Sunday, July 12, 2026

"Fall"

Forget Havana or Caracas
We'll skip Pyongyang, too
We don't even want to fall as far as
Paris, London (or Baku).

July 12, 2026 

"Forget"

Sometimes just a taste
Of warmed-over coffee will do
Sometimes in our haste
We forget to say, How true!

July 12, 2026

"Lose"

When the "men" in your own Party
Cannot contain the Commie
You have to vote for our MEN
   (or lose the country).

July 12, 2026

"Zero"

Never fear your hero
Won't become a zero
He'll pull a Milli Vanilli
   (with tapes from Colonie).

July 12, 2026

"Judgment"

When the bard's jacket is rumpled
   Leap not to quick judgment
It's not that his life has crumpled
   (he's just trying to make a statement).

July 12, 2026

"Scheister"

You thought your fave tunemeister
   genius of the World
Turns out he's a scheister
   (his standard now refurled).

July 12, 2026

"Crumpled"

I much prefer the crumpled look
   (so put the iron down)
After all, I'm not James Bond
   (but the poet in this town).

July 12, 2026

Saturday, July 11, 2026

"Crime"

Eternity's an extra-long time 
To broil in the flames of Hell
Especially when your crime
Is failure to hear the knell.

July 11, 2026

"Wild"

When you hear a really wild story 
And never once think it wrong 
Unwrap yourself from glory 
   (you've become a country song).

July 11, 2026

"Scuttlebutt"

He who believes the scuttlebutt
With not a single confirmation
Has a brain the size of a walnut
And the functioning of a crustacean.

July 11, 2026

"Gloat"

When I move to my lobster boat
And sail to Nova Scotia
The locals are sure to gloat
Better here than in Kenosha.

July 11, 2026

"Castration"

When character assassination
Becomes currency of the realm
Life is social castration
The Devil takes the helm.

July 11, 2026

Monday, July 06, 2026

"Wonder"

Unless it happens right in front of me
I can't be sure it's true
Even then, I am sure I'd wonder:
   if I got it right.

July 6, 2026

"Seething"

The problem with coping and seething 
Is that coping helps me to cope 
Then the seething part is easy 
   (with just a little hope).

July 6, 2026