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Rod Serling

Rodman Edward Serling
at Ithaca College tried out for curling
he found he couldn’t sweep for the stone
and decided to write the Twilight Zone

Categories: serling, humorous,
Form: Clerihew

In Memory Of Rod Serling

Crossing over
into the realm 
of non-description
reference and paradigm
sleep alone

Borders falling inward
upon themselves
leaving only what
the mind forgoes
—and the soul forbids

(The New Room: 1-15-2025)

Categories: serling, in memoriam,
Form: Free verse

The Serling Zones

There are many zones
the popular Twilight Zone
crossing the school zone
with all the basics
like writhing and reeling and
arrhythmias are fatal

for Western students
cluelessness, secrecy, and
incapacity
ignored globe grows dust
and the school's walls have blackboards
dartboards for target practice

the teachers alarmed
walled Glocks that toll assassins
the lambs are noisy
indoors and outdoors
the hung apple's score tallies
The Tree of Knowledge still grows

principal announced
school

Categories: serling, children, evil, imagery, school,
Form: Choka

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Serling and Roddenberry for Tea: IMPORTANT Epilogue Update

"What sort of world
be home to those
who goes about
judging all souls
of what they do
be right or wrong
and how'd they know
of this-and-that
be bad or good
be alsoooo, true
lest they were told
from the same lot
who walked the walk
and talked the talk
and now they sit
in judgment of us
in those we place
our absolute trust
they're judging us
and who's judging them 
...

Categories: serling, allusion, analogy, appreciation, celebrity,
Form: Free verse

Rod Serling Blues

Of the many cures
—there is no cure

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

Categories: serling, conflict,
Form: Free verse

Remembering Rod Serling

What’s in a photograph
in reference to time
The events as portrayed
or what they call to mind

Focused on tomorrow,
the picture is lame
Its history frozen
—the future unframed

(Dreamsleep: January, 2022)

Categories: serling, time,
Form: Rhyme