Dedicated to Chuck and so many others
#COVID #haiku #poetry
As I understand it, here’s what a… First, select the best words for s… Then bind them together with an ir… Tweak them as needed, to make the… And turn them loose, so the world…
Whenever I see a discarded pencil… and that has happened more than a… I like to pick it up and sharpen i… and then put it to paper because t… There’s always going to be a few m…
Chewbacca is a wookie C3PO is a droid. Luke’s the Jedi student to fill Kenobi’s void. Vader is a scary villain
Tracy Chapman wrote a song late i… which deserves to endure forever,… and a plaintive story about the di… that Life can sometimes bring. It received lots of airplay in the…
Gary Paulsen’s written legacy wou… without the librarian who took an… and gave him the library card that… Paulsen authored hundreds of books… which sold millions of copies
Dozens of face masks In varied sizes, materials, and co… Were shoved into a coffee can Over the course of the pandemic. Tossing them into the garbage toda…
On a gentle upward slope With a historic church nearby The luncheon special seemed ideal For my wife and I to try. She had fish, and I the pasta
A 17 year-old grabbed a weapon of war and traveled to a scene of urban mayhem. Should we really
All of the hard work and even harder hits that Marion Barber III endured resulted in fame, riches, and an adrenalized lifestyle
A crowded street teems with touris… as Commercial Street lives up to… This surely wasn’t the case in 202… when COVID-19 stole away the sum… The idea of getting “back to norma…
“Obrigado” is All the Portuguese I know But it is enough. I might never come back here But I’ll sure jump at the chance.
It’s autumn time in Chicago The city’s awash in vibrant hues With yellow, red, and even orange So many kaleidoscopic views Like all good things in life
That the ear hears something but the eyes and the brain can’t sort it all out will forever be a problem for me.
If there’s a problem that you’re f… Do it Go right through it There’s nothing to it Just remember it’s worth embracing
American governance is only as str… As our ability to defend it. And if (or when) it goes away We won’t ever get it back.
