Roasts Poems

Smoochers

...Can't tell the truth 
Only care about themselves 
Never helps the poor
Gives big at marathon union roasts
Redacting the constitution/priority one
Except for the wealthy 
Sucks up to fundraisers...

Come Down to Arkansas yah hear

...They went mudd’n down at the water hole
Getting their trucks filthy was the goal
Grandma said they needed to bless her soul
They baptized that old lady in the water hole

Everyone has a beard do...

Those Were The Days

...Back in the eighties, wild and free..
A golden time for you and me.  
We'd ride our bikes through streets unknown.. 
No screens, no apps.. just flesh and bone.  

Vinyl spun and cassettes played...

Sappho Translations XI

...Sappho Translations XI by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 92
translation by Michael R. Burch

“Sappho, if you don’t leave your room,
I swear I’ll never love you again!
Get out of bed, ris...

The three boys

...Three boys thought they had seen the ghosts
resisting the urge to yell roasts
posing as known heroes
made ghosts to be zeros
Not knowing it was seven toasts

Syllable per line: 8 8 8 6 6 8...

Seven Minute Write

...This is a seven minute write.
In seven minutes, I go to bed.
But first, I will continue.
When ghosts…
When roasts…
Go to bed.
Go away to the barn where hay is baled.
And trails of mud lead to ...

Our Family Vacation at Pine Tree Inn

...
    A few scattered yellow wood cabins
       a swimming pool surrounded by pines
    
    a pier to fish from, a lake not to go in
       ‘cept for the stinkpots* and sailboats                ...

See Through My Eyes

...See through my eyes and get me like I do,
I’m ruined by my hands yet handicapped in making mends.
Abstinence was my choice but hooked on am I,
Tears roll down my cheeks; eyes red from endless weep...

Panda Pete Eats Meat

...Panda Pete was an avid carnivore
Devoured small birds, snakes, and wanted more
Followed the Amazon River to Ecuador
where he lived with a meat-eating matador
these two had a great time shopping a...

See Through My Eyes

...See Through My Eyes by Tochi-writes.
See through my eyes and get me like I do,
I’m ruined by my hands yet handicapped in making mends.
Abstinence was my choice but hooked on am I,
Tears roll down...

See Through My Eyes

...See Through My Eyes by Tochi-writes.
See through my eyes and get me like I do,
I’m ruined by my hands yet handicapped in making mends.
Abstinence was my choice but hooked on am I,
Tears roll down...

Those midsummer days

...those days are gone, those days of midsummer,
when Sun beat down on open roof tarmacs,
lanes of limestone houses I remember,
that sheltered the travellers with rucksacks.

black bikes parked alo...

Summer Blues

...
Slivers of sunlight shine upon stacked bales of hay
Summer is here, removing all traces of grey
The sun roasts all those who dare to stand in his way
Life's not all sunshine as summer blues ...

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...

Those Early Attempts At a Mexican Food

...those early attempts at a Mexican food
no store bought cardboard taco shells
she had to prepare her own
the appearance of the tortilla press
the arrival of the tortilla holder
became a beginning...

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