Listen to your body, they said to me back thenSage advice for a young man with keen hearingSo I listened, … More
Tag: #Age
Say Hello
I will remember little to finally nothing of this poem in timeWriting is the act of pushing words like these … More
Yesterday
I read that if you learn something each dayYour brain will stay flexible, or so some sayHold off memory loss … More
The Man Who Mourned Twice (Part One)
When he had to put Kalo to sleep, he cried all the way to the vet. She’d been his sole … More
Omega Watch
KnockHemingway starts Knock Knockthe germ of your joke Knock Knock KnockPoe’s living hereDylan’s singing about heaven’s door Knock Knock Knock … More
Pistol Smoke
No more energy to fire as age can’t musterConscious any pin could mean a poppingLost all rabid zest to carry … More
A Self-Effacing Beauty
Not just another pretty faceOr boasting of looks other women should mimicTaught at a young age to value nothing by … More
Looking for Love
In love for all his life with every poet’s idea of love, he always wandered around in some kind of … More
Books Write You Write Books
You think of your life as a library. It’s a big one, maybe not the size of the warehouse in Raiders … More
Cake Pressure
The wishYour classic bated-breath momentFocus under pressureAll those eyesIn the flamesOf flickering little spotlights castMy face floating above the frostingMy … More
That Restless Feeling
The wind moans all night through, groans soLove made for hours with surrounding treesSwaying together far past the point of … More
Then
Back when Friday was for crazy, Saturday insanity,Sunday for laying in the dead, steamed like lobsters or clams,there’d come again … More
To Autumn
Love might break in at Indian Summer,a mid-autumn drying then, and quick,remember Madison on fire,the multi-bright colored leaves,votive candles, how … More
Passed
Someday, the old man thought, when I’m very old, someday whenthe migrating Red Teals soar southward over good old Milwaukeeheading … More
Missed Miles
Travel catch-upFrance friesChina frailsIreland fleetsNorway wavers Korea warnsAntarctica whelms Yesterdays of anytimeDesire returnedAche in the plane seatFatigue flying time zonesDay after … More
I Am, I Said
People can be such drive-by critics, those looking for value.But maybe I prefer that, not being seen, comparedto rubbernecking quick-stoppers … More
Introspection Dialogue
You look at me as if what you seeshould make you mean something moreto you than what you are. I … More
The Flu
The pain splatters my skin like the firstmonster drops of rain before the torrents.It happened so fast, I thought my … More
The Rice Eaters (for GB)
They sit bent over a creaking teak table top,this old pair aged out in days, near the limit,eating simple fare … More
My Last Birthday
For my last birthday, I made a donation to the Hawaiian Humane Society.I’d adopted a dog in May and wanted … More
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