An Ode to Odious Winter
As months go by and seasons change We watch the outside rearrange Nature knows a change is due, And it’s not hard to see a clue Like puppies frozen to a tree While going […]
Tag: poems
One Word Haikus
Haikus are little three-line poems. The first lines has five syllables. The next line has seven, while the last lines reverts back to five. See the following traditional haiku. It evokes clumsiness, mess, iredeemable loss, […]
Korean Steak, British Poets, and American Cattle Drives
Korean Entree GRILLED STEAK INGREDIENTS 1½ pounds sirloin2 teaspoons sesame oil (2 tablespoons more later)3 garlic cloves1½” ginger root3 stalks green onions1 tablespoon brown sugar2 tablespoons rice vinegar2 tablespoons sesame oil (1 tablespoon per batch)2 […]
I tackle poetry … and get slammed
My wife took a poetry class, so I, being a writer, decided to take a crack at writing poetry myself. Why didn’t someone stop me? Thank goodness I’m better at prose. Thank goodness Emily is […]
Understanding Poetry
My wife is taking a poetry class this year, so I, being a writer, decided to take a crack at writing poetry myself. Why didn’t someone stop me? Thank goodness I’m better at prose. Thank […]
Camelot: C’est Blanc!
BANNON: Scamalot! Scamalot! From far alt.right I smelled you there. Scamalot! Scamalot! In great regard I held you there. If I had a soul I’d be a coprolite — But now it’s enough that I […]