Original poetry, essays, and cultural reflections.
THE LAST DAYS OF TRIBELLA It was the place to be Back in 1993, Glasses clinking, Waiters waiting, Servers serving, Nobody thinking, Bouncing along On a merry wave Of small talk, wine-of-the-month-and-cheese talk, Living large over Bloody Marys with Olive,…
THE PLACE WE WENT The place we went Is a Walmart now Selling Wonder Bread And other things People buy instead. Three hundred miles apart, We found the place we went halfway, Spread a blanket and drank Chardonnay, Under ancient…
FUNNY MONEY Whoever invented our legal tender Must have done so On a weekend bender. Our money, you see, Rests on debt, not equity. Thus our money’s worth less Whenever the U.S. Mint Fires up the printing press. They say…
TOPSY-TURVY TIME I smelled a noise That hurt my nose I felt a sight That tickled my toes. I ate a plate That tasted nice, Then took a nap On a bed of rice. I woke for a walk And…
SOFT I am too soft for the world. Lacking lies, Devoid of disguise To escape the truth That I simply don’t care About an eye for an eye Or a tooth for a tooth. When the cheek turns easily, Is…