In the trees all over town dozens of scarlet handkerchiefs wave farewell- that blazing autumn red how it flutters then drifts down into the beaks of migrating birds the nests of busy squirrels a color even brighter than the hummingbird’s flaming head or the shade of lipstick that I wore that fine October day when […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Eyes Right”
Eyes snapped right, As they marched in review. Once many more, Now very few. A paunch on a belly, Once hard and flat. Once young and smooth, For all to look at. Now passed on the street, Seen in the day. Read in their eyes, See what they say. They speak of times, Both near […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: The Flat Field (A Layperson’s Guide to the State of the Universe in One Unified Theory)
The atmosphere surrounds the Earth, and all of it’s comprised Of molecules and atoms, that an unseen force devised When peering through a microscope, you might not ascertain The differences between the stuffs, within that vast domain For the sake of argument, let’s call these small things bubbles (The molecules and atoms and these tiny […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Old, Gnarled Tree”
There’s a gnarled, old, oak tree, All wrinkled with age. It’s seen the warm sunlight, And the cold winter’s rage. It’s been home to young families, Both below and on top. The wind’s song in its branches, Will not ever stop. Its branches are worn deep, By the ropes of an old swing, As it […]
Poetry Corner: Bud Light “A Salute to the Season”
Ghosts and goblins all around Everybody’s going underground; Chaos in the world abounds People jump at every sound Poltergeists in every room Prophesize impending doom; Skeletons in all our clothes A universe in sad repose Life has reached a frantic pace Everybody needs their space; Pollution causes trees to wilt While nations justify their guilt […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Cuddly Weather”
Night closes in. Doves have fed among the rocks. Water glistens in the distance. Tiny whitecaps rise and fall. Shadows stretch from shore to shore. Life ritually settles. A quiet time drops slowly. Calmness enfolds us all. A tugboat muscles its way, Pushing water aside in its journey. Long rays of light, Signal end of […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Want
Some of these and some of those, one more and then another Gotta have it! I can’t wait; just give it to me brother It starts when we are young with cookies, dolls and model planes Albums, clothes and baseball bats, computers, Lionel trains A chocolate swirl, a boy, a girl a laptop or PC […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: The Day They Closed the Colonel Down
Chicken, Chicken on our plates, no place can Chickens hide An unforgiving deep fried fate, of Chicken Poultricide But there’s a price to pay you see, to eat the Colonel’s fare Just try to order any piece; the cupboards all are bare “We ain’t got nary drumsticks.” And “We done ran out of breasts.” “We […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “House”
House of stone, House of memories, Each living alone. Ghosts with love, Ghosts with a curse, Ghosts which wander, Which is worse? Blossoms in the orchard, Blossoms in the womb, Petals fall, Filled is the tomb. Fertile soil, Once old, now new. Old views seen again, In eyes of young two. James M. Garrett has […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: 4 Steps (The Chihuahua’s Lament)
4 Steps take the Chihuahua, trying to keep up with his owner His little legs are pumping, as to not become a loner Living life so little, is a challenge that’s for sure It takes a larger heart, and a devotion that is pure Some of them when petted, shrivel up and start to shutter […]