we share our stories
27 September 2013
we share our stories
for acknowledgement,
for approval,
to brag,
to belong,
for commiseration,
for community,
for connection,
to encourage
for empathy,
to entertain,
for exaggeration,
to honor,
for insight,
in judgment,
for justice,
of loss,
to manipulate,
to memorialize,
to protect,
to remember,
for resonance,
for response,
for support,
to teach,
for understanding,
for validation,
for wonder,
for these, and so many other reasons,
we share our stories.
27 September, 2013 Posted by michael | Poetry | list poem, Poetry | Leave a comment
Crayola
17 September 2013
Crayola
23 reds
20 greens
19 blues
16 purples
14 oranges
11 browns
8 yellows
2 grays
2 coppers
2 blacks
1 white
1 gold
and 1 silver.
So why does my box
only come with 64 colors?
[A study among American adults, discovered that the scent of a crayon is only less recognizable than coffee and peanut butter]
17 September, 2013 Posted by michael | Poetry | list poem, Poetry | Leave a comment
a darker shade of pink
06 August 2013
a darker shade of pink
light, not green, nor yellow,
or district, and in the face,
seeing, angry associations,
my love is like a … rose,
for roses are, my love,
at night, sailor’s delight,
like sails in the sunset,
delicious, as in apples, or watermelon,
means stop, like the sign,
or passion, heat, fire, hot.
A childhood game, though not
Simon Says, of rubies and lips, or wine,
fire engines, warning, like sky
in the morning, and Valentine’s,
eyes, get the … out, Visine,
nonstop flights, errors,
the dreaded F at the top of your paper,
or the bottom line, being in the …
What’s black and white and … all over?
And blood. Or the Sea. Lipstick on your collar,
stilettos and lingerie, or meat, rare,
coincidental proximity of associations.
That dot on the map that says:
You are Here.
6 August, 2013 Posted by michael | Poetry | list poem, Poetry | Leave a comment
as Congreve said
01 August 2013
as Congreve said
"music has charms"
some bass lines, (Another one bites the dust)
guitar riffs, (Walk this way)
certain guitar solos, (Hotel California)
a select few drummers (Neil Peart)
passionate solo piano, whether it is
labeled New Age (David Lanz)
or jazz (Diana Krall)
even some classical pieces,(theme from
The Young and the Restless ??)
emotional vocals,(Martina McBride/Independence Day)
well-crafted lyrics in any genre,
certain styles of electronic music,
mostly where less is more, (Robert Rich)
skill on almost any instrument
as long as it expresses something
more than mastery and technique,
"to soothe a savage breast."
31 July, 2013 Posted by michael | Poetry | list poem, Poetry | Leave a comment
hazards and giggles
06 July 2013
hazards and giggles (aka Ouch and Ooops)
uneven sidewalks
low-hanging branches
a pile of dogshit
DOGS! (as in unleashed and less than friendly)
CATS! (ok, just kidding about them)
walking under pigeons
Wet Paint
banana peels (again, just kidding, so far)
foul ball at a softball game
seven foot iron angle giraffe sculpture
(conveniently located smack dab in the
middle of the already busy, overcrowded sidewalk)
trying to find a seat on a dark shuttle bus
after coming in from bright sunlight —
"Excuse me, do I look like Santa Claus?"
leftover mud puddles, you know, the ones
that could almost swallow a truck
drivers who parallel park on the sidewalk first
6 July, 2013 Posted by michael | Poetry | list poem, Poetry | Leave a comment
Monochromatic
18 May 2006
Monochromatic
white front door, white whale
white kitchen linoleum, white lilies
white refrigerator, white oven
white stove, white toaster
white Formica countertops
white sheetrock walls, white ceilings
white lace curtains over white blinds
white commode, white porcelain sink
white medicine cabinet, white roses
white tile surrounding a white bathtub
white toilet paper, white paper towels
white lights, white lies, white carnations
white hypnotic highway lines, white teeth
white wedding gown, white leather sofa
white snow, whitecaps on the turbulent water
white socks, white underwear, white shirt
white fluffy clouds in a sky of …
white keys on a piano, white chocolate
white rabbit, The White House, white flag
white sugar, white flour, white rice
white milk, white chalk, white doves
white eggs, white pearls
White Elephant, White Tower
white magic, white witch, white wine
white–collar worker, White Lady,
White Man’s Burden
14 October, 2009 Posted by michael | Poetry | list poem, Poetry | Leave a comment
I breathe
06 May 2006
I breathe, walk, drive, read, watch TV
I see, talk, make the bed, get dressed
I hear, drink, swallow pills, go to church
I taste, play bass, watch the sun set
I touch, cook supper, wash dishes
I smell, clean the bathroom, mop floors
I sleep, sit, stand, sing, dream, play guitar
I eat, sneeze, burp, fart, hiccup
I pee, shit, vomit, have sex, masturbate, ejaculate
I hike, ride a bike, swim, canoe
I write, take photographs, watch people
I play piano, shower, shave, brush my teeth
I itch, pick my nose, look and lust
I analyze, write songs, make a wish on falling stars
I go to therapy, Mcdonald’s, the library
I die.
14 October, 2009 Posted by michael | Poetry | list poem, Poetry | Leave a comment
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