Long Easy as pie Poems

Television triptych throwback

and despite remote chance 
to channel small medium at large
metamorphosis I may witness 
analogous to caterpillar
will transform me into a butterfly
otherwise Norwegian bachelor (batch chiller)
farmer will simply plow along
taking a stab writing "FAKE"...

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Non-bachelor (batch chiller)
"FAKE" horror thriller
available Netflix starring
ghost of Phyllis Diller
stand up comedienne killer
brought down haunted house
witch sea hunt accompanied

theme song referencing Argonaut tiller
Greenwich Village location Barney Miller
lite precinct brewed fare of corpse
unearthed dead comedy duo...

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("Zero Point of Creation", 2018, original encaustic)

In Praise of Mindlessness

I’ve sought and found mindlessness in a variety of ways
From dancing to climbing, meditating and painting,
but in retirement I find it easiest mowing the arboretum.

As I...

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Around the corner and half a block away, the flavor would grab me, tie me up to some irresistible force, then drag my nose to the source of its home.  The aroma that wafted...

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First came the gods of old
Who made man their ants
"They can walk our stones
To bind power to this land"

Then came the violence of men
And the right to rule for kings
"Upon the backs of servants
Our stones...

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What is life?is it lying to people that are counting on you being there for them? Is it flinching their back and talking about them even if they are right there with you?  Is...

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( HALLOWEEN IN HOBBITSVILLE )

Its Halloween in Hobbitsville, its time to grab your axe and drill.
Head up to the local barn, where everyones sure to get a thrill.
Little Susie all dressed in black, holds her...

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Dear Soupers, some of you have read my piece on FGM….Female Genital Mutilation for Richard Lamoureux’s Contest: Girl Rising. One of you has suggested signing a petition so that this grievous practice will be stopped....

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A New Football Season


Fall football season has finally come upon us,
It’s time for wives across the nation to raise a fuss.
This usually happens once each year,
From the beginning of the season, ‘til the last cheer.

No...

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You can't see through me,  
My soul gets in the way.  
Good intentions can be easily identified upon my handkerchief that you call a sleeve.  
Fear hides in front of my goodness.  
Laziness puts off...

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My lala mal flats is skinking like that
Shimmy, Jimmy, gimme some of that hat
We're fleshing and flexing, cheek to cheek
meshing, on do-own
Shimmy, little Jimmy will ya break a my heart?

My pushaloopa swish swash skirt
gonna twirl...

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I wander alone and feel shame, 
The empty Broadway calls, 
In the dirty neon streets 
Desolation descends, befalls.

I ponder alone and her name 
Rabbit punches in my head, 
That she writhes in cuckold sheets 
With...

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Fear I have going to the quack, knowing my life is in their hands
The moment I was told to register for a simple snip
In and out in a flash, easy as pie  
To waking...

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Facing mounting pressure to do
          What you really don't want to do?
        That's easy as pie; holler a firm...

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It looks like home,
that pint size village
in the heart of Jersey, 
teased hair and the Sopranos are so thick with memories,
that even the Robins are fatter.

It feels like home,
riding my bike on flat streets, 
easy...

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Expectations of the newly wed
Are higher than the sky,
To live in passion until they're dead
With life as easy as pie.

Expectations change with the years.
A more subdued view is found.
Through the ups and downs, smiles and...

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But she sees things 
In a different light
Where most would land
She takes flight

What seems simple to most
She couldn’t quite master
Her peers, on a float
She’s climbing a ladder

Some things, however,
Come easy as pie
She’s witty and clever
She...

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EASY CHEESY AND EASY AS PIE are not really so easy
Peach, pumpkin, plum perfection-Pie
Always Alliteration and Anchovies
Wouldn't work in a good Pie
Banana, coconut, and blueberry cream Pie 
Works well, while whiting and wax won't work...

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I like to play a game
With family and friends
And pretend that we've never met

Give it a try 
It's easy as pie
You'll leave them all scratching their heads

They'll say I know you
As you exclaim that's not...

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Everyone feels the pressure of stress, 
Your environment is the ultimate test. 
Whether it’s on a job or in life, 
Not everything is as easy as pie.

People are often blind to complexity, 
Steady crying about...

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Heather, Oh Heather
The worst waitress ever
Whenever will you come back to me? 
I sit here forever
No service is rendered	
And never do ever complain

Heather, Oh Heather	
It’s so hard to remember
And it’s easy as pie to forget
With...

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Heavy lipstick and curled hair, 
Like a photograph;
But I feel the energy 
whenever you’re near me; 
I’m nothing like the rest of them 
that’s why 
you’re scared of me;
my heart on my sleeve 
telling you...

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PALADIN

Expert but understated taciturn lone hero
Sherlock Holmes fiddling with a violin solo
Then James Bond  then Richard Boone
Then Terminator and Bruce Lee (died too soon)
But today’s hero is the computer guy
Who can fix your machine...

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Let your mind fly up in the sky 
In search of God do you know why
Don’t weep think deep now do or die 
God will make things easy as pie
Let’s run let’s win let’s cross...

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People love to lie for it is as easy as pie
But some people cannot tolerate lies
They swat at them like flies 
Lies are easy but as it is it makes some people queasy
Once a liar,...

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