Nits Poems

For whom the Bell hotel tolls; pithier version

...Their ma & pa were Eastenders 

Blah blah..don’t remember the Blitz

Lit the bonfire..won't call it quits


Make even their kids crazy..like nits

Hazy troll scroll hits

Society in bits d...

For whom the Bell hotel tolls

...

Their ma & pa were Eastenders 

Blah blah..don’t remember the Blitz

Lit the bonfire..won't call it quits


Make even their kids crazy..like nits

Hazy troll scroll hits

Society in bi...

One Small Step, One Giant Leap

...
With those who
want to test the waters,
and yet have no wish
to get their feet wet,
but wait to have their cake
(and eat it too)
handed to them on a plate,
I will neither split hairs...

Half a Dozen Plus Years Ago the Following Became a Near Reality

...Half a dozen plus years ago the following became a near reality

Countdown to homelessness – 
mars this earthlinked sole Harris - son
panhandler would would register 
pyrrhic victory won.

10…...

Twits Terrible Nitwits

...past knoxville and idaho city there are a pair of adorable nitwits.
townspeople refer to them as kooky oddballs, a couple of twits.
their name is easy to  learn. she is backward ditz; he is fritz.
...

Ordinary Hero

...There goes my hero, he’s ordinary, 
like in the Foo Fighters song 
Carries no airs or graces, 
makes me feel like I belong 
A family member perhaps, 
even a workmate, or friend 
Someone who can...

Balancing Act

...Annoyances add up so fast
That sometimes you might be aghast
When life does prolong
All the things going wrong
And your stress level can’t be surpassed.

For somehow when nits multiply,
Even c...

Nits Hatch - She'Ll Scratch

...Louise
has fleas

And nits –
the pits!

Scratch head
In bed

Sore bites
from mites

Sleeps bad
goes mad

Bedding -
shedding

Gets cross
with boss

(Itchy
B itchy)

...

Sheep And Other Animals

...
I: Sheep
 (A poem about Covid)

next door to 19 chimneys
and 'the dark satanic mills'
a flock of sheep is grazing
oblivious in the hills.

...

Your Past Should

...Your past should be a reminder,
Of how far you have come.
Your past should be the key to the present,
Not to a ball and chain.

Your past should be a line in the sand,
That you never step back ...

Oversights

...It must be tough to edit,
Searching calmly for mistakes,
Whether spelling or grammatical,
That every author makes.

Still, it bothers me when reading
And some errors have slipped by,
Causing m...

Macbookair

...MacBook Air 
My powerful MacBook my amazing MacBook it is the best of the best 
It can be seen from miles away with the 500 Nits 
I love the depth in the lightweight skinny screen 
The color in t...

Love Letter

...My Dearest Bertha baboon

I’ve recently joined your baboon troop
and Bertha you’re the star of the group
I’ve watched you swinging in the trees
Your agility brings me to my knees
Yo...

Flitnit Mythology

...The door was ajar and the flitnit sneaked in,
    not so much sneaked as zipped in with a zing.
Flitnits are very hard to see.
As soon as they sense you are about to see them
    they flit away i...

Blackbirds

...A moment ago, 
in a flicker of pique,
with a wave of the hand,
I dispersed them.

Glorious birds, 
now they are back, 
gold talons wrapped, 
roosting.

Glorious birds,
high on a wire,
spe...

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