Janes Poems

Jealous of Dewberry

...lavender is jealous
purple screams in agony
because they have both spotted
the diabolical, deliberately, delightful dewberry

now how will they sell their own color?
who would buy plain janes
...

why dont we see enormous men on missing person posters

...I look at the missing person poster
Another young girl with long hair, pretty face
One hundred and nineteen pounds
She looks like all of the other missing person posters

Why don’t we ever see g...

Lady Jane Grey

...Lady Jane Grey was only sixteen
A happy teenager till they made her queen
They wanted her status they wanted her name
But she was only a pawn in their game


Those unscrupulous people those evi...

Personas Limitation

...Personas have limits, boundaries veiled by the thin masquerade of pretense
They whisper promises of identity, yet crack under pressure of reality's weight—poet

She puts on her face while vapi...

rated X Tarzan'z daughter iz mad at me

....

                   jane
                   sure
          her purty'z upset
   nothing a banana wouldn't
                   cure

     janes' just piss'd 'cause
            we've known 
...

The Monroe Moon

...In glamor-light of sunset
a new crowd of cumulus clouds arrive
and revive a sepia sky-scene—
unworldly woolgatherers gather
spinning fantasy fluff into quixotic yarns
of debutantes dancing with ...

Merry Christmas Dearest Daddy

...


                    12/7/2023

  No more am I your sweet little girl...
  I am far past, brown braids and curls.


  No shopping now for dolls and toys,
  Remember when I first liked ...

Bills Janes and Bobs

...In the rust belt loss of work is felt
as industries went overseas..
Bill's, Jane's and Bob's now pining
for jobs to support their families needs.
Good jobs are such a rarity and people here
don'...

I Always Loved You, For Maria

...To my dear daughter...
I loved you, in your sweet Mary Janes.
In all our travels that were fine and plane.

You cannot remember how I pulled your hair.
Those braids,so tangled yet shiny and brun...

Dramatic Monologue By a Coldcocked Husband

...*original poem follows the Dramatic Monologue

Dramatic Monologue by a Coldcocked Husband

Yes, you know my wife is nuts,
no ifs, but oh her butt.
Mercilessly, I fell hard
for that cupi...

Little Girl With a Dream

...Hiltler was ready to conquer the world.
A seven year stood on a windy Chicago corner.
White Mary Janes, white stockings
Plaid skirt, beige blazer.
A mini Soldier's cap rested on her long hair.
A...

Nursie Pooos

...The rules for being a nursie poo is simply this
You must be efficient as well as a delicious dish
Plain Janes need not apply
Must be pleasing to the eye
To be fawned over and cuddled is e...

A Cowboy Hangs 'Em Up

...Hung up my saddle and its reins
Now I'll count the losses and gains
My reputation's got some stains
I've still got Texas in my veins
 
I got old with some aches and pains
My knees creak wheneve...

Postcards From My Past

...~*~*~*~*~


A little girl with dark brown braids.
White blouse, gold-colored wool skirt 
and patent leather Mary Janes.
An only child with a wired haired fox 
terrier that lived with Grandpa,
...

Sweet Tomatoes and Red Mary Janes

...Ripe tomatoes in the supermarket
The red tip of my own nose.
Their lime green imagination
Marauded by Edgar Allen Poe.
Her silver dollar face raises hellfire
Says the stringy girl who believes i...

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