Milquetoast Poems

spelling words

...Milquetoast is not spelled with a Kay
Pronounced milk toast, by the way
Vacuum has two u’s, which is crazy too
Spelling should not be done by me or you

Subpoena is one of those words I cannot f...

Catching Zees

...Zapped our eyes
ears     centers
not on a beam
                        unless
on a ledge
teeter-totter
                      in space

our eyes want more
                             or less...

The Power of Love

...There is no denying the power of love.
It is a splendid teacher
Quite adept at instructing us
In ways that completely alter our character,
And telling us how to be what we never were,
Or never e...

Where Have all the Comics Gone

...
  ~ To the tune of:
      'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' ~
  
     Where have all the comics gone
       Long time passing
     Milton Berle and Alan King
       Long time did their thing...

Reason To Boast

...Delay by Him has taken its toll,
Waves of doubt rollover the soul,
Despair extinguished the Spirit,
Wax-filled ears would not hear it.

"Listen, you have left My way!
Wait for My providence and...

Precocious Child

...Precocious child
    curious, wild

  Whence come adults
    milquetoast mild...

In the Manse Market For a Preowned Spa House

...In the manse market for a preowned spa house

Mine feeble efforts pale in comparison
to a kid scaling El Capitan
of Yosemite National Park,
nevertheless me, a dry witted husband
self emasculate...

My Father

...When my father was in a drunken stupor,
He could be a disgusting, nasty pooper
His paranoia would send him into a rage
Everyone was against him took advantage,
So he thought, while inflating his ...

Coronavirus Microbe Covid 19

...Coronavirus microbe (COVID-19)

(alternately titled: yours truly doth mutter
asthma bowled dug gutter 
pin yon hated chap strikingly and gently weeps, 
whereby melts milquetoast like butter.)

...

Saddled With Onus of Penury No More First Plea

...Good n plenti riches abound
unreachable to gentle
hermit while aboveground,
human ship of state 
fore'er stranded aground
only thru death do him part will
his grievous soul get spirited airboun...

Synthetic Sack of Sorrows

...

Why must you boudoir bring me an empty bag full of fake?
Pinocchio emotions: wooden soul mannequin real
Your impulses beat a synthetic heart mood — 
artificial aorta stimulation ~ false...

Ma Little Brown Chickadee

...(ah miss bing amiss with former mistress)

Oh Glenda (Miz Gee gee) 
     years elapsed since, I didst hawk 
     verboten fruit adrip
from yar verdant bough,  
     thy strong craven raven 
  ...

Smells Like Government

...

Rancid lemon rope squeeze
around a rotten tomato neck tie,
crooked odor bow hanging out of place 
Acid reflux raisin tax bleed;
dripping spoiled, milquetoast lies
out a sour-twisted, ...

Legion

...

They descend into the hearts of men
like a troop
Don’t let ‘em in,
don’t let ‘em in
Or they will devour everything good within
Thousand voices of evil
hammering away at your r...

Ghost

...The impression i'm getting, is we are forgetting
That we are a people with voices made for vetting
An appearance of truth is flashed to our brains
The suggestion to youth is just plain insane
Bei...

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