In my twilight years An abundance of leisure That; I have for sure! But the days are featureless The hours dull and colorless

upon the porch she sits in rain the swing once theirs, now hers al… its memories of love now flown her heart engulfed by aching pain a swing of reed, a lover’s throne

Oh well, I thought I could write Something funny before night This crazy day, to make light And your smile, to make bright! Sadly, I have writer’s block

Great to be wrong, once in a while When in people we see some good Though we expect deceit and guile And rather than the truth, falseho… Gratifying to be surpris’d

We live near the desert surrounded… Spring, summer evenings we drink o… With Louis on the sax Awesome way to relax But on frigid winter nights we hav…

Autumn leaves lay on the ground All gathered in a four-foot mound A cold breeze lifted some around The world’s truly winter-bound Alas! The non-evergreens are bare

A Sonnet When young, we haven’t been around… Nearly everything, we could rememb… Whether all those events really ha… Who knows, but it didn’t really ma…

Plumes of thick grey smoke rising A few miles in the distance Just our hopes and dreams burning Our nation ne’er had a chance! Sadly, thieves still rule the land

The backyard no longer green Autumn leaves cover the ground Some floating in the stiff breeze Little eddies round and round All the tree branches stripped bar…

I’m Roboticous Personal hygiene robot All ready for you To service all of your needs Your very own slave for keeps

The biting wind howls A drunk insolent hound The moon and stars Nowhere to be found The night dreary and cold

Black birds all in flight Acrobatic explosion Darkening the sky Bad weather coming As the starlings warn the world

O’ how I wish I could retire Before all my dreams expire My traveling feet are on fire To explore the world I admire I’d go to Paris for a day

A Limerick Just for Laughs There once was a man from the sani… Who swore he’d escape through the… He swam with the fish Made a bold final wish

After thirteen years I bid farewell To a faithful friend; My constant companion When I was all alone!