"Skull"

When I bought my crystal skull 

At a pawn shop in L.A.

I found her oh so dull

That I gave her away.

September 10, 2026

"Gomorrah"

The problems with Pandora

   (who crept around like a mouse)

What sent us to Gomorrah

   (was letting her out of the house).

September 10, 2026

"Redemption"

The quest for redemption

   (no matter the price)

Pursued without exemption

   (leads not to paradise).

September 8, 2026

"Cry"

Will you fix me a homemade muffin

At the start of my day

Will you cry o'er my coffin

When they put me away?

September 8, 2026

"Without"

When I won the County Fair Poetry Prize

They sent over a hummingbird

When I asked her, What does it pay?

She flew off without a word.

September 8, 2026

"Quit"

It's not "either or"

It's "both and" 

So quit keeping score 

   (and give us a hand).

September 1, 2026

Mars

How great could Mars life be 

Without a single Starbucks 

Though in your effort to be free

You spent a trillion bucks.

August 29, 2026

Bones

When I return to Searsburg Mountain 

As I do periodically 

I look for the bones and skeleton 

Of those who would be free.

August 27, 2026

"Ain't"

Who's ever heard of Mother Cabrini?

   (she became a saint)

A respectable Italian-American

   (what Anthony Fauci ain't).

July 31, 2026

"Might"

You might want to consider

The distinct possibility

That every once in a while . .

   (I want to talk to you).

July 28, 2026

"Caught"

I just caught Sophia in a movie

From 1958

Everything about her role

   reminded me of you.

July 28, 2026

"Shouting"

We're either falling in love or shouting

It's an Italian thing

It makes an effective redoubting

Against taking it on the wing.

July 28, 2026

"Old"

If you expect me to cross the ocean

Not any old boat will do

I must specify a Nordhavn

   (unless you've got a Jenneau).

July 27, 2026

"Mayhem"

I appreciate the niceties

Where would we be without them?

The curtsies, the bows, the courtesies

Their absence brings us mayhem.

July 27, 2026

"Gun"

When I hear a thing sensational

I do not pass it on

For if I did, I'd be the one

To pull the trigger on the gun.

July 27, 2026

"Troubles"

The answer is sundried tomatoes

To all of your vital troubles

Legal issues, romance concerns, social woes?

This dietary option your wellbeing redoubles.

July 26, 2026

"Hard"

When I packed my rabbit's foot

Not thinking that I'd need it

How could I know I'd be hard put

To make the pieces fit.

July 24, 2026

"Wolves"

In a world of wolves and sheep

We learn to watch our step

It's not about the friends we keep

But how far we're willing to shlep.

July 24, 2026

"Bar"

When chasing after the "passport bro"

Dedicate yourself to "geomaxxing"

We used to call it "bar hopping"

   (but that was before all the "-maxxing").

July 16, 2026

"Stole"

Your outsized fame made you stretch

Claiming authorship of an age-old song

Return the money you stole from Ketch

   (folksters like you know the wrong).

July 13, 2026