The holidays are history and winter settles in with
its pain-in-the-rear wind chill; a light covering
of snow finally brightens the mood for a day or two
until it’s washed away by rain. The sump is broken and the
north end of the basement floods.
The overdue heating bill on the desk screams at me,
telepathically, for attention; a red circle on the
calendar says a check is coming and my crusty eyes
begin to widen. But since it’s already been spent,
they quickly narrow and re-crust.
The soothsaying marmot sees no shadow, and my mood
stays low as the thermostat stays high; hey folks:
it’s February and things are supposed to get warmer,
right? Pitchers and catchers report, but I’m not there,
so I might as well be in Helsinki.
Things should get better in March, but we’re greeted
by a mother of blizzards; however, the next day it warms
and snow drifts disappear like vanilla ice cream on hot
pie. By six-thirty, the sun still hasn’t set. Sump’s still broken,
but I have wide eyes and a smile.
Categories:
helsinki, winter,
Form: Free verse
Belligerent Bear loves his tree; it is the smallest one around.
He discovered it himself, it was easily found.
They gravitated to each other, the tree and the bear.
They were the best of friends and traveled everywhere.
Belligerent Bear took tree to Iceland, to Helsinki and Bali Hai.
They traveled on a train through Europe, seeing eye to eye.
They never had a quarrel, argument or squawk.
Perhaps this was because the tree did not ever talk.
Categories:
helsinki, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme
When entering negotiations with a criminal mastermind
Who just happens to be a dictator, cruel and unkind
of a country with a long record of opposing freedom
and crushing opponents to death by choosing to bleed 'em
It behooves one to be ready, prepared to the hilt
To counter the fabrications of truth that are built
into the warp and the woof of his opponent's distortions
by which he evades capture through myriad contortions
Would you venture a guess that I'm talking 'bout Putin
Against whom the whole civilized world is rootin'
for seizing Georgia, Crimea and parts of Ukraine
(along with a nice chunk of three U.S. Presidents' brains)
I'll bet the farm and the farmhouse that Mr. Trump sees no peril
~ That in Helsinki, Putin left him cuckolded and sterile
Categories:
helsinki, conflict, crush, loss, political,
Form: Rhyme
How I love you how I love you
trump Helsinki I O U
Taking a knee in front of Putin
The most egregious sin
Denying US intelligence of voting hack
trump gave Russia deniable slack
Given the facts and clear evidence of intrusion
trump talked of Hilary and no collusion
Almost like a person gone of the reservation
He continued to castigate his nation
Giving comfort and aid to a foreign nation
On its face a treasonous act complete degradation
He should be forced to resign or be impeached
Across the Rubicon we have breached
Categories:
helsinki, america, angst, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Trump, Putin, and Beelzebub
Drank tea in an Helsinki pub
Boasting of sins
Two Mickey Finns
Enquired, "Are you from the Hair Club?"
Categories:
helsinki, celebrity, corruption, culture, evil,
Form: Limerick
There once was a bald man from Helsinki
Whose mind set was often very kinky
Flight to Mars
Sails and spars
Other plans were bizarre and rink dinky
Categories:
helsinki, hilarious,
Form: Limerick
The Escape
When Rudolph the red nosed reindeer wanted to
Be normal and join the flock on earth, Santa got depressed
Sat by many of Finland’s lakes contemplating his life
He too was tired of flying through the air and gets a cold
He wanted sunlight and a sandy beach.
He got hold of a tame water buffalo and an unemployed
Drunk from Helsinki and for a while they got away with it
Till an elf with a grudge told a newspaper about it and children too
Had long wondered why Rudolph had two horn, not antler and why
Santa was late, swore and kept falling off his sledge.
Santa had to come back from Thailand and sort out this corruption
He told twitter he was sorry, but fired blabber mouthed elf.
He had to look for sober man to act as Santa and train a new reindeer,
Because Rudolph and had got the taste of the high life.
Categories:
helsinki, beach, conflict, confusion,
Form: Blank verse
Down from Helsinki
Late night walks on
The beach of the Gulf
Of Bothnia Sea Me And
My Baby although the
Sky is starless and there
Is a strong breeze from?
Out of the south coming
Quickly we are lost in
The moment we are lost
In ecstasy holding you
Holding me, kissing you
Kissing me with great
Intensity tonight down
From Vaasa oooh Me And
My Baby lightning flashes
All around us but pressed
Together our hearts beat
Louder than the thunder
As our desire burns out
Of control...well the rain
Begins to fall but it can't
Put out this fire raging
Inside you and me with
Such great intensity
Tonight down from Helsinki
In the breeze of the Baltic
Sea just Me and My Baby
Me and My Baby.
Categories:
helsinki, baby, boyfriend, me,
Form: Free verse
Just make your selection
Shoot in that direction
Roll the seven or eleven,
then you’ve made the right connection.
Once more,
the point is four.
Just like before.
Hard ways of ten, eight, six, and four.
If you bet them before,
you can bet them some more.
It only takes a buck
to try your luck.
If you get this four
you’re going to shoot some more.
The shooter is keen
to see a square root of sixteen.
If you want to win,
you’ve got to get a finn.
You don’t have to go to Helsinki
to get one.
To stay alive,
you need a roll of five.
There are no tricks
to getting a six.
Won’t it be great
to see another eight?
You get to shoot some more
with a square root of sixty-four.
Won’t it be fine
to see another nine?
Won’t it be fun
To see a square root of eighty-one?
If you get this ten,
you’re going to shoot again.
Just take two,
send them on through.
Roll the seven or eleven;
that’s all you have to do!
Categories:
helsinki, work,
Form: Rhyme