This is for John and Mary and the rest of my poetry group.
From the early 1980s when he won the NCAA tournament with a jump shot to NBA championships an Olympic gold medal
Barber’s chairs arranged in a circ… around an unused fire pit An all-you-can eat breakfast; A quiet vibe accompanies it Fox News (thankfully muted) on th…
When I was a kid in the 1970s When there were two types of gas a… Regular and Unleaded. The Unleaded kind cost more, So most people used Regular inste…
Since Jimmy Buffett passed away His New York Times obituary Has required three corrections, so… But his first musical offering Sold exactly 324 copies,
I shall dance no more with rhythmless guilty feet. The saxophone played. George Michael’s “Careless Whisp… Will haunt us all forever.
Ever the sun shines Ever the heart pines Ever the eye sees Ever the dog pees Ever the birds fly
Inspiration is not an obedient dog that comes whenever it is called or patiently waits around to be shown some attention. Inspiration is closer to a bird
The monarchy seems very stuffy Not at all like the masses they se… Perhaps they could do with a more… From further down on the great soc… I already know one King Chuck
Chicago’s party of the summer is the Pride parade up north It’s boozier than St. Patrick’s… Less explosive than the 4th Lots of people dance and play
“Obrigado” is All the Portuguese I know But it is enough. I might never come back here But I’ll sure jump at the chance.
When Donald Trump took over as pr… the United States Constitution we… from the White House’s official w… If there’s a more fitting metaphor somebody tell me what that might b…
Air travel is always tense because the fear of missing a flight is far more stressful than it needs to be. And yet being aboard the plane
50 degrees when measured in Fahrenheit makes for a pleasant day perhaps even a bit chilly. A light jacket
On a gentle upward slope With a historic church nearby The luncheon special seemed ideal For my wife and I to try. She had fish, and I the pasta
Attending Catholic schools as I did for 13 years instills certain ideas into a pers… The nuns and lay teachers assigned us all a Conduct grade
