Short Guzzler Poems

Life's gaze guzzler
Drowning face deep in flaked soot
shines waxing crescent....

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A guzzler from Lollapalooza
just joined the parade - P. J. Sousa.
    ‘twixt his  trombone and feet
    he's a trifle off-beat 
The cops coax him "off" to their cruiser.

July 2, 2019...

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when holded Earle a too large cup
of water heapied one inch up
drankied drankied Earle guzzler
and wetted chin and all his beard
slurping gulping could be heard
‘til emptied was the too full cup
and Earle’s hair grew ‘bout one inch up



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“dreamer”


i’m a restless dream rustler
tryin’ to catch what i can’t keep
i’m a fine wine guzzler
who can’t seem to get no sleep

bases loaded and i’m pitchin’
i’m like the bases basically
when i awoke was in the kitchen
drinkin’ coffee in my sleep

i had a lifetime to be lonely
but i chose to keep your company
throw out a lifeline honey
i’m losing the grip on my sanity...

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The tank's getting low
The needle's on 'E'
And I already owe
A gold mine to BP.

So I look at the prices
Anything under four bucks?
I'll be eating beans and rices
Because this gas guzzler sucks...

...My account dry and flaccid.
On the verge of poverty.
I'll need an antacid 
'Cuz this gas is killing me.


I used to fill my tank with a fist full of ones
But now I have a choice between crying or writing puns....

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I'm a restless dream rustler
Tryin to catch what I can't keep
I'm a fine wine guzzler
Who can't seem to get no sleep

Bases loaded and I'm pitchin
I'm like the bases basically
When I awoke was in the kitchen
Drinkin coffee in my sleep

I had a lifetime to be lonely
But I chose to keep your company
Throw out a lifeline honey
I'm losing the grip on my sanity

*lyrics written for the Denim Dirt Farmers 
unpublished cassette: "A Lifetime" ©1996...

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Don't stand there looking like,
you don't understand,
I am speaking clearly,
you show off man.

Riding on my bumper,
then I had to stop,
oh your breaks didn't work,
your head is full of rocks.

You were in a hurry,
with no where to go,
and then you got mad,
I was driving to slow.

Don't think they will buy it,
I know I do not,
they hear this sort of thing,
an awful lot.

Driving that gas guzzler,
making all kinds of noise,
looks to me like,
you need a smaller toy....

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