Monthly Archives: April 2013

Color This April

Each inch of white ground Allows the wonder of a cold blanket To build and bully the grasses below, Bend and bow and be still. Even the orange cat No longer wants to watch Out the window at gray skies … Continue reading

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April Snow. April Show.

  April snow is on the ground. That’s just not right. Pretend kites in colors loud Are all above in flight. This poem is copyrighted by the owner of this blog site and may not be reproduced in any format … Continue reading

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The Gear I Was In

I used to motorcycle. No, not as a passenger; I had my own ride. A beloved Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom which Was never laid on its side, I’m proud to say. Pearl and taupe from fender to fender, And a … Continue reading

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Winter to Spring—Not Always a Good Thing

A painter was hired to work in the small back room. Easy enough.  Except on Friday, he said with a look of gloom, “Seems like we’re gonna have to stop before we even got started. You’ve got water in the … Continue reading

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Day’s End

Tick tock It’s the clock Calling me to sleep. Wash face Slow the pace Undone tasks will keep.   This poem is copyrighted by the owner of this blog site and may not be reproduced in any format without written … Continue reading

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Did We Watch the Same Thing?

When it comes to selecting Netflix movies Which should live up to their reviews, I hit ‘play’ expecting what should be The best of a writer’s muse. More often my luck has it, though, What’s deemed ‘hilarious’ is lost on … Continue reading

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Online Income for Little Work? Think Again.

Writing hard copy poetry is sounding better Than submitting online words which pull ‘likes’ Because often the visitor leaves a short e-letter For the goal that their own site gets more spikes. You damn ‘Empowerment Network’ greedy slime (And it … Continue reading

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Hindsight, Occasionally Painful to Look Through

Many—too many—years ago I returned to a company I had worked for once before. Why I didn’t listen to that inner voice, my gut instinct, And those whose opinions mattered to me who said ‘no’, What reasoning I used to … Continue reading

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American Pride

  This might sound trite But that’s alright Here’s what we like ‘cause we’re purebred American. We like choices in what we buy In where we go In where we sleep And who we keep company with We like blues … Continue reading

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Hello Martha, hello fodder

Hello Martha, hello fodder. Perhaps we’ll see you again Roger. Of course we’re talking about gene researching. Not just any but specifically cloning controversy. A froggie was cloned in the 1960s Which U of Cambridge found really nifty. Japan played … Continue reading

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