‘Old? Hell No!’ by Norma Pain
. Old? Hell No! in a thick British accent __It's bin three years an’ a day, __Since the Mrs. passed...
. Old? Hell No! in a thick British accent __It's bin three years an’ a day, __Since the Mrs. passed...
. We went to a gender reveal. And we had an exceptional meal. __But the host was forlorn __when she...
. At the COP26 We all have piled up at the COP,For in a day the World may stop!No really,...
. For Better or for Worse? Poetic genius, swallowed from a bottle; Ingested from an opiate-filled pipe; Imagination speeding at...
. Biden Has an Accident at the Vatican Ubi Petrus, ibi Ecclesia: Where Peter is, there is the Church. Ubi...
. "Let's Go Brandon" People don’t want to say “F--k” When dealing with President Schmuck. So they say “Let’s go,...
. When I crave from my enclave something to eat (Not apples or peas or muffins or meat) I steady...
. The cats are creatures of a liberal kind, For on the laps of commie artists, you’ll find Them. Coffee...
. BOO! I feel a fleshless presence: A faceless, soulless call To tomb-doom acquiescence Beyond a graveyard wall, Where ghoulish effervescence And ghostly iridescence In moon-kissed opalescence Enthrall at evenfall. I hear an eerie sighing. It jars...
. Dead Puppies On a break from the propaganda mill I found puppies I thought I could kill, So I...
. To all the tough women in Texas who actually know how to handle guns. My daddy got the job...
. It's raining now in New York City; Yes, I know that's true. For like that dreamer, Walter Mitty, Daydreams...
. Face-to-Face Meeting up, Darjeeling tea, So familiar, you and me. Here’s your cup, you raise it up Do a...
. Pope Sylvester II and Meridiana Pope Sylvester II, born Gerbert de Aurillac (946-1003), is said to have had a...
. Perfect Apples The Law of Perfect Apples says it all:A malic acid tang pervades the crispAnd shocking mouth appeal...
. I Took a Notion (A Man’s View) I took a notion once in life, To find myself a willing...
. Prince Albert in a Can What can I say? I wore a mask and did The social distance thing,...
. Pareidolia: The science of seeing faces in everyday objects. Apophenia: The human tendency to seek patterns in random information....
. Alfred the Great Alfred the Great was a shy king Who found it not much to his liking __Making...
. read about Geronimo here Geronimo! That is my name; I’ve garnered international fame because I haven’t got TB, or...
. What Did Paul Revere? Listen, my children, and shed a tear, Because everything that he held dear Did vanish...
. . Love Thy Neighbor Make no excuseIf sheer abuseIs all you giveTo those who live Around you. OwnThat you...
. Prerequisites for a Trendy Poetry Reading Casual clothes, streetwise but debonair: Knit sweater, denims (slightly dishabille); A tentative, apologetic...
. Discrimination by Who? YMCA basketball for 7-year olds It’s not the least bit personal, But kids who have no...
. https://youtu.be/ErwnJkA4G68 inspired by a T-shirt at a Boston freedom rally You may be wondering why Freedom had to die....
. In Love's Counting House by Charles d’Orléans (1394–1465) One day I asked my heart to heed A claim for...
. Regret Hangs on Where Opportunity Once Existed There are lots of sad words we lament with such ease,But there’s...
. August 31, 2021 Humpty Dumpty looked at the wallHumpty Dumpty said “This must fall.”Mexican cartels, yes rapists and thugs,Cross...
. The Untrue Artist “The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for...
. À La Mode In Antarctica The boffins in Antarctica are well Adapted to the climate on the ice. Among...
. It’s Fall, Y’all! Autumn is here and I’m swathed in a sweater, A snug fluffy scarf and warm mittens....
. El Chapo El Chapo was a criminal, a very nasty bloke. A dealer in Amphetamines, along with Crack and...
. California Wildfires to the tune of “California Dreamin’” All her landscape bronzed, Her breezes ashen gray, What can Cali...
. Cancel Madame Butterfly today! Such racist music cannot soothe the soul. Let’s never show another hate-filled play. The King...
. The Lyme Brain’s Refrain, or At the Cupboard What am I doing? What am I doing? What am I,...
. "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to...
. “Of all the tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.”...
. Where meagre rains are tinted red From dust the Western winds have borne, The publican to stranger said: “We’re...
. A Summary of Oedipus the King by Sophocles, and Notes This play, no doubt to Sophocles’ surprise, When first...
. Prayer of the Guilty Poet Before I put these words to ink, Be still, my pen, and let me...
Tyuchev in München witnessed the convulsion of Europe from his diplomatic post, where he once wrote a poem on Cicero,…
Brian, what a delightful display of poetic craftsmanship! I particularly enjoyed how the relentless rhyme scheme in "Aunt Ingeborg" mirrors…
Like wow! I dig that poem, man.
You have unearthed a treasure for me with which I had familiarity. Your fascinating tale with exquisite rhyme, I compared…
I never had an Aunt Ingeborg, and that's a good thng, because in many respects I would have pissed her…
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