Carlton Poems - Poems about Carlton

the home of glare

...(a story in senryu stanzas)

I get migraines.
- lucky me - glare can set me
off within seconds.

I always have a
pair of dark, polarized shades
with me - it’s a quirk.

When I was fourteen,...

ah, wassailing!

...We’re in NYC - at last - on Christmas vacation, and it feels like a pardon.

It’s amazing what can happen in just a few wild and change-filled hours. One minute, seemingly, you’re in a picture post...

Inferiority Complex As a Kid, Adolescent and Emerging Adult

...Inferiority complex as a kid, adolescent and emerging adult

Yours truly (an amazingly,
gracefully, and markedly modest
passively aging baby boomer -
formerly introverted long haired
pencil nec...

The Poems I Never Wrote

...I had my eye on him since the third grade, but I never told him how I felt
Back then girls were girls, they were never meant to be cheeky or bold 
He sat behind me in math class, while he counted n...

Inferiority Complex As a Kid, Adolescent and Emerging Adult Part One

...Yours truly (an amazingly,
gracefully, and markedly modest
passively aging baby boomer -
formerly introverted long haired
pencil necked geek),
prattling wordsmith doth behold
nostalgic memories...

Picking Up Lunch

...The elevator opened on the 46th floor, to a small foyer and one plain, grey door

The door opened and a young girl, 10ish, in a blue, polo, tennis dress, said, “Hi! I’m Karen, you must be Anais. Wi...

Dance

...DANCE

Dressed up or dressed down
Any dance floor to get down
Nifty, nimble moves
Carlton would bring the floor down
Enticing others to groove.



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A Changed Heart

...There was a man named Carlton, who came 
from a rural town.
He was well-liked by all within his community, 
he was the town judge.
Everyone gave him much respect. However, 
he had another group ...

Loving Will Smith Fresh Prince

...Pursuit of happiness for me is watching Fresh Prince.
Carlton makes me want to cringe, duck and wince.
The cool cousin from Philly gives me oodles of pride.
Come on, home boy. Come on in. We’re al...

Black Hole In the Creek

...Oh yeah if you’re a fisherman,
and you’re rung up by a mate,
there’s always time to put down tools
with no need to contemplate,
‘cause fishing has that magic draw
to take you to your peak -
and...

Swagger

...The man is from Bronx, but plays in Manhattan
Owns an old Chevy, but he drives like a Mercedes
Sleeps in Quality Inn, but dreams in Ritz-Carlton

Watch him flip his hair and float on thin air
Ja...

Trenchant Recalcitrant Poet Welcomes Animadversion

...(alternately titled: aery diction galloped jocosely)

Abbreviation asper "FAKE"
abdication (wishful thinking),
an aberration Trump accepted
abjuration (or alternative) i.e.
ablation, thee appre...

Daily Rhymes

...I'm just going to give you some of my daily rhymes
I'd like to welcome you to my crazy mind
A place where no one is safe, because my sanity left
I've never been in it, so how can I manage it best?...

Spring Garden

...SPRING GARDEN

wildflower blossoms
a coiffured carpet of moss
curlicues of vines

calligraphic bold sonnet
intoxicating fragrance

~

budding green love taps
from a small chil...

Out In Nature

...Let me describe what I do and feel
Beneath the glowing red sunset

I walk among the autumn trees
Some of them match the sunset 
Some match the morning Sun
And some still match the soft green mo...

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