My heart bleeds for blue It’s the color of pain That the writers of song Use to write sad refrains But to me blue can be Such a comforting sight That I’ve seen in the ocean And in the sky’s light And so here is my message To all that will listen; “Look up to […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Cud
I was just a blade of grass That grew upon a lea I soaked the sun and drank the rain So pleased that I was me The seasons came, the seasons went The time just trundled by The Earth engulfed my roots in warmth Beneath the vast blue sky A herd of milk cows came […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Working Stiffs
Corporate Moguls making money Sales are up its do or die Buying low and selling higher Soon they will diversify Business guys in office jungles Working is their way of life If they make a few more dollars They might get to see the wife Always work to fill that quota Push the limit win […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: To Read
What people read can shape their minds Between book covers when they find A clearly stated point of view That tells them what they ought to do Tall and short and old and young Read Charles Bukowski, Carl Jung, Oscar Wilde and Carl Sagan, Lenin, Marx and Ronald Reagan Writers in good stead and standing […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: September
Dressed for summer as I was, I watched a bank of trees because Their first few leaves, were letting go, a subtle hint to let me know The wind let in a touch of chill; as it gave way to winters will Harvest’s bounty reaping toil, the sweat of spring pulled from the soil The […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme & Reason”: To the Wanderers (And their staff :^)
Nomadic tribes a ’wander Playing notes to make a living Getting paid by local folks Who value what they’re giving No thunderstorms or holidays Will keep them from their playing No one night stand can stop them And convince them that they’re staying So here’s to all the minstrels As they’re living out their fate […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: My Daydream
I feel a daydream coming on, my mind is free to wander It’s just my way of killing time, and lets me think and ponder I’m not constrained by Earthly bonds, or by geography Each dream’s unique and lets me peek, in my psychology In some I rule the whole wide world, in others I’m […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: My Cure
Imagine if you will this life, I live from day to day I write for me, I write for you, I write for love not pay No worries, it’s no cross to bear, it’s just the way I act Believe me when I tell you; I can’t stop and that’s a fact I guess when […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: When Nothing Else Will Do
Not pizza pies or popcorn, pasta, grapes or ham and cheese Not shrimp or fish in chafing dish, or Yorkshire pudding please I’ll pass on ice-cream sundaes, I don’t need those sprouts and such Don’t make a hero sandwich, for my open hand to clutch Keep your warm plum pudding, Coney Dogs; leave me alone […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason: Tinkle Tinkle Where You Are (Here is good; just stop the car!)
Tinkle here and tinkle there Boys can tinkle everywhere Day or night where we may dare We tinkle on without a care Girls have to hold it back you see They need a formal place to pee It’s not our fault; ain’t up to me That’s just the way it’s meant to be Every time […]