I wait on the stoop, wait now, clearer, more focused on the waiting. Fewer cars pass by; fewer children cry from tenement windows. Pedestrians smile, but seldom speak, and neighbors have learned to stay inside. Only the neighborhood dogs keep me company, panting, circling, barking and smiling at one another. An old setter lies in […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Our First Home”
Garden flowers, walkways of stone. Shady trees of a living green tone. The pond nestled snugly among the grass. With the waterfall singing to those who pass. Walls of comfort for those inside. Rooms where laughter and joy reside. Cluttered areas of life and play. The flotsam and jetsam of our day. A tiny body […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Nothing
I’m comprised of the stuff Of the moon and the stars And the dust of the void And the galaxies far I’m a part of the oceans And part of the grass And the creatures long gone From our planets dark past I’m part snail and part dog And part monkey and yak I’m a […]
Poetry Corner: Thomas Stanton “Provo Utah 1951”
I saw you standing There Waiting At the bus Station Should I Just drive On through Wave from My Heart We are through… Or Slow Down And Take In Your Face Your Way Of Standing Lost Slightly Askew In This World Abandoned By Anyone You Lent Faith To Your birthday Was the Same as mine […]
Poetry Corner: Peter Bray “Love Poem”
I thought about her beauty like a Bougainvillea with thorns. I thought about her beauty like a matador facing horns. I thought about her beauty and I’ll tell ya this: I’ll deal with all of that after one more kiss. Peter Bray is a member of the First Tuesday Poetry group. This poem was an […]
Poetry Corner: Bruce Moody “Love Song”
I hear other names for You – The Inviolable One, God, Allah, Wakantanka, Higher Power, The Ineffable. But why bother, when You call to me by no name at all and I come. Neither of us have a word for each other save Us. And even that is nobody’s business but Ours. So let’s forget […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “They’re Playing Our Song”
Three prior service Marines, sat watching from the stands. It was halftime, music flowed from gathered bands. They sat below us, one in front of the others, Last of a fire team, forever Marine brothers. As emblazoned notes reached their ears, Around them conversation turned to cheers. One said, “They’re playing our song”. The Marines’ […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason: Will Your Won’ts Away
Sometimes when things start piling up, and I can’t get a break I take a breath and slow it down, and measure moves I make It seems to me the strategy, to run this race I’m on Is not to tire while running sprints; my life’s a marathon I’m focused on the things I know, […]
Poetry Corner: Bud Light “The I’s of Man”
Involvement is a word game Echoed by many Participated in by few. Indecision may be an excuse For man’s inability to act. And, instinct. Ah, that’s Something else again. And, while the jungle beast pounces On his daily meal Man licks his chops, meditates, calculates his odds And does —- nothing.
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Last Night I Cried”
Last night I cried. Something had changed. I remembered their faces, but forgot their names. Young men old, all men brave. Tough and strong, old to the games. Gunner’s Mate “Gunny”. Boatswain’s Mate “Boats”. Corpsman called “Doc”. All hard core cases. Names are passing, but not scenes. Not sounds or smells. Dates, never places. The […]