Best Notified Poems

"I never travel without my diary - One should have something sensational to read"
...Oscar Wilde, 1891

30 May 48:  I graduated from high school today now thank God I'm free!
No more doggone homework, perplexing algebra or teachers bugging me!

7 Jul 48: Enlisted in the Air...

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She looked in dismay at her mail today,
her bills are mounting, how will she pay?

Soon a mother to be, and unable to work,
thoughts of regret, for trusting that jerk.

Caught up in a moment, she let herself go,
her Prince Charming is here no more.

Only eighteen, and...

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Before diving into the music video ‘King on a Throne,’ above, 
I encourage you to first read the poem  ‘The Glass Throne,’, below which serves as its preamble.

Together, let’s shine a light on the upcoming ‘NO MORE Week,’ a global movement uniting people from...

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EXCUSE ME!!!!
Do you not see me
standing before you?
Do you not realize that I,
a black woman had a life
that mattered too?
The black woman appears to be
the best kept secret in death
being wiped from the face of the earth 
where many won’t remember
our names or know of...

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Marquee gave me a choice.  "What would I rather be, a better writer, or to be  able to use my  computer?" They notified me.

Their telephone number is 1-800-562-1502 and they are open Monday through Saturday. They are closed on Sundays. if you...

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There are roads that seem inviting in the light of day
Only to cast its eerie shadows when the sun begins to go down
Engraving a revealing legend after the darkness has given way
To the blood curdling horror that once terrorized an innocent town

The legend says that...

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My Mother In Law Just Did Die

Lee McCarroll Webster died around
One AM today. We were just notified
b the Batesville, Arkansas care home
near the Whitewater River. God had
allowed us to see her one last time.
Dementia and old age took their toll.
She did not recognize us. Also,...

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Well organized organisms are wary of defense
these shields defy all odds to justify the integrity of our borders
the enemy’s need to conquer and the drive to dominate
is stopped b’cos with the men in uniform, great cities are fortified.

Sworn to be dedicated back room boys
their sacrifices...

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Two Young Checkers
(Rhonda)  I’m hearing you Louise.
Ya know my son is still suffering from a (Semester Meltdown) because the (Federal Budget) 
will no longer be funding a program for poets in residence. He said it felt just like they 
slammed the (Gym Locker) door...

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Back when I was twelve, my dad built me a dabchick
I had great fun learning how to sail it getting many dunking's
Us kids used to sail around the harbour and race to the spit.

One day after racing back and forth several times,
the wind started to...

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Pay no mind to man behind the curtain.
You've learned the superficial but his depths are still uncertain.

You tried to plot his course and see that death is lurking.
Look into his eye and you'll see the drugs are working.

It's the sad sad tale of the promise...

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Over and Over

Over and over when I am near an ocean
My mind becomes full of love and devotion
For sailors on ships who served and died
Comrades rest on ocean floor and do abide.

What I want to do each and every day
Is on an ocean beach shore...

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This morning I was notified by TPS that I had been gifted a lifetime premium membership and that the donor wishes to remain anonymous.

I have been given an incredible gift. A gift that cannot be wrapped in a pretty box with a bow but something...

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A man rightly called an Oxymoron
Now is angry, now sad, now happy on
The same thing – he takes piton
To handle us – later I knew tampon.
Anurag is my principal, a true merman
Treats all equally – good or bad of John.
Tried to understand when called upon.
Talking...

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JIMMY THE TUBE

Here's the story of Jimmy the Tube
who greased his mind with stupid lube.
He watched TV day and night
end result he wasn't bright.

While watching ball one afternoon
in through the door walk three big goons,
New World Order nazi guys
looking for some exercise.

They took their sticks...

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