"Clash"

My only luxury is Peacock

Bought to watch FIFA clash

The fact that the games are in Spanglish

Makes it well worth the cash.

October 1, 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

"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

"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

"Forget"

Sometimes just a taste

Of warmed-over coffee will do

Sometimes in our haste

We forget to say, How true!

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

"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

"Paddy"

When you wake to mountain breeze

Flowing through the cabin

You know you live a life of ease

   (up from paddy wagon).

June 13, 2026

"Capers"

Has there ever been a better sandwich

Than sliced salmon on bagel with capers?

If anyone ever invented a better sandwich

I'm sure we'd read about it in the papers.

May 30, 2026

"Hell"

Where does the Shia story go?

It all started out so well

If you overlook the parent on smack

   (and the otherwise childhood Hell).

May 25, 2026

"Backwards"

I'm well past the houseboat phase

I'm into sailboats now

I was so backwards in those days

Today I stand on the prow.

May 12, 2026

"Death"

Give us Rube Waddell

When the game is on the line

Before he hears death knell

   (for drinking all the time).

May 1, 2026

"Wreck"

I want the catamaran 

With the Portuguese deck

Where the women will sun

   (while the men try not to wreck).

April 8, 2026

"Gloat"

The last thing I need is another boat

But that doesn't keep me from looking

You can be sure I'd never gloat

Of charters I'll be booking.

April 5, 2026

"Hearse"

You might reinvent yourself

Into something worse

Just pick a version off-the-shelf

  (and live it till the hearse).

March 22, 2026

"Bad"

Salted butter in my coffee 

Just the latest fad

But like salt water toffee

It really ain't so bad.

March 19, 2026

"Thugs"

The Irish are the policemen

Italians gangsterish thugs

Best we can do is to say "Amen!"

   (amidst a preponderance of hugs).

"Spice"

Broccoli, seafood, and mostly rice 

Will keep you living long

If you want to add some spice

Sing a country song.

December 17, 2025

"Strutted"

I wouldn't mind flying again

Soaring above the crowd

Like long ago back when

I strutted about unbowed.

December 9, 2025

"Strife"

Cool is a teenage stage

Carried so often through life

But when you get to old age

It leads to nothing but strife.

December 4, 2025