Sunday, February 12, 2023

Aubade: Old Timers' Rustic Love Song

Between sheets soft 
And warm 
 
Woolen blankets 
In the dead of winter, 
 
And below 
Zero temperatures, 
 
To slowly come alive 
Before the light comforting morning 
 
Rustling of sheep bells while 
Waiting for the woman you love 
 
Nuzzled against you
To wake and join you, 
 
Coupled in awe before all 
That has come about 
 
Between the two of you— 
And still is.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Friday, February 10, 2023

In Memorium: Passing Hallmark Card Mandate

"Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away"

 
Lest we forget— 
For as long as we can 
 
Live and breathe, 
Let the death of each 
 
Cherished friend breed 
A remembrance 
 
That never dies. 
 
 

 

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Fledgling Pegasus, Sans Horse Sense

 
Foolish Houyhnhnm foal, 
Your approach to poesy is nothing 
But a parody of it, full of cantering 
Pitfalls and oh so maddening 
To the heightened soul— 
 
Why ruffle the feathers 
Of such simple-minded 
Yahoos like us who have trouble 
Enough as it is, getting off
The ground, yet yearning to
 
Soar. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Monday, February 6, 2023

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Coign Of Vantage In The Air

Call it a quirk 
Of fate if you will, 
 
But it’s not 
 
A coincidence 
The shiny coin you keep 
 
Flipping always ends up 
On its edge. 
 
 
 

 

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