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I am a retired Ironworker(35 years Local 7), a lifetime Boston, Mass resident.  I am old enough to know better - but don't.


Alas, old blog

Blog Posted:4/4/2025 11:46:00 AM

Alas, old blog, thou dost baffle me

Art thou a banjo short a cord

An off-key piano, tortured

A homeless cat meowing in the dark

A shaken not stirred literary libation

Advertising the talents of its writers

Redundantly raucous rhetoric 

Echoing down a dusty corridor

Gathering the featherless dreams

Of forlorn and wingless words

 



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Date: 4/5/2025 5:28:00 AM
Blogs on PS these days seem to be a place that has turned the soup sour. There's too much hatred, belittling, name calling and attacking others. It's sad that some just comment on blogs to feed their ego's
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Date: 4/4/2025 7:09:00 PM
A banjo short a cord :-))
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Date: 4/4/2025 3:40:00 PM
You can’t teach an old blog new tricks!
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Date: 4/4/2025 12:18:00 PM
Sigh. Nothing like a good old fashioned rip roaring bust up the tables and throw away the keys blog full of opinions and angsty nonsense. I'm misting up now. I feel one comin' on...
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My Past Blog Posts

 
Alas, old blog
Date Posted: 4/4/2025 11:46:00 AM
AN INFINITE NUMBR OF MONKEYS
Date Posted: 12/10/2024 12:10:00 PM
ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT
Date Posted: 10/5/2024 6:56:00 AM
It's Half Past September
Date Posted: 9/16/2024 1:20:00 PM
Stirring the soup
Date Posted: 8/16/2024 4:38:00 AM
FINALLY FINALIZED....There is a darkness
Date Posted: 4/22/2024 2:07:00 PM
HI-POO SENRYU CONTEST FLUSHED...
Date Posted: 10/30/2023 4:50:00 AM
Hi-Poo contest
Date Posted: 10/28/2023 6:33:00 AM
What was I thinking contest finalized
Date Posted: 9/27/2023 5:15:00 AM
ALERT!!! HE JUST COMMENTED ON HIS OWN POEM!!!!
Date Posted: 9/19/2023 6:49:00 AM
Don't Fight it - Write it contest results
Date Posted: 6/25/2023 11:58:00 AM
HITHER AND ANON
Date Posted: 6/14/2023 5:33:00 AM
COMPLIANT POEMOLOGY
Date Posted: 4/12/2023 6:37:00 AM
To Comment or Respond to Same
Date Posted: 1/23/2023 7:52:00 PM
JUDGEMENT FREE ZONES
Date Posted: 1/14/2023 6:04:00 AM
inserted ads in poetry comments
Date Posted: 11/28/2022 8:42:00 AM
OH TO BLOG
Date Posted: 11/17/2022 5:22:00 PM
HOW TO JUDGE A POETRY CONTEST
Date Posted: 10/10/2022 6:57:00 AM
PAPER AIRPLANES CONTEST
Date Posted: 9/14/2022 5:51:00 AM
SOMETHING OLD SOMETHING NEW.......FORGOTTEN CONTEST
Date Posted: 6/8/2022 5:22:00 AM
DEAR INHABITANTS
Date Posted: 4/21/2022 5:06:00 PM
ALAS, ALACK AND BALDERDASH
Date Posted: 3/18/2022 6:40:00 AM
DAY BREAK
Date Posted: 2/16/2022 4:57:00 AM
REMEMBER WHEN....
Date Posted: 11/19/2021 4:49:00 AM
STEM CLASS - circa 1955
Date Posted: 11/11/2021 5:00:00 AM

