Malt Poems

I doctor all my food

...oatmeal and maple syrup
pancakes and blueberries
ice cream with sprinkles
malt-o-meal with bananas
I doctor all of my food
adding chocolate milk and three sugars to my coffee
If there is cool w...

1942 Fast Food Ad

...the fast food ad from 1942 made me chuckle as a wife
featured a thin woman who probably never ate meat in her life
Surrounded by all of these burgers made the ad seem insane.
I bet this teeny tiny...

Toxic Amalgamations Can Be Beautiful Too

...They are too foggy,
Dreams, visions, etc.;
 I don’t know, I don’t remember, 
but o’ wait! 
Yes, a distinct memory.

I started remembering words
hoarse, dry words mixed
with the lemon...

Honor Thy Father is a Punchline

...
It don't hurt.
—Johnny Thunders, lead guitarist of The Dolls, last words

My ancestors are made of malt and barley,  
barely a drop of water left—  
Midas in jorts and Nikes,  
overp...

Cornfields

...Cornfields full; midst green blades glaze
As summer lends a hand with its golden blaze.
They sway to the wind, direction it blows
Golden cobs of grass in pride simply shows.
At sunset they cower ...

At the Resto Depot

...I was at Resto Depot today for 
 lunch. I had a miso noodle salad 
 with an Avacado scooped out with two
 scoops of crunchy veggie or no veggie 
 balls . they had exquisite seasoning too. 
 Ther...

Pickled Onions

...
They don't taste the same
as the ones that filled
those big jars which sat 
in a cupboard serving out 
the four week wait.
My mouth still craves
for that first crisp bite, 
the tangy, sweet ...

Sonnet 16 Water and Earth

...Water can be calming until it floods the earth with its purpose
It becomes quite unpleasant when the water overextends its intent
Is it the moon that is making the water have more intent with its p...

A secret accord written in breaths

...A secret accord written in breaths,
Configured in kisses and celestial caresses,
A saga-rhapsody we inscribe in flights of love,
Upon this stringless harp called Love.
Ancestral pact,
Woven from...

nothing to see here

...A crowd had gathered outside the malt shop.
Some people had gotten out of the line for their blizzards.
This interested me, so I pushed myself into the crowd.
Nothing to see here! A carnival barke...

thank you gumball machine

...Gumball machine you make me smile an old woman said
With your happy round balls in bright blue, yellow, pink, green and red.
Reminding me of the fifties when I thought everyone was kind.
Poodle sk...

Towards the Horizon

...Towards the Horizon

Sitting in a corner, absorbing the incandescent hue,
A malt for company, awaiting a magical cue,
I often wonder, all these years, where were you?
I reflect upon the days whi...

close

...We’re (my roommates and I) at a specific time of youth - a time I’ll call “close.” We aren’t fully adults but we’re close, we’re not completely out and independent, but we’re close. And once again, w...

Jack 77

...
I remember when I held my children for the first time

I remember when I spoke at my dad’s funeral ad libbing in a mix of joy and grief

I remember when Saturday was THE most important day of t...

when is he going to wake up

...daughter's college roommate said I hope this is not rude.
But I never eat anything except for hole food.
I assured her it was no problem if that is all she ate.
I made a grocery list immediately, ...

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