4th grade me, beneath my desk My teacher made me do it Parents never told me why But deep inside I knew it Time passed by, no bombs were launched And everything seemed fine Shelters built beneath backyards Got filled with vintage wine I wonder what the damage is Remaining in my brain Waiting for […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Pun-zi Scheme
Visionary venturists Appear from time to time With innovations loved by all That change the paradigm E-lec-tric-it-y and such Air flight, assembly lines Telegraphs and televisions Come from these great minds I’ve had some good ideas And I think that I that I could help Create a business model That would get 5 stars on […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Super Bowl Fever
I hear a buzz in Houston Fans: The Super bowl’s today! The Falcons and the Patriots Are squaring off to play Wait no more; it’s going down! I’ll tell you what it means The stock is up on Barbeque And Boston’s Brown Baked Beans Tom Brady and Bill Belichick Are sneaking through the halls So […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Walls
The Great Wall spanning China Or the Wall in East Berlin Were made to keep the people out And hold the people in Masons mixing mortar Joining bricks in common cause Silencing the voices With their edicts and their laws Can only stop the flesh Because a mind is free to roam Behind closed eyes […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Inauguration (An Open Letter of Hope)
This is the poem I wrote and posted for the inauguration of President Obama. It is a hope, a message…a prayer that I have decided to humbly submit for each new president going forward; especially this one. It is a prayer that it seems to me, is most apt on this particular day of […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Desire
A sidelong glance turns to a gaze, inciting dreams of wonder It’s everywhere and all the time, from here to way down under Anxious insecurity; an unsure breathless smile Try to speak but words won’t come, so wait a little while The very young and very old, and all folks in-between Have lived out these […]
Jeff Burkhart’s Rhyme and Reason: “My Home Movie”
A film is always playing, in this theater in my head The popcorn, coke and tickets, never cost me any bread I’m starring in this feature, of my future and my past I’m also the director, of the players in the cast The genre seems to flip around, it’s all the same to me From […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: To Love a Town
Every year I have done a lengthy “Year in Review” piece chronicling the passing year’s significant events. With it, I include an “In Memorium” section that lists and recognizes all of the noteworthy people that passed during the year. I have decided to forgo both for two reasons. The presidential election so dominated the news, […]
Poetry Corner: Jeff Burkhart “A Beach-able Moment” (A true accounting of a recent evening in Benicia)
He bought a boat to sail away From all of life’s frustrations Thought that he would then be free To sail to faraway nations Dreams of islands far from here And friendly native women And oysters that are ripe with pearls To find while they’re out swimmin’ He set sail and got as far As […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason Countdown to Christmas”: Christmas Presence
Well, Christmas Day is finally upon us, and my small gift to the world is delivered and done with the installment of today’s poem. I would like to thank each and every one of you stalwart souls for reading this assemblage of material. And as for those of you that have left a kind word, […]