I'm Here

turn around look at me 

see the curve of my lip

the sparkle in my eyes

arms wide open 

i have enough happiness

for the two of us

HO.. HO.. HO..

"Up On The Roof Top"

[in the pub]

Up on a ladder Helen goes

wobbly legs and twitchy toes

don't like the sight of ceilings high

'fraid that she might fall and die

ho ho ho don't wanna go

ho ho ho don't wanna go

up on a ladder quick quick quick

changing the light bulbs should be slick

found me a grabber don'tcha know

getting the job done ho ho ho

wait just a sec there's something wrong

prongs on the grabber way too long

ho ho ho don't wanna go

ho ho ho don't wanna go

up on a ladder quick quick quick

changing the light bulbs should be slick

up in the air 'bout twenty feet

feelin' faint and flushed with heat

not gonna work for me today

find me a handyman - I will pay

ho ho ho don't wanna go

ho ho ho don't make me go

up on that ladder quick quick quick

changing the light bulbs quite the trick

Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda

Child's Play

http://www.wallcoo.net/  

“I’m running away from home

 you can't stop me”

And so began my journey.
lucky for me
tracks ran right through our town

every day ... three freights ... one passenger

I counted 'em!

{ same tracks where my school chum
vernon higgins died ... he was only eight }

I think about him now
as i grab hold, jump aboard

no mean feat for a nine-year old
let me tell you

I have a plan
figure three weeks 

is plenty long enough

for them to come 

to their senses

Heightened Awareness

she stands

balanced on the precipice

creature of light

carnivale!

magic, illusion, deception

ferris wheel flashing in soft twilight

flame to mouth

suffer the burn

sideshow sensation

beauty burning bright

Music For The New Year

Last Poem of the Year as 2025 comes to a close in the dVerse Poets Pub ~ It's Open Link night ~ As usual Anything Goes!!!!  I traveled way back .. back to 2011 ~ a year of big shifts .. technologically, politically and culturally.  

Deal Me In

Hey look me over 

white hair and all

livin’ my best years havin’ quite a ball

don’t count me out folks

 don’t pass me by

I figure because I’m still here on this earth 

you’re stuck with me – oh my 

and I’ll be up on my Facebook

Pinterest and more

 New Year is coming 

don’t know what’s in store

I’m a little bit goofy and full of cheer 

so let me give you some

to the New Year 

here I come!

Squatters Have Rights

Squatters Have Rights

homeless and hapless

few options in sight

they've morphed into squatters

believe it's their right

the system's against them

wearing them down

find empty dwellings

in sketch parts of town

what looms in their future

how long can this last

for now they are squatters

today's fate is cast 

Gentle Jam

"Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the center of the city"  ~  Oscar Wilde

from first drop-kick
through end of the match 
 bulky forwards and speedy backs
endure painful hits
raking cleats ~ leg knocks

tough ruggers pretending
they're not bloodied and hurt
~~ because everyone knows
it takes leather balls
to play rugby

"Rugby is a game played by gentlemen

Football is a game played by barbarians"

Oscar Wilde