Nouns and verbs, and all your prepositions too, adjectives, conjunctions, stir in a few – What am I gonna write about tonight? Deadline up ahead, don’t wanna be uptight. Add my favorite soup ingredients too, potato soup base, good-sized can of Niblets corn will add to the view. Fry up some bacon, drain it well, […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: A Ray of Light
A ray of light shone through a tree And spilled its warmth all over me I heard my whispering inner voices Tell me of my long made choices Turned me wrong and turned me right And made me pace the floors at night I am who I became because Of what I chose when I […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “My Everything”
From within a glow, Only we two know. The depth of warmth, Which held hands show. Dancing through life with me, My “Belle of the Ball”, And there to catch me, When, at times, I fall. My everything, So simple, some would say. Truth is truth, Night gives to day. She chose me, And lucky […]
Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Walking on a Rainy Day”
A rainy day will beat a sunny day any day. I’ll tell the sun to go away. Splashing in a puddle, kids play! I like walking in the rain it’s entertaining. Forget the sunshine, I hold an umbrella and enjoy the rain show. The day is mine. Tomorrow, who knows?
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Still Not
When I was young I’d force myself To leave beds where I laid To don my clothes and rush to work So one day I’d get paid The hour was always early And the sun had not yet risen It seemed that I was serving life In early riser’s prison In concert halls for rigging […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Right or Wrong”
To be right or wrong, Who is to know? We inside only, As on we go. To be judged by all, Or just by one. For all the good, Or bad, that’s done. True to yourself, All life long. For who is to say, What’s right, what’s wrong? James Garrett is a lifelong resident of […]
Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Marrying a Genie”
A dream I dreamt Never believed my dream Would one day become reality One day, I would conquer my insanity. To live without you is to live crazy Without you, I feel lazy. Staring at the wall, I’d rather be staring at your face to erase my pain and sad past. Your face, a work […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: The Rise and Fall of Humanity
Since Hominids arose to walk, and made a fire and learned to talk A lot of stuff has come to pass, so listen up its 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 […]
Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Until I Saw You Again”
As the sun rose over the hills, I saw you standing there. A glow came from within you, A warmth shone in your hair. I had wondered if you cared, Wondered if you knew. Wondered if you felt, What I felt for you. The trip was long, The wait longer still. The ache of loneliness, […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: The Mole in the Hole
Under the grass, way down deep in the ground Digging deeper and deeper, a mole could be found He would claw excavations, in anticipation Of tender grass, root-salad, eating sensations Day after day he would tunnel and scratch As he searched for a succulent, back yard, grass patch When he found one, he’d gather his […]