Monthly Archives: February 2011

Rating Her Love by Percent


0%      There’s certainly no love, there’s no interest,             There’s really not much you can say,             You don’t need to resist, you don’t even exist,             She is queen of everything she might survey,             So step aside … Continue reading

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My Son, Listen to My Words of Wisdom


My son, there are a few things you ought to know, First off, don’t eat the yellow snow, When a girl tells you she likes you as a friend, She means, adios, goodbye, the end, The tongue has the power … Continue reading

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“Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!”


For a few short weeks my cell was home, There was no place I could roam, Visitors came often but not for me, One snickered, “The truth will set you free,” But the longer I was held, the more I … Continue reading

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“Nothing But the Truth!”


“Nothing But the Truth!” I raised my right hand and said, “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, And nothing but the truth,” The bailiff stopped me, I had just begun, “We don’t do that anymore, son, There’s … Continue reading

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Wedding Bubbles Forever


It was the strangest of weddings, An attempt at an unusual scheme, For bubbles was the constant theme, The geodesic spheres that were there, Looked like giant bubbles from the air, Some of the guests came in Beetles round, In … Continue reading

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One Autograph for a Ten Year Old


A ten year old boy lies quietly in bed, He’d rather be outside playing instead, His spirit is strong as he welcomes each day, As he looks at the tubes that keep him at bay, His smile is there even … Continue reading

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“Not All the Crooks Are Home!”


Tule fog rolls in from the direction of the old Tule Lake bed,  Sometimes it catches newcomers to the Valley by surprise, it’s said,  Other times it creeps in silently, shutting out lights, dense and deep,  Soothing, a cool mist … Continue reading

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Me, Love, Eva, and One Identified Male


Eva said she would be waiting if I came by her house, She was there on the porch, wearing jeans and a blouse, Looking casual with her pants tucked into her boots, Over one shoulder was draped her swimming suit, … Continue reading

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What’s Prayer Got to Do With It?


When You already know what I’ll ask, Is it to stretch me well beyond myself, So I can see the greatness of Your task? What’s my role in the words I say, What’s my heart got to do with how … Continue reading

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Changing the Future


Changing the Future by Looking at the Past This year the earth revealed its splendor,  I watched keenly and wrote with joy, As each delicious moment appeared, The pleasures were mine to enjoy, Yet I knew everything in my path, … Continue reading

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