tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41844170697768803712024-03-27T08:45:27.928-07:00Novelist Online OnpaperNovelist Online Onpaper offers my thoughts on writing, reading and publishing--and sometimes the world--at the very least on the first of each month and more often by whim. Periodically, I will review novels from the present and the past, published online or on paper. Hopefully, I won't rain on any novelist, especially those seeking their audience without the help of traditional publishers. My novels are available via Kindle, Amazon and Smashwords through my webpage: www.kennethccrowe.comKenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-42692268176020096332024-03-09T13:26:00.000-08:002024-03-09T13:26:27.167-08:00THE IRISH REBEL, a poem<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I stumble and fall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">yet the light I see<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">few men see<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I have come to know<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">what I sought to know<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">and having known</span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">pass as if I never were<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">yet I am<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">If there is respite<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">from this dreadful road<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I sink into the joy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">of that moment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">then stumble on<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">(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.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-43254348555740200682024-02-14T09:41:00.000-08:002024-02-14T09:45:20.521-08:00A CHARMED LIFE (SENRYU)<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Living a
charmed life</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Good food,
good times, and children<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">A wonderful
life<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-38596892424453377282024-01-14T12:55:00.000-08:002024-01-14T13:01:06.867-08:00IN MY NINETIETH YEAR, a poem <p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The vampire
of old age</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">drains life
from my legs,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">weakens my
eyes,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">sucks away my
energy <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">A certain escape:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The doorway
to death<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">lying inevitably
just <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">a day or a
decade away<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-12215562318148211142024-01-01T11:38:00.000-08:002024-01-01T11:38:20.496-08:00ODE TO THE HARD CORE , a poem <p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">All praise <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">to the authoritarian<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">and his
sons<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">No need for
elections<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">or
demonstrations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">or debate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Know there
are places<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">to put
those enemies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">who disagree<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-63496729711274365472023-12-01T12:58:00.000-08:002023-12-01T14:09:48.651-08:00INFATUATION (Senryu)<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Infatuation</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Word is
long, feeling is brief<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Briefly
exciting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-16037804472335237162023-11-12T11:27:00.000-08:002023-11-12T11:27:09.151-08:00THE CURIOUS MIND, a poem<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The curious
mind thrives<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">in the age
of the internet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">With many
forks in the road<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">on the
information highway,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">each answer
spurs <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">question
after question, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">continuing
until curiosity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">is sated or
exhausted<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-4820842136527070842023-10-11T15:52:00.003-07:002023-10-11T15:59:08.270-07:00THE TRUMP DEFENSE, Senryu <p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">He did it
for Trump<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">A lousy
defense on trial<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Going to
prison<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-15490613701824058842023-09-27T14:05:00.005-07:002023-09-27T14:05:42.364-07:00CONJUGAL SECRETS, a poem<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Think of
others,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">and so will
I<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Yet, we’ll
be together<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">till we die<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Our inner
thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">might
center on desire<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">for those
in our pasts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">who set us
on fire<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Don’t tell
me,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I won’t
tell you<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">And, we’ll
live <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">happily
ever after<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-18815565505253480242023-08-29T11:34:00.001-07:002023-08-29T11:34:12.958-07:00DOZING, a tercet<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dozing
today<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">and every
day<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Sleeping
life away<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-6527469341764931052023-07-24T11:06:00.004-07:002023-07-24T11:06:49.847-07:00AFTERLIFE DESIRES, a poem<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">When I
cross the Styx,</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">let me
rejoin her<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">and
experience the aftertaste <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">of a
delicious meal;<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">recall
works of art:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">a film, a
novel, a poem,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the warmth
of a blanket<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">on a cold
winter day,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the wash of
cold beer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">over my
parched tongue,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the taste
of Irish Whiskey<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">and wine, red
or white,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the exhilaration
of winning<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">a race, a
prize, a contest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Finally,
being greeted<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">by a
welcoming God.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-83064080575454668122023-07-01T12:34:00.002-07:002023-07-01T12:34:34.682-07:00ROAD RAGE, a Senryu<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Impatient
driver<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>Angrily</b></span></span><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> honking the horn<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">A foolish
person<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-79892765835217658922023-06-12T12:41:00.000-07:002023-06-12T12:41:18.832-07:00INSPIRATION<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
creative reservoir<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">might be
dime thin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">or an ocean
deep,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the source
of the need<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">to produce
or write<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Poetry
flows easily<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">from
inspiration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">rather than
the struggle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">of even
great poets<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">writing
just to fill a page<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Fortunate
are those<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">with muses<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">filling
their minds<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">with images
