Proofing Poems - Poems about Proofing

congraduations

...Our caps flew like confetti.
Thank god I customized mine.
I'll keep it as a memento of all-nighters,
friendships formed in the academic trenches,
dismissive professors and group-project-tortures....

Understanding Cat Behaviors

...Soft, affectionate, confident, fluffy,
curious, snuggly, cuddly, loving,
independent, intelligent, friendly and playful

Cautious, sneaky, creepy, mean,
attacker, mysterious, moody, evil, 
misc...

Potholes

...Happily cheering and laughing ,swinging,
as the dad is carefully pushing it.
He is on cloud nine ,looking at her joyous face.
The bright skies have fallen  ,clouds turned dark,
and the storm has ...

Matthew Shepard Of Wyoming

...Twenty-one years old,
or should I say young,
with the fair coloring and
grace of a trumpeting swan.
Youth of intellect and
a goodness.

He attended an LGBTQ+ meeting
on the campus of the
Uni...

Following Arrows Backwards

...
Back I go retracing steps.
Against the tide I must tread,
Following the arrows down in reverse.
Each arrow head points back to moments gone,
To a time before the dawn of days past.

T...

What Does Clothes Have To Do With It

...I am who I am
Born to live and breathe
No stress but being relieved
Sense of feeling don’t belong
It’s a situation of no get along
Clothes identify a person
Distinction
It’s not a fashion stat...

I Haint Donning Royal Carpet Treatment

...I haint donning royal carpet treatment

No stuntman/woman showed up, 
albeit intervened in timely fashion
to thwart mishaps experienced 
courtesy me I bemoan,
and poet lore re: yet of Perkiomen...

Proofing Blues

...When an uptick in violet crimes
Made the front page of the New York Times,
Seems the cause of the botch
Was the proof of the scotch;
Now the checker hawks greeting card rhymes.


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Surviving the Dream

...I hate the business of writing
the commerce of word craft
the tedium of publishing
the deadlines imposed

I hate the word count 
the editing and proofing
the book signing travel
and agents ex...

Heavens

...Have you ever lived in a tall building? Dawn strikes suddenly and irradiates these glass-walled, high-rise rooms. Lisa showed me how quickly the thick windows - if you press your face against them - ...

Faithland

...Critical tendencies and agitated mind,
misread beginnings to like all in kind.
Air of the heaven and sensation in prime,
force of life and death at the same time.

Devotion aroused giving all fo...

Newborn Boy Tossed Out Car Window

...we knew capitalism had turned ugly
after the first lemonade stand drive by 
children denounced their parents
when their eyes were opened
to supply side economics 
and demand side criminal enterp...

Days Gone

...Were I a drifter before?
Wandering in a world I haven’t a clue I was from?
Perhaps closer to the truth I saw
How wondering into nights were days gone...

I sat and watch another day going by
Di...

Renewal

...An affinity for romance re-kindled
Our autumn walk severed from the rush of people
A different kind of membership
       a cool zone
       as leaves fall like mellow tones in ballads 
       we...

I Haint Donning Royal Carpet Treatment

...Aw shucks, I did sustain
moderately serious injury
series of unfortunate events
ludicrous and quite insane,
yours truly did previously explain
while crouching (think

Tony as papier mâché Tige...

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