Neo a cappella
each ending we encounter
signals a new beginning
each experience plants a seed
from which future triumphs grow
November 23, 2009
definition #3 poems
modern poems are one-day pads
November 22, 2009
HAIKU #2
avalanche
white noise
a freshening wind
spring storm
family reunion
rogue elephant
a fanfare from their trunks
it's just business
a death poem
been there
done that
November 20, 2009
GEOMETRY
the major thesis in geometry
is that only one straight line
can connect two points
distance between them
is the basic metric
the distance between two lovers
is zero
if it is measurable at all
unrequited love
is like parallel lines
that never meet
can Pythagora's theory
help solve
menage a trois?
is congruence enough
for a dating service?
November 18, 2009
FOOL'S GOLD
The envelope looked official
You are approved for $10,000
I spent it all on a shredder
SEPTENDECIMALLY
from spiracles
in the dimpled surface in earth
around the base and roots of old trees
rise the red-eye cicadas
from a nap seventeen years
LOOSE ENDS
under and over
in regimental and school colors
giving duty and honor its due
and justice too
SUPERMARKET
The cashier was sad.
She was worried about carpal tunnel
And her kids.
About how to keep in touch with them
She had seen everything on the
conveyor belt
And her kids had seen too much
too soon
Would they answer plastic or paper
To the bagger's request
November 13, 2009
IN THE PAST
Reaching behind me I see
a childhood to remember
for its light and beauty
parents true to me
Brothers and sister
aunts and uncles
plus grandparents
always there for me
Stories shared round
and round the family
the smell of freshly baked bread
laugher most of the time
Hard times faced with unity
pride and proud-ness
for each new generation
solemnity for each passing one
A past to be held
in memorial by deeds
worthy of the family name
and its tree
Strongly rooted in courage
and dignity for all
True to its coat of arms
"Respect for all"
November 09, 2009
CAMEO
Life is a series of transparencies
Waiting to be printed
Portrait or group
Still life or moving
Black and white or color
Crop or WYSIWYG
Air brush or untouched
Framed or dry mounted
Matte or glossy
Panorama or portait
Kodak or Fuji
Digital or analogue
The print is life
As some see it
You choose
It's your legend!
November 05, 2009
HOLD ON
hold a book
hold your water
hold your breath
hold your nose
hold that note
hold that pose
hold your hand on your chest
hold her
hold him
hold on
hold on
hold on
hold on
hold on
hold on
hold on
hold on
hold on
hold on and
on . . .
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