Category: love
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Habanero
The way a pepper hurts some people or attracts and challenges others The way my humor hurts some people or attracts and challenges others The way some love or hate to cook or foster lovers and pets that don’t survive as long as they do The way you look good in earth tones and I…
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Kansas
You remind yourself If you can’t remember How to return to a place or time Don’t wear out your heels Clicking them together 11-17-21
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a narrative poem
she said, “I’m leaving” he asked, “Why?” she said, “You’re too pessimistic” he said, “I told you statistics say we were doomed to fail” she said, “I’m still leaving” he asked, “Why?” she said, “I can’t live with a fortune teller” 10-24-21
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Autumn beauty
I admire your curves The smooth texture of your skin It is not necessary to hold you You are doing fine without me Possession would be A death sentence I admire your curves The smooth texture of your skin And walk on 9-22-21
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Elephant in the room
She wanted to discuss the pachyderm lounging on the couch He said an elephant couldn’t fit through the door And neither could it fly through the window She rose from their bed, put on her clothes and went to the door He asked where she was going in the middle of the night To the…
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Loving a rescue dog
Love lived in dog years ends Before you’re ready for it to end So you foster another dog Try to break bad habits Their previous owner couldn’t You use a kennel and bark collar Put them on a diet and Maybe it works and maybe you are happy But still, love lived in dog years…
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We were the class of ’70
We were children pretending to be adults. This was our seeding, the setting of roots until our transplantation. If these were our glory days what the hell have we been doing for 50 years? We were the bridge between the gap a bridge over troubled waters waiting for the bus at McCord’s running to Goodnight’s…
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Purple Blouse and Red Shoes Dates Online
purple blouse and red shoes asks “Are you Dan?” you smile and say, “No” she sits down at the table by the door asks every man who looks at the purple blouse “Are you Dan?” man comes up to purple blouse and says “Hi, I’m Dan” “I’m sorry I’m late. May I buy you coffee?”…
My husband's poetry 