A writer’s life’s not easy It is swathed in perspiration, Rejection and correction, and erasures and frustration So every day at five o’clock To fortify my mind I hit the bar and let it go; just leave it all behind Here I sit; my bar man Pours me up a good stiff drink I’m sipping […]
Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Tasty Death”
Taste of charcoal and barbecue sauce. Chop up the pig, it’s time to pig out. I like the taste of death in my mouth! Chop up the cow. Time to chow down. Turn his smile into a frown. I don’t care. I just like the taste of death on my plate and palate. Looks like […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Box Car”
Roll box car roll, But don’t leave me behind. Roll box car roll, And show me what you find. You travel so quickly, On tracks made of steel. Wind hits me and I feel The click-clack of a wheel. Roll box car roll, And return me to home. Roll box car roll, And no more […]
Poetry Corner: Carolyn Fallon “April in Benicia”
Such a surprise! Out my kitchen window- A demure, debutante delight, in fragile blossom, Gowned by Spring’s couturier. An intimation of youth and joy, But, alas, so ephemeral, Just like us.
Poetry Corner: Bud Light “Worth Remembering”
It isn’t the whistle that pulls the train; Nor the boom of the gun that kills, It isn’t the thunder that waters the grain; Nor the smack of the kiss that thrills, It isn’t the cackle that lays the egg Nor the grunt that makes the pork; It isn’t the flavor In an empty keg; […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: When Love Lies in Bed
Close enough to touch But miles away from me Way out in the dark Still so plain to see Side by side we walk But go in separate ways We have lost our place To be Who is in your mind As you lie by my side I gave you all my love I gave […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Anniversary”
As I sit here, we both know That I will always love you. I’ve shown it often, Alone and in view. Without you I would now be, Dead or in the penitentiary. You are my life and love, And my beneficiary. It hurts me, but I have no present. I cannot think of one to […]
Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Birds in a Cage”
Birds in an open cage I’m outraged they aren’t outraged They’re happy to be enslaved They have the minds of slaves Chirp, chirp, on demand when the master commands! They holler and stomp their feet joyfully. Insane, like they have pea-sized brains. They don’t have their own plans Seems to me, thinking freely is banned.
Poetry Corner: Bud Light “Listening”
I want you to say anything Even if sight unseen But don’t let me listen Just to just what you say Let me also feel what you mean
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Little Strand of Wonder
Oh little strand of DNA, your function’s most profound You always worked so well, but lately you have let me down I know you’ve been a blue print, for my body’s replication But your recent imprecision’s, given way to dissipation When I was young I and I got hurt, you healed me very quickly But […]