Short Grimmer Poems

The sun projects my shadow
      imperfect parody  thus lack
      being copy of grimmer flow
     will be to say that soul is black...

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sleeping white
snow beauty
the drugs
and dreams
becoming
one

grimmer tales
told so tells
giambattista
flax and apple
poisoning
as seen

through
the eyes
not
of doc
but
dopey...

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Wait till next year is a common baseball cry
Disappointment abounds, as the fans say goodbye
Not every year's a winner
This one was even grimmer
Maybe next year we won't need another alibi...

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You know I'm heartless,
But yet you insist on me having a soul,
Even if it does exist,
It must be dim,
Never to glow,
Never to shine,
Or even shimmer,
Only to grow,
Much more grimmer,
Much more darker,
If you can see,
That your emotions,
Your love,
Can never change me....

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The cactus is a joyless plant 
which to dry slopes inclines, 
and those who would engage with it 
are sure to feel its spines. 

But once in every year or two, 
the cactus brings forth fruits: 
and then its golden succulence 
its grimmer self confutes. 

Before the "chumba" pine swells up, 
the cactus flames in flower, 
and I would brave its fiercest staves, 
to see it in that hour!...

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A monarch butterfly flew past.
I wondered if it was the last
‘Cause they are disappearing fast;
Our world will be much grimmer.

For climate change and pesticides,
Plus loss of habitats besides
Means we are taking giant strides
To make our days much dimmer.

These orange beauties did appear
Like clockwork every single year.
Their loss should make us shed a tear,
With hope, a measly glimmer....

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