A reporter asked Wilbur once if there were any advantages to being deaf and Wilbur used sign language to say not that he could think of
The older I get the more beautiful they are without exception Donal Mahoney
Old Sam on his deathbed says he’d rewrite his life if he could. He’d do so many things differently… be nice to all his wives if he cou… but luckily they had died before h…
Every four years I vote and every four years for the last 40 years the same lady has signed me in
No Supper for a Year My wife looks out the kitchen wind… and tells me the starlings are bac… the same big flock as yesterday strolling around our yard
Anyone might have what you need if she’s choice in your eye. She can be big or small provided she has
This time Wilma is ready for the bastards jimmying her front door, coming back for more. The first time she was asleep,
A spindly young fawn wanders away from its doe. Coyotes must eat. Donal Mahoney
Am I right or am I right, one neighbor asked the other as they walked the few blocks to vote in different primaries. Some people make a good
Outside, the still of crickets. Inside, petals of a cold sore foliate,
It’s a small backyard I’ve watched for years from an upstairs window while chained to a computer. Whatever the weather
Sagebrush on Broadway a Big Mac wrapper tumbles softly down the street Donal Mahoney
He’s a vet from Vietnam who won’t say much about what happened over there except to say his problem began with Agent Orange,
Strong man Samson told Delilah seven locks of hair were the secret of his strength
Loud preacher bellows on Sunday what a silent praying mantis knows Donal Mahoney