AS WE TURN ON OUR TV SETS And tune into the news We see the world turned upside-down While people sing the blues Through time we start to phase it out Our minds create a buffer And we become desensitized As we watch strangers suffer So many problems in the world And so much tragedy […]

MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING But it is still a lot Money came in handy Buying everything I’ve got They say it can’t but happiness But I remain in doubt The rich look like they’re having fun As they jet-set about Some extra loot to spend on stuff Is handy that’s for sure I wonder if great […]

I LAID MY BODY DOWN TO REST And closed my eyes in bed Then all at once a crazy dream Just popped into my head I dreamt I was an astronaut Who journeyed into space I thought perhaps some alien Might dig the human race I shot right through a worm-hole That propelled me to […]

HE SAW HER FACE Across the floor A bell went off Demanding more He tried to stop But his heart pleaded Another love’s Not what he needed Just a drink And then a dance A victim of His circumstance The hour grew late He let it come By three o’clock The deed was done The […]

THE SPRING HAS COME TO GREET ME With its welcome sights and sounds The time has come for me to lose A couple extra pounds Habits are so hard to break I’ll put it off till later NO! I’ve got to do it now Goodbye refrigerator Diets drive me crazy Sacrifice is such a pain […]

PEOPLE DRIVING IN THEIR CARS Or talking about folks Will cuss them and abuse them And make them the butt of jokes They criticize and proselytize And viciously berate Someone who cannot hear them As they spew their bitter hate It’s just so gosh-darned easy Putting people in their place When they are out of […]

THE DOLLAR’S WEAK WITH MOUNTING DEBT The Congress stalls in rancor Mortgage, gas and grocery bills And all our costly anchors Take a minute, clear your head Turn off the TV news The talking heads will drive you nuts Espousing all their views Take a breath and start again It’s time to save your life […]

WRITING POEMS IS DRUDGERY It’s such a lot of work I’m sure nobody reads them And folks think that I’m a jerk My friends urge me to carry on But really what’s the use Writing what I’m feeling Leaves me open to abuse I’m hashing out the pros and cons In order to decide If […]

LOVE CAN CAUSE YOUR HEART TO SWELL Take care as it increases Each person needs some room to grow Or hearts can break to pieces You can’t control another And let fear of freedom flourish Relationships allowed to grow Are ones you need to nourish Affairs d’heart are living And each person’s ever-changing Love survives […]

SINCE HOMINIDS AROSE TO WALK And made a fire and learned to talk A lot of stuff has come to pass So listen up it’s happening fast Humans came disrupting order Writing words creating borders Praying to their angry gods Other species thought them odd Leaders rose and ruled with might Armies trained to kill […]