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‘Mosquitoes’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick

August 23, 2023
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Mosquitoes

God designed the darn mosquito,
But the reason’s nothing we know.
Seems their less than epic purpose
Is to bite our epidermis.

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The Left’s Vision
for Future Transportation

From much of what is heard today
It seems that there are forces,
Whose discontent will not allay
Until we’re back on horses.

Concurrently they’d push laws down
That all the horse poop seen,
On city streets cannot be brown
But must, of course, be green.

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New Friends

No one ever
Lacks camaraderie
After they have
Won the lottery.
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Russel Winick recently started writing poetry after ending a long legal career. He resides in Naperville, Illinois.

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  1. Margaret Coats says:
    2 years ago

    Russel, you are quite right about transportation. There was a brief time when bicycles and broccoli were all the rage, but broccoli turned out to be deficient in providing energy for cyclists AND in changing the color of waste matter. Now you foresee the difficulties with horses. Keep up the thinking!

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      2 years ago

      Broccoli does seem like a longshot in that regard. Thanks Margaret!

      Reply
  2. Cynthia Erlandson says:
    2 years ago

    Thank you, Russel, for some fun laughs.

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      2 years ago

      My pleasure, Cynthia!

      Reply
  3. Norma Pain says:
    2 years ago

    Russel, these three poetry jewels are oh so true and very cleverly done. I enjoyed them very much.

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      2 years ago

      Thank you Norma, for the kind words. I’m so glad you liked them!

      Reply
  4. Mia says:
    2 years ago

    Thank you I enjoyed reading all three.
    New Friends , so much implied in a few words.
    It brought to mind something I read elsewhere
    Money can’t buy happiness but poverty buys nothing at all !
    The eternal conundrums of life?

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      2 years ago

      So it seems, Mia. Thank you for sharing your warm thoughts.

      Reply
  5. C.B. Anderson says:
    2 years ago

    With wit like yours, you must sometimes feel you will die laughing while in the process of turning it into verse.

    Reply
    • Russel Winick says:
      2 years ago

      You’re very kind, but actually I always worry about whether anyone else would be amused.

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