God forgive us, we are weak, the path to all the things we seek Is fraught with pitfalls and distractions, wars and human interaction Hear me now my solemn prayer, I pray for humans everywhere I’m witness to our own undoing; destiny’s cruel fate ensuing Give us strength, grant us the mind, so what I […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: 9/11
On every 9/11, we take pause to beckon back To mourn the loss of innocents, by cowardly attacks In hopelessness we watched aghast, as planes attacked the towers The structures burned and bent and groaned, this was their final hour First responders tried to help, they fought with all their worth Souls soared into Heaven […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Strictly Speaking
The thing about us humans Since when we stood up tall to walk Is our innate ability To think and then to talk Talking is important It’s because we think in words But as I weigh the consequence It may be for the birds On one hand we have poetry And literature to read We […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: A Deaf Ear
People when they’re talking and Expressing points of view Want for you to understand The things they say to you Sometimes it takes some patience Just to hear the speaker out With listening comprehension of The speaker’s words throughout Folks get so used to sound bites And abbreviated quips It makes them struggle keeping up […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Regarding Joel Fallon
A great man has passed away. I met Joel Fallon when I burst onto the Benicia poetry scene in 2012. Some of the poets didn’t embrace my simple rhymes at first, but Joel would read my work in the Benicia Herald and write letters to the editor saying how much he enjoyed them. Now in […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Changing Channels (An Ode to NBC)
Every couple years The World Olympic Games are aired We have to turn on NBC To see how countries fared Michael Phelps is mining gold The pride of Baltimore Tiny little gymnasts Tara, Weir; but wait there’s more! The network’s spending billions So that we will watch “Today” In hopes that they can sell some […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Has the World Gone Crazy (Or is it Just Me?)
The cats tore up the fabric, hanging underneath the chair. A wasp got in the house, I chased it in my underwear! A flaming pile of space of junk, lit the sky out in the back, Like it did the night before; Are we under attack?! Incidents occurring Twixt the people and police, Guns, beheadings, […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Seeking
Search for love and search for money Search for peace of mind Look behind the nooks and crannies See what you can find You can’t find the Pokemon If you don’t have a phone And every person seeks someone So they won’t be alone Do you need it? Do you want it? Can you do […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: A Fish in a Bowl
I am a fish and I live in a bowl And to one day escape is my ultimate goal I am owned by a man who stands up six feet tall Who I watch through my bowl which he bought at the mall He often ignores me as hour by hour I plot and I […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: LUCCA 439 1st Street, Benicia, CA
Shrimp and oysters on my plate My supper was to be their fate They are gone but not forgot Cooked on a grill not in a pot Benicia, Cal. On E and 1st Go fill your bellies, quench your thirst Young and old and canine too Don’t sit home and sing the blues Music playing […]