Then and Now

Then and Now

Light-hearted reflections about the impairments of advanced age.

A Poem Because Of Helen

A Poem Because Of Helen

This poem is dedicated to the last cut cord of wood. To the hobgoblins behind insomnia’s pressboard paneling.

Homonyms

Homonyms

A tongue-in-cheek description of the use of homonyms in the English language.

Blocking On Words

Blocking On Words

A tongue-in-cheek description of a common malady

Oh so Miserable

Oh so Miserable

Wednesdays it’s raining solidly, the sky is dour and gray,
About the place that makes me so miserable, yet still I stay.

Certain Things

Certain Things

Wilted spaces of my memories, which remained fettered, and then just one day, those memories began to screech through my temples.

Memories of Night Fishing

Memories of Night Fishing

Bloodworms, scotch, banana bread, and histories with Khartoum whores I wish were still alive and fat and vivid as anthracite in moonlight.