Economics 101
This poem relays the harsh view of a person who is profiting from the monetary system, to one who is losing by it.
Deja Vu
This poem compares the aftermath of the US 2020 election and the election in 2000, and wonders whether this is really a case of deja vu.
The Price
This poem is pretty simple and self-explanatory, but all the while it asks deep questions we all struggle to answer. Perhaps the poetic side of our …
Prayer for a Caretaker
This poem was inspired by a post on a FaceBook group I belong to, composed of those who caretake for those with disabilities, usually children. The …
Chicken Little
I came up with this poem while reading the stock market news. There, I found an article about the different levels of dips and dives the market takes, …
The Weight of Words
In my recent readings, I came across an image showing Vainglory and Pride as two separate depictions, two separate entities. (Image before the last …
To Search
I wrote this poem with the typical complaint of smalltime bloggers or website owners in mind. This is a complaint, not a cry for help. I mean to say …
The Lawman
This poem reminds me of the Lewis Carroll classic, The Walrus and the Carpenter. Especially the stanza that begins, “The time has come, the …
Veto
Many of us have experienced buyer’s remorse, the feeling of sorrow after having bought something rashly. But I think there also exists a type of …
Good Will
I hope you can overlook the mixed metaphors in this poem about the year nearly behind us. I’m sure I’m not alone in being ready to see it …
Fifteen: A Christmas Story
Here I tell the story of three long-lost friends who re-unite for Christmas, and their journey toward closure, regarding the ones who will never …
The Jealous Type
This poem reviews the deadly sin of Jealousy, and asks whether we can help being the envious beings we are. I notice this failing in myself, …
Bullies
This poem is my response to the recent school shooting at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit, Michigan, and the string of school shootings that …
The Cabin
This poem is set at my father’s cabin and reminds us, that places are not the same, without the people we expect to see there. A toast to all …
Regrets
This poem came to me while driving into a very reddish sunset. At first, I thought it was a short story, some kind of science fiction about the end of …
Despairing
Warning: rant enclosed. This poem is about the despair a modern writer may feel, in this age of electronic communication and very accurate search …
Witches
This poem is perfectly suited for the full moon skies we are experiencing at present. Not exactly a Halloween poem, this was inspired by a story on …
This Dish
This poem reveals the discontent of the long-suffering. I’m sure we all feel this way, sometimes. Thanks for coming by to read. Why is it, that …
The Present
A hundred words are not enough To say what I would say. A hundred words are not enough To wipe your tears away. The milk is sour. The bread is stale. …
Promise
This poem describes a garden I just visited in November in Florida. Fall is one of two extremely prolific growing seasons in Florida, the other being …
This Way
This poem is a political one, fair warning. It just seems to me, that things are becoming more and more unhinged as time goes on, with unthinkable …