Category Archives: Original Poems

Here are some rhymes
that I have written.
With sweet sounding words,
I think I’m smitten.

Thick Day

My my is it soupy out here on the street. Walked only a block and already I’m beat

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A Literary Evangelist

Take a look at this article from the June 14 New York Times about the new Poet Laureate of the United States, Tracy K. Smith is the New Poet Laureate, in the June 14, 2017 New York Times. It’s an important yet not-political … Continue reading

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Write a Love Poem for Poetry Month

Here’s an essay by Garrison Keillor inviting folks to write a love poem for Poetry Month which is just around the corner in April. Take a look at the article if for no other reason but that it is not about … Continue reading

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Employee Review in Verse

A fact I have never disclosed in this blog is that I am a U.S. federal government employee. The agency that employs me requires us to produce employee reviews once a year. I think this is pretty standard practice in most businesses … Continue reading

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Morning Greeting

Hello dearie are you bleary maybe cheery on this happy morn? Coffee brewing eggies chewing hope renewing on a path well-worn? Sun is rising day apprising adventures surprising look! now being born. Washing, dressing, get a blessing, no more messing go with joy … Continue reading

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Rider Had a Spider

Rider had a spider and his name was Jungle Pete, He had a big red nose and purple shoes upon his feet. Rider and his spider climbed a tree and looked around, And then they flew up in the sky they … Continue reading

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Sprats ad Absurdum (Written On Our Last Drive Through Appalachia Before Moving to Australia)

Jack Sprat could eat no fat his wife could eat no lean; and so between the two of them, they licked the platter clean. Jack Sprat could eat no white his wife could eat no yolk; and so between the … Continue reading

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Jotted During Yet Another Meeting

Time to write, time to do, time to think the whole thing through. Pen it here in black and white, only want to get it right. Inky flow fills the page, hidden thoughts I try to gauge. Thinking hard, squinting … Continue reading

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A 50 Something Man Prepares for a Doctor’s Appointment

Vigorous Or almost dying I’d like to know But sick of trying. Sorting out Symp-toms diverse To help, I thought I’d write this verse. Is that ache behind my thigh a signal I’m about to die? Does pain and tingling … Continue reading

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Kangaroos in Ones and Twos

Kangaroos in ones and twos Seeking shade to take a snooze Like to stop and graze a while It’s their habit, it’s their style. Kangaroos in threes and fours A very common sight outdoors They view you with a dumb … Continue reading

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