Barber’s chairs arranged in a circ… around an unused fire pit An all-you-can eat breakfast; A quiet vibe accompanies it Fox News (thankfully muted) on th…
Our earth is now more dry and warm Than we’ve ever seen before. And climate trends suggest that We’ll see this even more. As the planet dries, to great exte…
Shut up and drink yer beer whatever label it might be. Doesn’t matter who else drinks it or if they can stand to pee. What’s inside your heart counts mo…
A catchphrase that was silly A laugh that was unique “Pee Wee Herman” charmed us all That skinny little geek We saw him in the movies
My home is in Chicago, and perhaps will always be. Seeing other places, sometimes, Is a form of therapy.
Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop These are the time-honored sounds… when independence was declared fro… more than two centuries ago. But when those sounds filled the a…
I shall dance no more with rhythmless guilty feet. The saxophone played. George Michael’s “Careless Whisp… Will haunt us all forever.
Birthday weekends are the best! Enjoy them all with verve and zest…
Now what was the name of that frui… Where I would go to grab lunch du… When I was working up the block? It was a single name, I think. Maybe it was Franko’s?
Gil Scott-Heron a poet who made the first rap reco… said the problem with peace is that there was no money to be made in it.
This poem stays in my pocket Until I take it out And read it to somebody That’s what this day’s about. Thanks for listening to my words
“No person is above the law.” Either we believe that or we don’t… We’ll soon find out which one it i…
“Will be wild” were the magic word… used by a sitting president to ann… the mayhem of January 6. So they gathered to await their di… from the man who had taken an oath
I used to hate poetry back in high school because I could never understand any of it and I didn’t want my teachers
Air travel is always tense because the fear of missing a flight is far more stressful than it needs to be. And yet being aboard the plane
