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. The Dandelion Suburbia frowns upon her sunlit face: “Out, out thou upstart weed!” Poor Dandelion —like sisters Cinderella, Queen...

. How to Write Contemporary Poetry a pantoum in free verse composition keep letters lower case. dump classical tradition then...

. Learnin’ Letters I wanna learn me letters Ma, I wanna learn ta read. If I can learn me letters...

. The Antiques Buyer Meets His Match "What's the best you'll do?" I asked; __“It's nice, but needs some work......

. The Leprechaun Come mid-March, the leprechaun Glides up and o’er the rainbow, Playful as a unicorn That’s prancing in...

. The Scottish Gourmand A culture-rich country which lay to the east where we were invited to conference and feast...

. The Number 17: Ondine and Lucien’s Great Adventure;  Or, The Kind that Can Float from The Bus Poems: A...

. Homeric Hot or Not (Hotness Ratings Out of 10) . 10 By birth divine and radiantly tressed And beautiful...

. Winter Hyphenation Knit cap above, two squinting eyes below Face frozen fresh-fall snowfall, white as snow. Constricted pupils dim the...

. The Reagan with apologies to Edgar Allan Poe Once upon a long and weary voting day with chances dreary...

. And Every Dog His Day There’s no such thing as dog-years.  You were fooled By sentimental nincompoops who don’t...

. So Much Depends upon a Dog So much depends upon a dog The earth revolves around the sun. Each...

. An Appeal I want to be a fiber on your loom, A constant fixture in your living room, A...

. The Ballad of Mrs. Pam Able Mrs. Pam Able was very unstable, And loved to be tied to her...

. The Number 128: The Picnic “Let’s go on a picnic,” the older one said; “We’ll take tins of salmon...

. The Villainy of Icicles That sword of Damocles! That glacial Iago! A prism forged of ice, sharp and aloof;...

. Fear for the Future When I ponder the future I get so distraught For the Leftists control Most production...

. The Poetaster’s Plight Some think the poet’s work is ease: "Sit back and write it’s such a breeze;" But...

. The Stonechat Listens at the Asylum Window I fear I might mistranslate what you said And lose the very...

. Note: Burns Night is when Scotland’s most important bard, Robert Burns (1759-1796), is celebrated, usually with the recitation of Burns’...

. . On Alma Tadema’s Coign of Vantage Flora peeks over the marble parapet, a dizzying perch above the azure...

. On a Terrible Orchestral-chorale Concert Trapped here with vain musicians---what a fate! An echo chamber that I can't escape....

. A Note on Iambic Barktameter I have an Australian Shepard named Sunny who loves poetry. I didn’t believe it...

. Cookies I bought a bag of cookies for a snack, But they were way too sweet… I took them...

. Bingo Ladies Gray-haired gals meet twice a week, Have their luncheon with the clique At the Wendy’s in Coppell....

. Putting Settings in Their Place For dilettantes the world’s bereft When table settings aren’t precise. For if the forks...

. Shams Shams-i Tabrizi was Rumi’s intimate friend and spiritual mentor. I stayed awake those short midsummer nights When naked...

. The Winter Cold I so despise the winter cold; I admit it makes me utter all kinds of truly...

. Crimes Against My Sanity At any-given-time o’clock While tidying my house, I find--- Oh look---is that another sock? It...

. Wisdom When young I dreamed of someday being wise, And pictured brilliant input holding sway. But via jolts of...

. How Troubling to Know Mrs. Pain How troubling to know Mrs. Pain. She has written some ludicrous stuff. Some...

.   Christmas Rules and Promises My first rule for this Christmas is__No carrot sticks for me.They might have been...

. Arrival of Spring Each wing delivers news of a young earth: The nightingale, the end of moonless woes, The...

. In a Soviet Gulag from an oft repeated joke There was a break in the relentless cold And then...

. What Geese May Teach My mother had the power that knowledge wields, So questions such as—Would you like to...

. Lightning Ben an excerpt from Legends of Liberty, Volume 2 Sing, muse! Bestow your gifts on—blah blah blah. I...

. Boots Before Us a sequel to "Shear Wickedness" The time had come. Poor Boots was sinking low, and further...

. Pearls at the Wake I must admit I glance at the obits.Is there someone I know? Someone close-knit?I see...

. Vanity Falls I’m feeling a little lightheaded; I’ll confess it’s what I’ve always dreaded: More hairs on the floor...

. I Am Thankful for Thanksgiving I am thankful for Thanksgiving, A special holiday That doesn't require atonement, Or starvation,...