My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
4/29/2025 KILL THE PARROT Free verseirony,
4/28/2025 Didn't feel like writin' today Free versemuse,writing,
4/25/2025 A Butterflys Lament Free versebeauty,strength,
4/24/2025 Age hasn't softened me Free versetruth,
4/23/2025 River Reverie Free versenature,
4/22/2025 the space between words Free versepassion,poetry,writing,
4/22/2025 unattended innuendo Monokuhumor,word play,
4/21/2025 Purple Dreams In Other Realms Free versefantasy,
4/20/2025 I AM POETRY Free versepassion,poetry,words,
4/20/2025 The doorbell rings less Free verseage,life,time,
4/17/2025 I am Questionkuintrospection,
4/16/2025 The Eternal Question Questionkugod,
4/15/2025 the poem I writ Rhymepoetry,silly,
4/12/2025 There's a dead horse in my bathtub Prosehumor,
4/12/2025 Saturday Free verserain,
4/11/2025 I used to know Free versehumor,kid,pets,
4/9/2025 Memento to the Moon Monokubeauty,moon,
4/9/2025 I do not have the time to write a tome Rhymehumor,poetry,writing,
4/7/2025 FLASHBACK Monokumemory,
4/6/2025 Alas, to write of love and loss and death Sonnetdeath,loss,love,writing,
4/6/2025 DAWN Ethereemorning,
4/4/2025 OOPS Limerickirony,
4/4/2025 Alas, old blog Free versefun,
4/3/2025 talked to a star one night Free verseloneliness,star,
4/3/2025 there I was Free versemystery,
3/28/2025 Supercalifr---you know Couplethumor,
3/27/2025 Spring will devour the wind Free versespring,wind,
3/25/2025 Life's Familiar touch Free verseage,life,memory,
3/25/2025 THINK THANK THUNK Questionkuconfusion,
3/25/2025 death dances Free versedeath,
3/24/2025 Life's shadows Monokuangst,life,
3/22/2025 Point taken Limerickhumor,ireland,
3/22/2025 Dark Sunrise Rhymemorning,
3/21/2025 just sayin Monokuhumor,
3/21/2025 TITLE MANIA Free versefun,poetry,writing,
3/20/2025 a wind whispers Senryupeace,
3/18/2025 Levity escapes me as the sun fades Blank versebeauty,night,sunset,
3/17/2025 RED HAT Otherhumor,political,
3/15/2025 POLY-TICKS Limerickhumor,political,
3/14/2025 Let the Words of My Mouth Versewords,
3/13/2025 I fear the closets fuzzy things Rhymefear,night,
3/12/2025 i sat to write of subtle things Rhymelonging,nature,spring,
3/12/2025 Allegedly Intelligent Free versepoetry,writing,
3/11/2025 Does love make a sound Free verselove,senses,
3/11/2025 Snippets of Life Free verseage,hair,men,
2/27/2025 Three Mouse-cat-eers Rhymefun,
2/26/2025 Look What I Thaw Free versespring,winter,
2/24/2025 PURPOSE Monokuword play,
2/21/2025 Clothes Call Free verseclothes,life,time,
2/19/2025 Listening to your eyes Monokuirony,
2/19/2025 And what of Poetry Free versepoetry,words,
2/15/2025 Stick Figures in Front of Oldsmobile Ekphrasisage,art,
2/13/2025 The End of Day Free versesunset,
2/12/2025 NEVER'S FOREVER'S Rhymeword play,
2/10/2025 As Day Fades Free versemoon,night,
2/8/2025 3PM, cold, windy, snow coming Free verselove,winter,
2/5/2025 The Abyss of Time's Canyon Verselife,memory,remember,
2/3/2025 The coxswain calls the cadence Rhymelife,
1/27/2025 Rumors abound Limerickhumor,
1/25/2025 Of Promises Sonnetpassion,
1/23/2025 Age and Circumstance Free verseage,life,time,
1/22/2025 Arctic Antics Free versesnow,winter,
1/18/2025 Measure twice Cut yourself Free versehumor,political,
1/18/2025 OUR president Monokuamerica,political,
1/16/2025 And in the Silence Free verseage,life,love,
1/13/2025 What God is This Free verseangst,death,god,
1/11/2025 Things AI doesn't know Listage,fun,
1/11/2025 How to be a good listener Monokuhumor,
1/11/2025 LAWLESS LAW'S Prosefun,humor,
1/7/2025 The touch of her soft flowing hair Verselove,
1/5/2025 back alley bake-off Monokucity,food,irony,
1/3/2025 I SHALL REFRAIN Free versefun,humor,
1/2/2025 What's the capitol of South Dakota Free verseage,funny,wisdom,
12/29/2024 a fill in the blank-festo Monokuconfusion,
12/29/2024 I believe I may be Artificially Intelligent Rhymeage,growing up,humor,
12/26/2024 Silence Emboldened Sonnetconfusion,irony,silence,
12/26/2024 Dawn's Darkness Rhymehow i feel,
12/22/2024 Iridescent Icicles Free versesnow,winter,
12/21/2024 I have been a part of it Free versegrowing up,youth,
12/17/2024 The Buddha Smiles Free versechildren,christmas,joy,
12/16/2024 My mind is a-flurry Rhymechristmas,humor,
12/16/2024 The Window Lies Free verseword play,
12/16/2024 REALLY Monokuirony,
12/15/2024 Strayed Sheep Free verseirony,
12/13/2024 UNOBSERVED OBSERVATIONS Listhumor,
12/13/2024 Scattered Thoughts Free verseconfusion,humor,
