THE PLACE WE WENT The place we went Is now a Walmart Selling Wonder Bread And other things We did not need. Three hundred miles apart, We found the place we went halfway, Drank Chardonnay and spread a blanket Under…
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…
BEWARE THE IDEAS OF MARCH Winter came And winter went Like the rock-hard fruitcake Aunt Ethel sent. When at long last dear Spring arrived, Hope seemed sure to come alive. Yes, life would be a glorious rhyme With the coming…