On the way to the love poetry awards at the Historical Museum today, we were met at the railroad crossing by a one car police blockade. We circled around Industrial Way with its refinery fumes, pipelines, and towering knotted highways. Every road that we attempted greeted us with large fences, big trees, or dead end […]
Poetry Corner: Cathy Dana “When She Comes to Me”
She comes to me in my dreams sometimes. Like last night— Jim and I traveling on foot like refugees, or pilgrims amidst so many others searching, hoping to find—what? We weren’t home, weren’t on familiar turf, there were open-air markets, tents and camps. I was standing on the path, a dirt road. Out of the […]
Photo: All you need is love– and poetry
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: The Loot of All Evil (Makes the World Go ‘Round)
Save your money Stack it up And make it reach the sky Rake it in and Bake it up Into a money pie Bend a little Spend a little Not too much Here’s why Money isn’t everything Until you need to buy Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Bus Ride Meeting”
Bus traveling down the road. Filled are the seats with a varied load. Moving home at the evening rush hour. Faces relaxed, happy, or dour. Two women talked of the day. Lost in the words that each would say. Behind them a rider known by one in the past, Parted by space and times growing […]
Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Aisle of Death”
As I walk by the aisle of death and look at the body parts that are left Chopped, put up for sale. I see the local favorites: cows, chickens, and pigs. I wonder if they cried at their time of death.
The A Cappella Handyman: Nouns & Verbs
Nouns and verbs, and all your prepositions too, adjectives, conjunctions, stir in a few – What am I gonna write about tonight? Deadline up ahead, don’t wanna be uptight. Add my favorite soup ingredients too, potato soup base, good-sized can of Niblets corn will add to the view. Fry up some bacon, drain it well, […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: A Ray of Light
A ray of light shone through a tree And spilled its warmth all over me I heard my whispering inner voices Tell me of my long made choices Turned me wrong and turned me right And made me pace the floors at night I am who I became because Of what I chose when I […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “My Everything”
From within a glow, Only we two know. The depth of warmth, Which held hands show. Dancing through life with me, My “Belle of the Ball”, And there to catch me, When, at times, I fall. My everything, So simple, some would say. Truth is truth, Night gives to day. She chose me, And lucky […]
Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Walking on a Rainy Day”
A rainy day will beat a sunny day any day. I’ll tell the sun to go away. Splashing in a puddle, kids play! I like walking in the rain it’s entertaining. Forget the sunshine, I hold an umbrella and enjoy the rain show. The day is mine. Tomorrow, who knows?