Saturday, March 9, 2024

THE IRISH REBEL, a poem

 


I stumble and fall

yet the light I see

few men see

I have come to know

what I sought to know

and having known

pass as if I never were

yet I am

If there is respite

from this dreadful road

I sink into the joy

of that moment

then stumble on

 

(Poem is based on James Mason’s character in the 1947 film, ODD MAN OUT. Roman Polanski repeatedly cited Odd Man Out as his favorite film, according to a Wikipedia entry.)

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

A CHARMED LIFE (SENRYU)

 

 

Living a charmed life

Good food, good times, and children

A wonderful life

 

Sunday, January 14, 2024

IN MY NINETIETH YEAR, a poem

 

The vampire of old age

drains life from my legs,

weakens my eyes,

sucks away my energy

A certain escape:

The doorway to death

lying inevitably just

a day or a decade away

 

Monday, January 1, 2024

ODE TO THE HARD CORE , a poem

 


All praise

to the authoritarian

and his sons

No need for elections

or demonstrations

or debate

Know there are places

to put those enemies

who disagree

 

 

Friday, December 1, 2023

INFATUATION (Senryu)

 

Infatuation

Word is long, feeling is brief

Briefly exciting

 

 

Sunday, November 12, 2023

THE CURIOUS MIND, a poem

 

 

The curious mind thrives

in the age of the internet

With many forks in the road

on the information highway,

each answer spurs

question after question,

continuing until curiosity

is sated or exhausted

 

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

THE TRUMP DEFENSE, Senryu

 


He did it for Trump

A lousy defense on trial

Going to prison