1. If she wants you to meet her parents, for God’s sake, RUN!
2. I said, RUN!
3. Unless of course she’s pregnant, then you have to marry her.
4. You may be a douchebag, but you’re a responsible douchebag (and a little old-fashioned).
5. Whew! You mean, Darn! She’s not pregnant. Refer to Rule #2
6. She says, “By the way, did I tell you I want you to meet my parents in their suite at 49er game? They have season tickets. After the game, we’re going to tour their wineries. Yes, that’s plural.”
7. Her parents are rich. Now, you have to think about it.
8. Rich? Freedom? Rich? Freedom?
9. Pragmatic you chooses rich. Good man.
Categories:
wineries, life, romance,
Form: List
Elephants ran
from the perilous sounds
the bakery overcooked the days bread
winter tires
installed on the wheelchairs
soldiers in a line to eat cakes
bread was in short supply
monsters on break, or strike
clouds dipped to human eyes
blinding all with hope
if a grave misses a few flowers?
what does it matter?
chimneys have no smoke
wineries have no grapes
lovers lost all grace
when rain falls
words become wet
like feet caressing the sand
I have a photo?
would you understand?
Categories:
wineries, adventure, analogy, art, confusion,
Form: Free verse
11/21/16
As far as I can see
Mindlessly
Been battling with sobriety
Extreme weather advisories
Over land or by the seas
Many multi-floored wineries
Producing product of the same or different varieties
Animals and humans living within or outside of societies
Where things may happen fairly or unjustifiably
World renowned notoriety
Obtained solo or through a dynasty
In all entirety
A world full of opportunity and vibrancy
All though there is irony
Happening loudly or quietly
Individuals and groups continuing to act defiantly
Showing their own true colors, undeniably
Never did I have much piety
Because it was religious, and something I always looked at undesirably
Is the cycle entirely
Spirally?
Or finitely?
Still to this day occurs piracy
And illegal sales of guns, drugs and objects like ivory
Corruption and briberies
Events carried out publicly or silently
Something well known, now viewed unrecognizably
And indefinably
By: Dalton Ogletree
Categories:
wineries, poetry, rap, word play,
Form: Rhyme
The butterfly flutters by—
It’s the symbol of our Company.
That logo’s on my bus so high,
Where clients ride so comfortably.
That noted fluttering butterfly
Is a noble Pacific Monarch;
You can sometimes see it cruising by
The Monterey Peninsula, light or dark.
You’ll see my bus parked by fine hotels,
Classy wineries, the Monterey Aquarium,
Beneath the Carmel Mission bells,
Or in Pebble for the A. T. and T. Pro-Am.
The butterfly flutters by—
And in case you didn’t know it,
The driver that waves as he flies by
Also happens to be this poet.*
*The driver has been working part time since 2007 for
Pacific Monarch Ltd., which is headquartered in Marina,
California. The buses are navy blue with a white butterfly
logo. The author has written many songs and poems
while waiting in his bus between runs.
Categories:
wineries, beach, business, butterfly, golf,
Form: Free verse