that must<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">be sung or
written<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-8476331747891304372023-05-21T14:00:00.001-07:002023-05-21T14:00:22.956-07:00OLD MAN, an haiku<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">A grumpy old
man <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">With
opinionated thoughts <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a name="_Hlk114148994"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Needs an audience<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-21524620529023161052023-04-08T15:05:00.005-07:002023-04-08T15:05:58.133-07:00EXRAORDINARY PEOPLE, a poem <p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Every day,
I read obituaries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">of
extraordinary people<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why am I so
ordinary? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I would
scale Mount Everest too,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">but I can’t
afford the trip<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I would win
a Medal of Honor,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">but I
couldn’t endure<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the
discomfort of war<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I know most
high achievers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">fall back
into ordinary lives<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">like
everyone else, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">but oh,
what memories of triumph<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-90733535750898580072023-03-17T12:25:00.000-07:002023-03-17T12:25:04.904-07:00SUBWAY, a heiku<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Riding the
subway<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jammed
together like sardines<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Massed
transportation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-428688916799739342023-03-03T15:03:00.001-08:002023-03-03T15:03:08.060-08:00STALE NO MORE, a poem<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">When life
becomes stale<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">put in a
toaster<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Heat it
carefully<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Spread
strawberry jam<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pour cup of
coffee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Consume
with the toast<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Life
becomes tasty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-34811365186148516722023-02-18T12:03:00.002-08:002023-02-18T12:03:23.026-08:00COLD, a tercet<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Always cold<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The price<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">of growing
old<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-43283721087747180242023-02-03T14:13:00.004-08:002023-02-03T14:13:45.415-08:00INDIFFERENCE, a poem<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The life
rafts of indifference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">and taking
for granted<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">carried
them through<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">a desert of
disconnection <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">She went on
a voyage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">of
discovery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">that ended
with her finding<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">that he was
a superior man<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Her
transformation <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">into an
enticing woman,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">her smile,
her joie de vivre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">brought him
back to her<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-74738454322655920172023-01-21T13:19:00.001-08:002023-01-21T13:19:13.252-08:00THE SHARK, haiku<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The shark
is swimming<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The lovely
girl is swimming<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Fresh meat
for dinner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><a name="_Hlk115445208"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></a></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-70050770767365912942023-01-07T11:35:00.001-08:002023-01-07T11:36:28.598-08:00BOSS, a poem<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Boss, that
workplace <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">term of
subservience<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">spoken
aloud<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">rankles my ears<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Distaste<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">How sweet
instead <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">is the
sound of skipper,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">rolling off
the tongue,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">light to
the ears<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Tolerable<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">In our republic,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">no-one is a
master,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">no knee bending<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">to the
monied or elected<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dignified<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-13490636821770131272022-12-20T13:29:00.000-08:002022-12-20T13:29:04.653-08:00THE INVITATION, Haiku<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">May I have
this dance?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">A moment of
decision<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Happiness
for two<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-84611355387312876612022-11-25T13:21:00.009-08:002022-11-26T12:54:25.794-08:00THE BRAYING AUTOCRAT, a poem<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The braying
autocrat<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">exposed
democracy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">as a
fragile work of art<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">enjoyed by
connoisseurs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">of self
government<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Threatened
by the dupes,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the
unappreciative, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the
low-lifes, the racists<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">following
their leader<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">toward the
abyss of past tense<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">or
frightenly, to dominance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b> </p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-74800506647793290152022-11-15T13:14:00.005-08:002022-11-15T13:14:36.960-08:00WILLIE, Haiku<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Willie, an
Airedale<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">A great
companion and guard<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The essence
of dog<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-58704974968531942532022-10-19T11:16:00.000-07:002022-10-19T11:16:01.253-07:00FOUL WEATHER, a poem<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pounding in
the night<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Lightning
etched black clouds <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Limbs
ripped from trees<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Walls of racing
water<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
onslaught has passed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Lightning
flashed harmlessly<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Roof
remained in place<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Cellar
stayed dry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Winter was
the worst<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Starting
with a chill<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Lingering
bitterness<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Of
unhappiness<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">In June’s
soft warmth<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Flowers
bloomed again<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Harsh
weather forgotten<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Th home had
endured<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a name="_Hlk114148994"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></a></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184417069776880371.post-6919613416794726462022-09-30T12:48:00.005-07:002022-09-30T12:48:50.807-07:00ICE CEAM, haiku<p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dreaming of
ice cream<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Tongue
sliding across sweetness<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Temptation
fulfilled<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Kenneth C. Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099049472851207973noreply@blogger.com0