Long Surf and turf Poems

12/12/16


Another day and night, involving the moon and sun

Crimes committed where the perpetrator(s) did or didn't use some gloves

In places where there is either room or none



I'd call it a gift and a curse

For what...

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got rhymes that rap got rhymes that reel some may say it's no big deal
like a human shield we come together light as a feather no matter the weather
got me on a leash trying to...

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In The Moment II

the topics for discussion got me thinking a little rushing
society is blind you see I therefore dedicate myself to poetry to be set free
at of every twist & turn of episode its...

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when you leave home in your childhood,
ne’er returning
until Fall
after childbearing years,
oh the hues kaleidoscopically whorl in your eyes.

i’d nearly forgotten Oz,
dreamlike leaves clipped on trees —
dazzled us in Louisiana.

we wanted to follow its trek
to New...

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Sea surreal in darkest nets
Nocturnal-ness in jaws and tentacled breasts
still the thrill, breathless at my thoughts
the sea - a catch

The sea a catch, oh my stars
that settle like flickering candles
on tremulous waves
The sway, the dance,...

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So how do you like your sushi
just sashimi on a plate?

or do you prefer it wrapped in nori?
decorated with microgreens and eggs?

And is there wasabi?
that heat to the tongue?
just a dash or a dab?
Does it...

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Sharks in the ocean, killer whales -
prevalence of predators in knee deep water,
all because men know better.
They, we - bring disaster to the shore,
to the salty, silty, haven
of children, couples, the old and young.

The fascination...

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I've made love to the earth
 rode the waves of a tidal sea
from the very day of my birth
 to greet the world despite its cacophony.
I watched it grow as I knew it could
 setting...

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Down the pike, seasonal traps,
and festive lures trundle in,
weave ways through orange barrels,
past Red Lobster’s neon’s
a surf and turf backwash of traffic.
Pumpkins drop dead gradually.

Bedside Halloween costumes,
seams worn to a frazzle, no longer dazzle. ...

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I went to the butchers to get me some fish
I asked for some haddock to bake in a dish
The butcher said, “Sir, if it’s fish that you’re after,
You’ve picked the wrong place and you couldn’t...

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