Gin rummy with friends can get quite brutal, Even when the pot is only filled with candy. A more efficient way to keep the peace Has been to keep a bottle of gin real handy. That tends to mellow them out eventually, Bringing their tense competition to a rest. Although candy may seem safer than... Continue Reading →
Retirement seems to be quite decadent to those Who are still busy people running to and fro. But I can assure you that I don't just sit around, Spending time wool-gathering about faraway places to go. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt from Sammiscibbles, February 2, 2019. Write poem or prose in exactly 36 words... Continue Reading →
You come to class when you feel like it, Regardless of what is written in plain sight. Then, you get upset with the professor, And you accuse her of being uptight. Because she has locked the doors, And will not open them at any rate. And even when you try to say, "Sorry," There is... Continue Reading →
Though warned by the townspeople That there would be no help for miles, Nellie and her crew kept walking, To see the mountain with a strange smile. They were told of bad things happening, But Nellie did not believe in superstition. So, onward she and her people went. They weren't giving up on their mission.... Continue Reading →
What's more important? Shallow souls think it's good looks. I choose a good heart. Written for the Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge by Devereaux Frazier, January 29, 2019: a haiku with the words shallow souls.
I looked at the old car in the weeds, Remembering the sweet moments we shared. Kisses stolen as we sat by the lake in it, That was as far back then as we dared. You told me one late August night That someday you and I would be wed. I thought that you were kidding... Continue Reading →
A haunting memory fuels my philosophy. It was October, 1999, if I remember it right. I was enamored with the man beside me, As we went walking in the moonlight. Looking at him and not where I was going, I stepped on a hedgehog with sharp quills, The pain was so severe and unexpected, That... Continue Reading →
I watched little Ashley sitting astride the broom, Pretending to be a witch who only does good, In her imagination, she is someone very noble, A heroine who treats everyone as she should. In her young mind, she is fearless and strong, Seeing simple solutions to her problems. Never magnifying troubles, as do the adults,... Continue Reading →
Well I think it's funny That you refuse to understand How nervous I get each time I have to perform after your band. People have listened to great music, Cuddled up with their latest honey, Then, I am expected to go on stage And try to compete by being funny. You tell me that I... Continue Reading →
I looked at that duct-taped door. It nearly brought tears to my eyes, When I remembered the happy times We shared before and after children arrived. I remembered the moment after our "I do's," You wanted to carry me across the threshold. Unfortunately, I weighed a little too much, But I still saw you as... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 