Long Kroger Poems

I'm done with this I've had enough of this/
Slushy trip since Hell Paso son just quit
This empty pursuit
Of letting the past keep livin' through you/
Go ahead and equip the damn truth
It is that simple to...

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 narrative 

Old Rinzburger was dead, 
only his wife has doubts. 
Death certificate had been signed.
by the banker, his best friend, 
He will soon take bids on his property.

An ancient once busy windmill 
dominates the...

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They are on the final stage 
Of being in their Nascar cage 
Soon they will leave the Daytona sun 
And under the lights this car racing contest will be done 

After putting up with the...

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We get buried under tents
in cemeteries, a sensible 

insurance send off,
throwing roses into a hole. 

At parking lot carnivals in June, 
I throw rings at 

impossible duck necks, 
tommy-gunning pop-up 

rubber gangsters all for a...

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These old bodies,
Clutched
Like paper bags
Full of food,
Soaking wet
In a steady rain,
The bottom falling out,

Sent
Into the parking lot
Leaning
On
The wobbling heels,
The wheels of shopping carts.

You see,
The doctor’s office had been moved
To the shopping center
Next to Kroger
For optimal...

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I changed my shower curtain yesterday.
I was too short so I had to strain on my tiptoes to get each ring in place.
My mind was not in my bathroom with me.
It was transported to last...

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The gleaners undirt 
these profane candy morphs 

as they sift through the fields 
in springs and falls.

Apiaceous, mud beige
burrowed beasties, them

bow legged, cowboy pulps; 
others with flipped  birds

sprung up from their hairy
carrot fists, bronxing...

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A dog! A panic in a pagoda!
A teen named Bob, a can of cream soda.
With one eye shut, he shook and pulled the tab.
The boob was too slow for Cain, choc’late lab.

Cain: a maniac, the...

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Knowing you love me warms me up inside 
I know you want to kiss me
Sorry we live so far away 
Should I have the choice on were to live I would live right in your...

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My Dad drove a big grocery truck,
An eighteen-wheeler it was,
It gave me a thrill just to look at that monster,
But to ride in it gave me a buzz.

Dad drove for the Kroger Grocery stores-
He drove...

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palindromes

A dog! A panic in a pagoda!
Teenager Rex brought a can of soda;
he shook it up hard and then pulled the tab.
But Rex was too slow for their choc'late lab.

Cain: a maniac, the brown dog's...

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Only at Wal-Mart

By Elton Camp

Where you must park a mile away
Beggars are at the doors every day

Vacant shelves all over the store
How can shoppers ask for more

Items out of stock for weeks
A bathroom that, of...

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