Light. Poems

A Nuptial Nightmare

I had a dream the other night
that had me smiling with delight:
A couple with their backs to me
were taking vows of holy matrimony.
My delight turned to suspicion, for lo!
for the minister presiding was Waldo 
Emerson? Then the couple in solemn tone
said “I do” pledging their love to each alone,
as they turned to face the congregation
applauding

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek
Boju- Boju

Playing life's game 
Suited with the right face 
Hide and Seek 
Bojo boju 
A game of subtle pretense 
doing it life's way 
clothed the right way
A mask for every season 
A man for all reasons 
See the masquerade at play

Class Action Law Suit

A New York pedestrian
filed a class action law suit
against all highrise dwelling pigeons
calling them a health hazard
and a public nuissance.
To his outrage the jury found 
the pigeons not guilty on both 
counts, arguing they were not 
accountable for incontinence 
much less negligence, whereas 
the pedestrian had a bird’s brain
for not wearing a hat, or was

Doctors Aren’t Perfect

It’s hard to believe but true:
doctors do make mistakes;
but on the whole they’re few.
And yet it demonstrates
what we should all expect,
that doctors aren’t perfect.
As for your surgeon’s removal
of what he mistook as a double 
tumor growing in the area
of your groin, your falsetto 
whining sounds like a soprano
practicing a new aria.

''Take your time Edvard''

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                     there were thuh time
                              

Galactic Gossip

Beneath the stars, a glittery haze,
A cosmic queen in her celestial daze. 
She told me, "Darling, can't you tell?
This is just your fabulous destiny, spelled!"

She pulled out cards, all shimmery and bright,
And whispered secrets, bathed in moonlit light.
"The stars align, the moon's a rosy hue,"
(I just wanted to find my favorite shoe!)

"The Darkside of Aquarius,

gottuh come up for breathe

.

                    so yeah
                 thuh honest 
              

What's For Dinner

This.... 
isn't just Beef Chuck Roast 
With Peppers and Onions 
And  Sweet Potatoes, and Tzatziki Sauce.   
It's a Big Bowl of Nostalgia.   
It's a Bowl of Self Love.  
It's a Bowl of My Mama's Voice 
whispering, "Not too much salt, Shu Shu."  
And Then 
"If its one thing

Mystery of Humpty Dumpty

In the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty 
Who or What he is is still a mystery.
Some think he may in fact be an egg
though the rhyme hints at no such knowledge.
And yet he’s always depicted as one
and always with legs, whereas eggs have none?
And how did he get to be on a wall
from which eventually he

''did i mention''

.

        eve singz tuh me

    in front uv thuh crowdz
              ya know

                 well
our neighbors huddle 'round

Old Men

Old men dwell on living well
They still aspire although they tire
Spry or stiff they live as if
They won't collapse or soon expire
Like it or not they've made their lot
And learned to live with what they've got
But in their mind they know their kind
Won't come again so they remind
All those around what they could do
When the

chili for breakfast

chili for breakfast
more chili for lunch
I am a patterned eater

zip lining

zip lining
used to look like fun
after I tore my ACL
not so much

want a dog hair coat

do you want a dog hair coat
will six pounds a day be enough?
my giant dog sheds so much
you can come to my house and vaccuum
and collect enough to make yourself wall-to-wall carpet
a couch throw, a coat, and a sweater

All Alone in a Lonelyland

I woke up in this place 
Where everyone was not so 
Different from me yet different none-the-less 
But it didn’t seem to matter much 
It’s not like I’m living the “dream” 
And everyone else 
With their upside-down smiles 
Seems so lonely to me 

The mind is a terrible thing to waste 
So, stop wasting it

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