Head Off Poems

THALIA'S BARK

...My dog’s name is Thalia—
she barks when her tummy’s empty,
barks if she wants my attention,
and barks when a stranger wanders too near,
as if she owns the whole block.

One afternoon in the kit...

ALICE THROUGH THE WORMHOLE

...*For Tom Woody contest

Curiouser and curiouser thinks Alice.
Why must I always follow that rabbit?
Last time it didn’t work out well,
I must try to break the habit.

This time they’re on a sp...

Vapor, Voyage

...O vapor of the ether;
Of noctilucent clouds:
Drain, rain, in a fever?
Thy contents void on crowds?

Dark fire, burn through dragon teeth!
Swarms of men destroy!
Belladonna, wrap in wreath!
Ma...

July first two thousand and twenty five

...July first two thousand and twenty five...
signals the eighth year we lived
at our present location,
where fringe benefits (a plug) for perks
living at 2 highland manor drive.

Expanse of green...

Me

...In the beginning there was me
and in the end, there will still be me.
I'm not using 'me' in a personal sense
you understand,
my 'me' is singular, and there was nothing before it
or after it.

...

The Visitor, there is nothing like it

...Once again, my eyes open, and I scan the room, looking, wondering if it were him who awakened  me. The time is 3 am. Why am I losing valuable sleep time? What is wrong with me?
My mind says,” “You a...

No Big Loss

...‘Off with his head!’
(Richard III, Act 3, Scene 4)


knowing him no big loss
...

Incident At Milton Creek Silver Mine

...Giant balls of tumbleweed were blowing down the main street
And off the Sierra Nevada mountains there blew a fine sleet
It was late December in the old Western town of Milton Creek
Preparation...

A Hero in a Man's Army

...
    When he grows up he wants to be
        a hero in a man’s army
    He’ll join the war and fight the foe
       to foreign shores he’ll gladly go

    His sweetheart he will kiss farewell
...

The Upper Crust

...

A part of the upper crust of society
I have never been
Methinks “down to earth” more accurately
Describes this old homosapien
No airs, no talking big, no flamboyant flair
Just little...

Sunstones

...(Sunstones sunrise, 2024)

Sunstones

We head off into the middle of nowhere
To spend a night at Sunstones rock hounding site.
The afternoon sun beats down
As we wander around the deser...

Career Change

...If I could have any profession in life what might that be
Perhaps a world leader so I could fix the economy
Maybe an astronaut, but probably not because I would look down on everyone
Although trav...

pretend its a new friend

...At the foot of my bed is an alien but I try my best to pretend
It is a friendly stranger, a compassionate, almost new friend.
My husband wakes up and begins screaming his head off though.
His abil...

City of Crime

...Glenn Hughes's "City of Crime", from the film Dragnet, shows us what happens when a municipality goes astray.   The city - Los Angeles.  This story, which is also true, depicts another town which has...

Speak Your Mind, But Ride A Fast Horse

...That be cold sun rose yonder, our heads be hot, I'd declare,
I'll get Whitey my critter, worked all night, best she nicker.
'Bout saddlin' her real tight, or I'll headlong out of sight,
I ...

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