I wasn’t intending this to be a “wake and bake” poem, but it came out like that, anyway.
#poetry #summerheatwave
Good night, Betty White. Thanks for your bright, shining li… You were quite all right.
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
Your poetry book from 1946 was recently acquired by me at a book fair in Chicago. It appears to have been lightly us… during its first go-round
The path of life is never smooth, or direct, or free from detours
Leaves are changing color A cool nip is in the air Winter is on the horizon But we aren’t yet there
Making myself write As I’m doing this moment Isn’t a bad thing
When the sun shines on Friday mor… Especially in the Spring It reminds us of what good things The coming day can bring. So offer the people you encounter
A New York representative named… Lives in a reality that’s been for… And since Kevin McCarthy needs h… Republican hypocrisy now feeds him On his falsehoods the press will e…
Whenever someone uses the word “bl… They are aiming for a specific res… Which is exactly why was recently… at a political rally in Ohio. The speaker knew what he was sayin…
In a world where every single mont… Is measured as being the warmest o… It’s not such as bad thing To have a chilly day outside. The unbearable heat will be here
Ginger or Mary Ann? Mary Ann or Ginger? Actual women don’t fit so easily into this duality
What 18 year-old, still only a kid himself, walks into an elementary school and starts firing? Columbine, Sandy Hook,
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…
She enjoyed 96 years of luxury and privilege far beyond anything we could ever imagine. Now that her time is up
He arrived as a young man With no life experiences outside o… Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois Where he was born and raised. It was here that he witnessed huma…