Friends Light Verse Poems

With all my movie friends, and tv too, vanishing,
I turn my attention to the brat pack. Brandishing life.
Ally, Molly, Judd, Spader, Cusack, Gray and more.

Out...

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the spider
he, with cotton in his bottom
for the silken manufacture
dressing flies he likes to capture
in the evening wear for dinner
oh the spider, what a spinner

the...

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Just another day in paradise ...
    Has been my waking thought most days.
        But damn,...

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When I paint I will listen to my friends via the phone line.
I put them on speaker.
I rarely ever call them any other time.
Unless I...

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the students parade in all clean and pristine
squealing in delight as they spy friends
loving the idea of a new school year
dragging out seven hours later
bedraggled...

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May you get to spend time alone,
But never get to be lonesome.

May you never get so drunk,
You find yourself sitting on a shelf with an...

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To my relatives and friends, please hear:
No chocolates for the wife this year;
she’s a chocoholic with no excuse,
treats the stuff like substance abuse!
Then there’s the...

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so after it landed
something grey walked out of it
down a ramp that looked like
it couldn't have been 
part of the ship moments ago
they appeared familiar...

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Haply I think on thee
The lark of wholeness
At break of a new day
Wipes away separation's grip
And rises in recognition of
The sullen stories which
Separate me and...

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Lady was my  shepherd dog,,
she was so kind and gentle
except to chickens down the lane
when she broke loose from her kennel.

Let's  turn attention...

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Throw me in jail
I will sing your praises
Start a riot
Burn my bed and my bra
Cause a ruckus
Enjoy making new friends
Just don’t put me in there...

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tea? the older lady invited.
the old man declined.
He was not much of a tea drinker.
This happened daily for years.

One day it was colder than other...

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My friend came in wearing the oddest expression.
I thought someone had died, my first impression.
She has a new job, pays as much as she makes...

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Who understands our anguish
who shares our euphoria
Who presens their presence
although physically absent
Virtual friends...

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Stuck in the past lane
    He drove a '64 Ford Fairlane
  Listened to early Beatles and Beach Boys
   ...

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