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Idyllic

...Idyllic

Hudson Valley, New York …Lord of Rings’ shire.
A vineyard, filled with rich and famous names.

I’m pleased to be impressed by the artists,
as they surrender idyllic charm with p...

Persusasive Waters

...persuasive     “    “      “      “    “  “   “   waters in gravitational pull
  plummeting   “   “     “    “   “     “    “  in the midst; a misty rainbow
   of flamboyant  “   “     “      “    ...

Behind the Magnolia Curtain

...Behind the magnolia curtain, childhood ne’er knew.
Drawn to Sleepy Hollow - over the river, really
mountains; and the thruway, to Grandma’s we go.

Magnificent magnolias, bountiful with ...

Once again, yours truly takes poetic license

...Once again, yours truly takes poetic license.

Whenever the missus irks me or complains...
I tell her don't "Hock me in chinik" nor kvetch
before long tête-à-tête escalates in2 Kanipshin
whereby...

The Hitchhiker

...This highway's mine, goodbye to Jayne,
so long, farewell, Virginia Plain,
strife was yesterday's heavy load,
life is tomorrow's open road,
it's time to hitchhike once again.

Heading where song...

It Happened One Night Part One

...My friends this is a True story. In the 1990s Ellen Crystall appeared on the Larry King Talk Show. She had written a book called Silent Invasion about a group of Aliens that were being seen near the ...

Purple Pansies

...Poetry is a mystic, sensuous mathematics of fire
smokestacks, waffles, pansies, people,
and purple sunsets.

                                  Carl Sandburg


PURPLE PANSIES

...

Leave Time To Wander

...Leave some time for wandering,
wandering is fun,
leave some time for wandering,
the wander’s never done.
It’s okay to plan ahead,
and block out some fun,
but leave some time for wandering,
lea...

Look Out Below

...The sign he reads out loud, “There’s holes ahead.”
The Rip Van Winkle Bridge quite disturbs me.
A story book that’s come to life — with head
To lose. My dad inches along bravely.

The c...

Thrones In the Woods, Or Catskill Kingdom

...High up amidst a forest slope,
in bedding grounds where whitetails lope,
by ledges hidden from our eyes,
a quirky outcropping does lie.

Breaking a broadleaf canopy,
the scree-slope of an old q...

If I Had a Time Travel Machine

...Get me inside quickly and as fast as you can, 
please turn the time travel dial to September 1963
Get me to a post office in Washington, D.C., 
so I can send an important letter to Jacque Kennedy....

If I Had a Time Machine

...Get me inside quickly and as fast as you can, 
please turn the time travel dial to September 1963
Get me to a post office in Washington, D.C., 
so I can send an important letter to Jacque Kennedy....

Sage Floating In Swan Lake

...SAGE FLOATING IN SWAN LAKE

How do you squeeze a man’s body into the coin slot?
With twine and treacherous stabbing.

The machine turned malevolent after dumping
an entire life’s savings into S...

A Little Towns Secret Part 1 True Story

...This is how it all started. My brother and me were watching Larry
King on CNN. It was his talk show. His special guest was Dr. Ellen
Crystall. She had written a book called Silent Invasion. It was ...

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