Category: humor
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Seeker of the warm
I move my chair into the sun Ask the earth to quit spinning So I do not need to move, again 11-19-20
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Approximately Dream #3.14159
last night I met with the gods of poetry in a dream they said I could ask them one question I thought for a bit and asked if we had only four fingers on each hand would sonnets be written in iambic tetrameter they shook their heads and replied for that I must ask Shakespeare…
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Dog day Saturday
man with blind dog walks slow enjoys last times together blonde nurse walks black dog every morning her husband walks at noon two doors down lonely dog barks in back yard brown dog at corner fence complains to anything that moves Boston terrier and pit bull mix pull their human along as he talks on…
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Brown trout
(for all my English teachers who accused me of not paying attention in class) It took me six decades to learn what, when and how to read. In grade school, I’d read Field & Stream while releasing brown trout. High school came and I’d take a novel to the john, read until my legs fell…
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six hour Sunday haiku
rake, rake, rake, rake rake rake, rake, rake, rake, rake, rake, rake rake, rake, rake, rake leaves 10-18-20
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Chef Potato head
Water the eyes of one potato and they will reveal fields of possibilities Cut, slice or dice – French, hash, cottage, mashed, scalloped, baked, fried or au gratin style In an oven, fried, grilled or boiled smothered in cheese served with love 10-14-20
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How Zappa met Suzy Cream Cheese
You climb out of bed, put on a tee-shirt, sweat pants and a ball cap Walk to the corner store, buy coffee in a styrofoam cup Lady at the counter tells you to zip up Instinctively, you reach down and zip your pants She barks you could have turned around to zip your pants You…
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Questions for a podophiliac
Tell me, what’s so cool about glass slippers you only wear at royal balls? Calves are sexier in high heels and the butt angle is more inviting. When I think of slippers I think of fuzzy comfort to keep your feet warm not something that may shatter, if a Prince Charming steps on your foot.…
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For those who know
Poetry does not need to be long and convoluted to reveal a truth that you have always known, but had not put in words- let me demonstrate: Bacon, how, warm or cold, good. 8-22-20
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Almost
Down the hall gentle laugh Me – “What?” Her – “You didn’t tell my age” Me – “I thought you didn’t want me to” Her laughing – “I almost don’t care about my age anymore” Me walking away talking to myself “The operative word is almost” 8-19-20
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