Thursday, June 28, 2012

Dedicated to the One I Love


Narciss, it’s beyond 
Your comprehension— 

No poem is more beautiful 
Than the one being 

Read by the light 
Of your eyes. 




Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Greek-American Gambler Wins Precious Bride Hands Down


Dad may have returned flat 
Broke to Greece in 1936 
But he was still 
An ace at bluffing: 

Whenever he finished 
Dancing at village fairs, 
He’d dig into his pockets 
And throw a handful 

Of pennies into the air. 
Everybody thought 
He was flush with cash, 
Mom’s poor parents, too. 


Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Birdbrain


Thank God, I’m a teetotaler— 
All this twitter’s enough 

To drive one to think. 




Sunday, June 24, 2012

Not for the Birds


Magpie, be silent and listen— 
How many times 

Have you not heard this one? 


Friday, June 22, 2012

Doubt before Dawn


Whether it’s rime or thistledown 
Along this roadway, we’ll know 

As soon as the sun shows us 
Its face and the fog lifts— 

Let us rise to the occasion 
And be on our way. 


Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...