Bang Up Poems

Crossing Lines

...vroom…vroom
Toot-toot
near miss
stay tuned

I say
highways are not
not hard
takes a Bard

to park this poem
vroom…vroom
make room
I’m here to stay

not ruin
someone else’s poem
near ...

On The Dock

...The dark wood stretching from the shore,
nearby a rack filled with long oars,
ducks swim nearby in a long row,
towards the rocky beach they go.
Underfoot the dock shifts and sways,
responding to...

A Bang Up Sunset

...Gold birds at sunset
gliding ribbons of color
crowned by falling night
Far off visions in blooms lure
Beneath red firecracker stars

Cream moon's following
with determined velvet light
aiding...

Sir Sleep

....So this one was really just a bit of fun I wanted to try and incorporate some really old slang type language within the piece, I've included a glossary below for the old words but I think it turned ...

A Night On the Town -Victorian Slang

...I went out for a nanty narking time
Wearing my best gas pipes and tie
Hanging with whooperups at the pub
Lally-gagging with girls going by

I met the jammiest bit of jam, I did
She was bang up ...

January 24th, 2023 Hair Washing Heralds Huge Happening

...January 24th, 2023 Hair washing heralds huge happening

Hark….the herald angels sing, and twitter 
for mass communication 
mediums stop the presses 
when I, a regular schlemiel 
take shampoo to...

Hair Washing Heralded Huge Happening

...Earlier today April 4th, 2022,
which supersedes bald faced headlines 
pointing finger and 
Putin blame for Bucha killings
squarely on head & shoulders
of Russian autocrat, née
yours truly lathe...

Scare

...VIDEO: Hair by The Cowsills.

Scare (MY LYRICS)

She ran and hug,
Why? There's a scary bug,
They're scary and they bug and bug, bug,
The bugs are a fright,
They're scary high and ...

Science Facts That Shock

...1. In matters of MATTER.
density is a function of SPACE,
and not of matter, or "things."

2. A propeller that's spinning will cut 
Yet in a smaller space, the same will act as a wall
 - not cut...

Lickety Splits

...Look this is not a ‘Bang Up To The Elephant’ poem

It splits licks like ‘Bit Buttered Up The Bacon’ but

Come on don’t we poets like forgotten phrases

Klutzy Kai is not ‘Smothering A Parrot’ d...

Dr Mcnitt Is Coming

...Dr. McNitt’s coming, we were warned. She’s old-school.
Secretly my heart was cheering, this meant strict rules.
Seasoned and sassy, I wisely kept my counsel to myself, 
I am so glad though she is ...

In Cardiff Jail

...In Cardiff Jail

In Cardiff Jail, grey dawn breaks on
razored walls and living-blocks of stone.
High barren landings amplify harsh slamming
gates, and emphasise the echoes of the
bosses' yells ...

And Then Some

...8/15/17


Beyond guns and funds
Involving moons and suns
From here to kingdom come
And then some


By the skin of one's teeth
Above and beneath
Any peak
Near and far from fields of wheat
...

The Point

...Singing and dancing,
kissing and waiting,
missing and waisting,
her time as a single lady,
hurting the weak,
feeding off of what once was a person who didnt give in that easy,
she gave up her s...

Four Years Gone

...Of my life it’s been four long years of never-ending trips to the facility, you name it, in and out and up and down and over.ARGUMENTS? Don’t get me started. Every doctor and nurse on the plan...

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