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

"Sins"

The bloom is off the rose, my friend

Time for you to retire

For all your sins, now make amend

   (or face Eternal fire).

July 13, 2026

"Fooled"

He can expect class action

From legions that he's ruled

Ticketholders, fans, promoters

All those that he's fooled.

July 13, 2026

"Breaks"

When the monster you've been feeding

Finally breaks loose

You realize you'll be needing

The protective power of Zeus.

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