Best Playmate Poems

Eighty two years young, but still a trooper,
pen writes daily, he's an evergreen souper.
Behold the limerick king and his wisdom,
providing laughs from his humorous kingdom.

Five...

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You came when I needed an etheric friend,
though I never knew you in life.

An angelic guardian I see in dreams.
You died just before I was...

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Sad Sammy starfish, all alone on the beach
Wishes for a soulmate, but no one is in reach

He looks around, raises his hands into the air
Is...

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Made is she of the finest porcelain, that daddy's
Money can buy, with soft raven tresses, and blue
Hued shining eyes.
My pretty Polly baby doll, has a...

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AND YET?

If one short word could describe Betty, it’s fun
Gregarious, though seemingly loaded, falls short
You’d have to hear her laugh,
Have to see that lovely face...

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I remember a riding pony I had as a lad which was born blind. A filly she was born during an 
Arkansas blizzard and we...

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Images That Make You Think - Picture #4
Sponsor: Silent One

A sweet song sung for the orphanage tonight,
A refuge that resides one thousand miles away,
Poor lil’...

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...The wee ones simply want to be loved. 
Or at least get a glimpse from 
a {smart}phoned adult.
They wish for a sandbox with a playmate...

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That feeling of wanting to be loved has returned again and I thought my heart  had gone beyond the pale this time.  ...

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He lay there all forlorn
Wishing someone would give him a home

His legs might be bent but he can still walk
Can be very verbal when we...

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The lies connect us all.
We are entangled in their web:
Our bodies pierced,
     Bleeding,
Dripping crimson over the strings
Which ensnare our neighbors.
We drink,
...

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She gets in bed and faces the mirror
and sees her other self, still, lying prone
takes comfort in the figure there before her,
company but in reality...

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Myrtle the Turtle

There once was a turtle named Myrtle.
She could speed through a maze and climb a hurdle.

While she was small, she was a friend...

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I had a talk the other day
With someone Oh, so sweet
Her smile was sweet and innocent,
She swept me off my feet

A flaxen haired young lady
Between...

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It is strange
how things that we see
and take for granted
in everyday life
should suddenly instil
in our minds
a new awareness
of their presence

A silent moment
a brief pause
from life's...

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