Running back
Do running back do?
Ha! I Caught ball
Come O’ Kansas, come can’t wait
To catch me yet
Ball caught, clutch against my chest
I run the ball a brisk running back receive,
Handoffs from run the ball.
Catch passes Kansas (catch me) if you can
I runnin to ya… running back
2/5/25
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2025©
Dedicated verse to Calvin D. Jones
former Nebraska Football player
Super Bowl Champion for Green Bay Packers
Omaha Beef Football player
Categories:
calvin, appreciation, bereavement, celebration, dedication,
Form: Ekphrasis
When everyone wore Calvin Klein
I wore pairs of Old Navy jeans and graphic tees
When everyone carried a mouthful Menthol Cigarettes
I carried a mouthful of Sour Patch Kids
When everyone was having cups of Kalik
I was having cups of Pina Coladas
When everyone was rocking Air Jordans
I was rocking flip flops and Converse
When everyone went to Atlantis and Baha Mar
I went to Blue Lagoon and Ardastra Gardens
When everyone wanted to go to Miami
I wanted to go to Key West, Maui or Bora Bora
When everyone grew up to be a police
a teacher or a front desk clerk
I grew up to be a tour guide,
a beach nomad and a storyteller
Categories:
calvin, identity,
Form: Free verse
Calvin Coolidge
!....?...!!...? (.)...(.) No please
1933 the Great Depression hit
" I feel I no longer fit"- his tweet
Categories:
calvin, fun,
Form: Clerihew
John Calvin one I greatly admire
a man God set apart in His will
turning His mind and heart
and by His spirit full He did fill
This man once obedient to Rome
now transformed by Christ His king
for he was indeed God's man
purposing glory for God to bring
Although born a French man
he was to be Geneva's own son
reforming the Swiss capital by God's truth
the reformation really had begun
To be this man would be great
spreading forth God's gospel sound
impacting Europe for many centuries
but able to stay humbly heaven bound
To live and stay among such beauty
Switzerland is my favourite land
would feel so privileged and honoured
if God had made this His will to stand
AUTHOR NOTES:I am content to be who I am but if I could have been anyone
else in history it would be the great Geneva reformer John Calvin (1509-1564),
so thought I would write some thoughts on this hero of the faith.
Categories:
calvin, christian, hero, life,
Form: Rhyme
I smiled as I hug you
Joyed as I tugged you
From anywhere to everywhere
Your baby eyes bright and clear
I am proud as I befriend you
Still soft and handsome as dew
I watched you grow
Alighting on any rose
Your roguelike fancy chose
I was contented when you marry
Had many children in a hurry
Whom I was too far away to know
We talked from phone to phone
When cancer invaded your bone
I heard you whispered
But it never registered
The dew must go when sun
Light empties the cup of fun.
O, tongues-i, I have no tears
For all the memories of our years;
One day I will let go
But I cannot do it now - far as I know.
Categories:
calvin, death, cancer,
Form: Verse
'Tis well known that "Silent Cal" Coolidge was a man of very few words!
He considered that long conversations and inane babble was for the birds!
A lady bet if she could elicit more than two words from him it would make news.
He mulled over her challenge for a few minutes and replied, "You lose!"
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
© All Rights Reserved
Categories:
calvin, funny,
Form: Clerihew
You never wear cologne to work
But there you go
Out the door
In your tie
Smelling like Calvin Klein
I want to ask, "For whom?"
But I just wave good-bye
My heart is racing
I'm afraid of
The Why
I watch you pull away
Looking for clues
A sign
I take a deep breath
Smells like Calvin Klein
(This poem is my favorite because I feel like it really captures the fear. the instant panic, the denial, and ultimately back to the fear he's cheating. )
Received 2nd place in "Your (OWN) favorite poem" contest
Received honorable mention in "Your Favourite Form" contest
Categories:
calvin, angst, life
Form: Rhyme
You never wear cologne to work
But there you go
Out the door
In your tie
Smelling like Calvin Klein
I want to ask, "For whom?"
But I just wave good-bye
My heart is racing
I'm afraid of
The Why
I watch you pull away
Looking for clues
A sign
I take a deep breath
Smells like Calvin Klein
Received 2nd place in "Your (OWN) Favorite Poem" contest
Received Honorable Mention in "Your Favourite Form" contest
Categories:
calvin, angst, life,
Form: Rhyme