitution

Illogical pit stops Waste deep in the forest, Infecting the shrine zone, Project our dark skies. When under the curtain, Where nothing is certain, While staring at shark eyes, The festival dies. There’s no calibration … Read more

Perhaps The Sky Broke?

Tiny blue crystals were everywhere: in the sand, on the rug, even in the tub, minute, translucent, thin as fingernails. We thought that we should clean up. But this was not our fault. There were … Read more

Black Elk Listens

I suspect birds are spelling out signs, would we have the time to connect them. Thousands of windshields pointed toward the sun cannot blind the cloud god. And the ants only steal as a favor. … Read more

Broken Hipster

He falls down a lot. But that’s cool. Just smokes a cigarette on the ground and mumbles something existential. He’s got a nickel- plated whiskey flask. But he can’t find it. Must be in the … Read more

Dream Solid

My alter ego is in prison. He acts out more than I. In his early days of crime, he’d wink as I stood by. But things got really out of hand. He thrived on doing … Read more

Torte Hogger

I saw you crossing lanes while on the whipped cream line. Such a bold infraction often brings a healthy fine. Later in the forest I spied you shooting mousse. Then I realized your problem: sugar … Read more

Overboard

My skeleton’s skin has taken me in; it’s told me lies, in front of my eyes. It’s shaped my days in a thousand ways. It’s helped me out, and without a doubt I wouldn’t be … Read more

Splitsville

A miasma of misinformed mitochondria were swimming in a pool of DNA. Put on some suits, gadzooks, you’re risking hypothermia, said a neutron who was sitting far away. It is no use, this is abuse, … Read more

Taking The Fifth

We are in the middle of an electoral play. Romeo and Juliet have long since passed away. Hillary and little Marco fell before the sword. Lyin’ Ted and Lazy Jeb were just cast overboard. Now … Read more

Aging Bull

Here’s your receipt for all the whippings you took back in a former life, when you lived by the book. Yes, it is hard to relive pained memories. But harder yet is to walk on … Read more

The Decades Dance

I’m opening my birthday cards, most of ’em from smart asses. They got their points, my achin’ joints, I can’t see without glasses. I can’t outrun the bus no more. No, and I hardly walk. … Read more

Seventy

It would be a superb score in golf. And barely get me by in an exam. But as an age it makes me want to rolf. And that’s the age it seems today I am. … Read more

Tip Off Time

The cat loves to play with a Q-tip, a little baton he can flip and chew on. He’ll hold with his claw and just gnaw and gnaw. He’ll work on that thing ’til it looks … Read more