for D. A. Rural folk seldom have neighbors pop by. I’m lucky one lives next to me. A great Dane lives with her A cat with me— We stay a crow’s call apart, safe inside. She tends the chickens daily at five. I feed the calico at that time. I greet her tossing feed “Hey, […]
Category: Seniors
Has It Really Come to This?
The story has been told and retold: Ben Franklin was walking out of Independence Hall after the Constitutional Convention in 1787, when a lady asked him…. “Well, Doctor, what have we got a republic or a monarchy? Franklin, “A republic, if you can keep it.“ But that’s not the end of the story which most […]
Advice
I had my annual physical today and all was well. The Doc. asked if I had any concerns, I said “I need a strong pain killer for a broken heart.” He laughed, but I said, “I’m serious. Nothing but booze helps and that gives me a hangover. Can’t you give me something for it?” He […]
Reminiscence
Fishing at the river, some boys jump in Swim across and back so quickly It makes my head spin. Were I as trim and lean as them I’d join in– I did when I was that age Set down my rod Shed my clothes Took to any lake or stream Swam my sweaty body clean […]
Experiment with Time Travel
They led us to sunlight on the grass beside the school Brought an extension cord and phonograph with a box Of long silks of many colors, played Stravinsky’s Firebird Ravel’s La Mer, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, and suddenly We began to move like birds, like deer trailing scarves! We began to come alive outside the classroom, […]
I Woke One Days & Was a Man
I’d wondered how it would be in a body Rented from God– Damaged goods, cargo bruised each day I thought being a man Would mean Being free to go wherever I want Not bound by the chain Mr. D yanks to remind me This is his game and he’s nearly won. I recall being a boy Dreaming big […]
Demented Lady at the Bus Station
Can you tell me what you are about to say? No, you can’t, for then you would have said it! In a world where madness passes for sanity, It is not difficult to catch the sane unaware. How do you think they got where they are? They know the meaning of lifeless dreams. They are […]
What the Bag Lady Said When I Asked if She had the Time
This is a politician’s year Do you think I’m rich enough? Time, I don’t have any. They all refused me the time. I would have married a cripple, One never asked me though. They all said no to me Refused me, all of them. Why do you want the time, You can’t keep it. I […]
Apparition
“I never could hear a whisper in a summer breeze, Take these.” She put a rosary in my hand. Those were the last words Edna said But for three days she cried out loudly “Who is she, the lady in the corner? She keeps smiling, calling me to that dark place!” Wide eyed and amazed, […]
Christmas Morning
Christmas Morning There was a sidewalk troubadour, twelve-string in hand He said, “Come hear me warm up my guitar man …” A vagabond in rainbow poncho pushed a shopping cart Decorated with snowman, reindeer, garland and a sign that read, “Happy Xmas, I’m homeless, please help.” A red, white and blue wolf visible only […]
