My One Small Delight
Why do I feel
that it must be just right
This poem that I struggle
with this very night
Why do I even feel this
compulsive urge To write
And why does my skill
Feel ever so slight
Why am I compelled
To try to get it just right
With A lyrical bent,
and a satirical bite
Damned if I know
I cannot see the light
But one thing I know is…
It’s my one small delight
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Poets...Magicians
Our souls are touched
Emotions teased
Heartstrings plucked
Tensions eased
Tableaus described
Amazing vistas seen
To me, is what poetry
Is meant to mean
Through mastery of words
Through sly use of wit
We’re whooshed expertly away
From the chairs where we sit
By poets…by poetry…
From dark depths of the brain
We’re magically transported
By poetic legerdemain
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Not What You're Thinking
Hot and sweaty
Moist and sticky
Can feel so sweet
Can smell so icky
Can make you feel good
All warm and fuzzy
Break out in a sweat
Feel wilted and scuzzy
Sheets get all soggy
Clothes fly off in abandon
Relief must be had….
One must take a hand in….
Oh… wait just a moment!
Wow! What a bummer!
Don’t know what you’re thinking
But I’m writing about Summer! !
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Take a word and wrap a poem around it
Take a word and…
Wrap a poem around it
Take a precious phrase
And weave it within
Take profound prose
And allow it to abound in it
Take pride in what you’ve written
And what you’ve written…Will be read
again and again
What better legacy could one leave
Than words that last forever
Just Take a word
and wrap a poem around
And you’ll be forgotten….
never
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March...A Springtime Tease
Just a touch of Springtime
Only a spritzle or a pat
That's all of Spring
That March will bring
You can bet your butt
On that!
April will be more fruitful
With showers, flowers and such
But March is just a springtime tease
Promising way too much
March is like a Model T
As a month it should be retired
It's only got enough Spring, you see
To make your butt feel tired.
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Touchy Subject
If you want to have
pleasant discussions
Talk of friends, or nature…
or fishin’
If you want possible
Repercussions
Talk of God
Or about religion
Neither one’s more
or less important
Than the
Other (to me)
Neither one has
More special
Purpose to
Serve (or to be)
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Famous In My Own Mind
In my poetic life
I’ve gained a measure
of celebrity
People who read me
Know me instantly…
As “that eccentric ol’ S.O.B.”
But that’s o.k., I’ve got no pride
It’s actually been a rather
pleasant ride
And at this point, you see
It’s just fine with me
To be
In self ordained celebrity…
“That grizzled, grumpy, (and crochety)
Eccentric ol’ S.O.B.”
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Keep The Faith
Hard not to hope
For things that seem
can never be
To realize what is only lies
Quite apart from
what is true
For tis only in the hoping
That hopes can
Be set free
To hope with all your heart…
To seek… and with hopeful
Eyes to see
To realize… hope never dies
Perhaps… is what
one must do
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A very bad day
It’s been a bad day
So dark words I’ll write
Of ill omens, bad thoughts
And the absence of light
Of the beat of dark wings
Of things that aren’t right
And of things
That go bump in the night
Maybe tomorrow
I can carry the fire
Perhaps tomorrow will be
Just a bit more bright
What made this day so
One has no need to know
It’s been a bad day
So dark words I’ll write
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One Word That Best Defines Life
“Life” is a word not easily defined
It can be described in so many ways
Can be described as easy, just as well as a grind
Described as a whole, or a phase
Describing the word “life” is almost an impossibility
At least that’s the way that I feel
But if I had to choose the word…. I best thought it to be
The best descriptive word for “life” is “surreal”
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