12/12/2024 BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED Free versechristmas,humor,
12/11/2024 PAPER CUTS Free versehumor,writing,
12/6/2024 COLD-KU Haikuanimal,winter,
12/6/2024 12 Minutes Free versenonsense,time,
12/3/2024 CLEAN UP ON AISLE SEVEN Free versehumor,
12/2/2024 all in a days work Free versehumor,poetry,writing,
12/2/2024 a centipedes dilemma Questionkuangst,
12/2/2024 Winter's Coming Kiss Free versedecember,
11/27/2024 Five Ku Senryuautumn,change,winter,
11/27/2024 read a book once Free versebooks,football,high schoo
11/25/2024 at a loss for words Free verseimagination,words,
11/25/2024 If you can't say something nice Free versevoice,
11/25/2024 the gift Monokuhumor,word play,
11/23/2024 Descent and ascent Free versecourage,life,spiritual,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitleFormCategories
She's Always Drawing Mermaids Sonnetsad,
Paradise Now Free versereligion,
Painting With Words Coupletpoetry,writing,
A Friendly Goodbye Free versebeauty,
Roadmap Rhymeage,
Dark Cinquaindark,death,
The Wintered Soul Among Wisteria Sonnetgrief,
Death Becomes Art Rhymedeath,depression,poetry,
And Still She Smiles Free versedepression,friendship,lov
'theatre of the Absurd'-Catoptric Corridors of Time Rhymehumanity,metaphor,solitud
Sacred Dwellers Coupletanimal,native american,sp
Moonless Curse Senryuappreciation,hope,longing
Rise Up and Sing the Sun Sonnetday,
Resolutions Rhymenew year,
Scurry Now a Panther Comes Your Way Free versepoetry,
Understanding Free versetruth,
Totems of the Mind Free versehistory,muse,mystery,
The Souls of Leaves Rondeaunature,
Courage Free versecourage,love,
In Praise of Anonymity Free versepoetry,
God Was Wearing a Dress Free versespiritual,
The Park Fountain Free verselight,moon,night,spiritua
Lightning They Name Is Woman Personificationsky,
The Mystery of Before Free versebirth,memory,morning,
A Life Not Lived Ethereeangst,anxiety,betrayal,co
All That I Have Taken In Free verseeve,nature,spiritual,suns
On Rainy Afternoons Free versechild,sad,solitude,
Meditations On a Derelict Wharf Free verseage,hope,mystery,visionar
The Poets Are Dead Free versewriting,
Your Name Free verseanxiety,childhood,fear,
Prayers are Said Elegyfuneral,grief,loss,love,
Tomorrow Free versesunset,time,
Wasted Things Free versepoetry,
Super Size Rhymeappreciation,happiness,
Seattle Streets Free verseage,old,
I Am Rhymeevil,war,
Narrow Margin Dramatic Verseanalogy,how i feel,life,
Politicians, Preachers and Prophets Free verseimagination,love,poetry,
How Much More God Versechildhood,memory,
Be Thoughtful of Others Kyrielleencouraging,inspirational
The Noise of Pretence Free verseangst,silence,spoken word
Nameless Rhymesad,
A Little Caveman Reasoning Free versepoetry,
Dew Kissed Dawn Free verseappreciation,light,mornin
To Have Space Free versechildhood,god,growth,spir
Snowflakes Free verseanalogy,life,perspective,
Untitled No 28 Free verseangst,emotions,
A Poet's Prayer Free versepoetry,prayer,
Death To The Poets Rhymepoets,war,
Space Between Stars Free versesensual,
What is Black Beauty? I do not know?beauty,black african amer
Sanity at Last Free verseamerica,perspective,polit
I am a girl Free verseboy,gender,girl,teenage,
The Brutal Truth collaboration with Sandra Weiss Rhymeage,angst,
Where The River Cries Coupletmetaphor,poetry,poets,riv
Ashes Free versefire,nature,tree,
Small Fish Free versefish,mirror,self,water,
Letters To The Poets We Like Poetry Contest Free versedevotion,
How Pagans Came To Be Free versereligious,summer,
Enthusiasm Villanelleemotions,
Enthusiasm Light Versedevotion,writing,
All the President’s Men Political Verseamerica,corruption,politi
Melanin Melancholy Free versesilence,

Fav Poets

PoetCountry 
Jan Allison Isle Of Man Flag Isle Of Man Read
Andrea Dietrich United States Flag United States Read
Maurice Yvonne Canada Flag Canada Read
Constance La France Canada Flag Canada Read
Nette Onclaud Philippines Flag Philippines Read
Dialectic Crisis United States Flag United States Read
Gershon Wolf United States Flag United States Read
Dale Gregory Cozart United States Flag United States Read
Panagiota Romios United States Flag United States Read
Regina Mcintosh United States Flag United States Read
Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib Canada Flag Canada Read
Lin Lane United States Flag United States Read

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry