Seventy One Poems - Poems about Seventy One

The Late Hulk Hogan

...He was a wrestler but he died and he's gone for eternity.
He was a WWE Hall of Famer and he starred in Rocky III.
He had giant muscles and Hulk Hogan was his name.
He has perished and the WWE will...

my mother was not a hugger

...a hug seems to always be welcome if the recipient is a child
older people may be more hesitant, but they might warm up
my mother was not a hugger; but I began hugging her when I was fifty
she was ...

Eihei Dogen Kigen translations by Michael R Burch

...This world?
Moonlit dew
flicked from a crane’s bill.
—Eihei Dogen Kigen translation by Michael R. Burch

Seventy-one?
How long
can a dewdrop last?
—Eihei Dogen Kigen translation of his jisei ...

71 is No Fun

...my arm is tender
my leg is sore
hobbling and limping
shall I tell you more?

my ankles are killing me
dual arthritis you see
each step down
brings a giant frown

I’m falling apart
a pain i...

The 30th Anniversary of Papaw's Death

...Almost fifty-three years ago, I became your grandson.
You died 30 years ago today at the age of seventy-one.
You became sick when a doctor prescribed you some Dilantin.
The allergy ended your life...

Second

...I know you've heard the story.
I think everybody has.
About the Downey boy who won second place
In everything that was.

In that Southern California city,
Downey was its name,
In every city-wi...

used to dance and sing

...I used to be able to dance and sing
Seventy-one has a different ring
My ankles are screaming in pain right now
Teeth are cracked and broken, cannot eat cow

Would walk with a limp if I thought I...

video game terminology

...I want to kill my classmates she told me.
You don’t mean that, I said.
She shakes her head up and down. I would love it if they were slaughtered.
I am surprised, she is an innocent looking six-yea...

I Could Die at Any Second

...I am seventy-one
I could die at any second.
I tell this to my nurse.
She says “stop!”
She calls me silly.
I am seventy-one.
I like it.

I had a peanut butter cup and creamed soda for breakfas...

She Wants To Be a Cat

...A tiny bit of surgery will turn you into a cat
I loved the idea, and told my cousin, Rat.
He rolled his eyes saying it would be dumb to do.
What does he know? He is a mere baby, only forty-two.

...

Daddy and His Mini Me

...At the doctor’s office
I spend time observing the others
They have no idea I am doing it
For I am staring at my phone, instead of them
Taking sneak peek glances.
no one sees me anyway.
At seven...

They Are Paying Me Way Too Much Money

...I did not hesitate for one second.
I am an elementary school counselor.
I get to play with children.


They uplift me, and delight me.
I do my best to stop their tears and get them back to clas...

Today I Brought In a Photo

...I usually do not bring in a photo when I get my hair cut.
But today I felt like it.
So I did.
This is what I want my hair to look like.
The hairdresser stares at it.
We can do that.
I won’t loo...

Zen Death Haiku Viii

...ZEN DEATH HAIKU VIII

These are my modern English translations of Japanese Zen Death Haiku. 

Had I not known
I was already dead
I might have mourned
my own passing.
—Ota Dokan, loose transla...

Michelangelos Dome

...Michelangelo was seventy-one years young
when he began designing St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican’s Dome
Lying on scaffolds for hours a day, it was a labor of love
His final hurrah, a worthwhile sacri...

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