New year Same old temptations One beer Absolves reservations So near The best of situations: No fear Or expectations.

When rinsing out the color just applied I laugh about the depth of human pride Disguising what took decades to accrue In hopes that someo...

It takes you to another place A long forgotten time To get you past the droning signature lag An interval of lilting grace Beyond the gr...

A peacock is a flamboyant flamingo Or so I heard somebody say And my dog most resembles a dingo When he eyes me in that hungry way.

As the new year began He pondered his course A reticent man Well versed in remorse But never a plan For such involved trust To help c...

Days are short Time is too Of great import? To start anew For every dawn Is such a gift Before we’re drawn Across the rift.

Is global warming such a bad thing; To go outside and not feel the sting Of air that takes your breath away? Well I, for one, hope it’s h...

I’ve stuttered the insane And muttered the profane And uttered words without a clue That caused another pain I’ve sputtered in the mire...

Those who contribute the least Get the most Those who worship the beast Curse the ghost Those who coddle the weak Are replaced Those w...

I sliced my knuckle Trimming some pork And had to chuckle I’m such a dork And I won’t grumble If I do it once more But humbly mumble ...

Once you try spice You may understand A mild life is nice But ultimately bland— Proceed to drink wine Till it runs down your chin You...

The Spirit makes us whole But still we repudiate The essence of our soul In order to invalidate What we see as control Not a Father’s l...

Yelling into an empty room? Stop with all the gloom and doom And soon you’ll smell the sweet perfume Of hope as it begins to bloom On s...

  Prospecting? Don’t forget your pick: You chose to look for treasure in your life, Focusing on dreariness will only make you sick A...

The shrew has hushed its shameful shriek Once the axe refused to ring In the forest there is peace for the meek As long as they don’t eve...