Saturday, December 07, 2019

Third variation on The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson


He holds the scope with divine hands;

Beneath the stars in empty lands,

Ring'd by the vast cosmos he stands.



The jeweled sky above him gleams;

He watches from his lofty beams,

And like a shooting star time dreams.

Friday, December 06, 2019

Another variation on The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson


He holds the rag with greasy hands;

Close to the moon in arid lands,

Cloaked by the dirty world, he stands.



The sandy desert outside him calls;

He watches from his castle walls,

Starved for spaghetti and meat balls.

Variation on The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson




He hooks the fish with steady hands;

Nigh to the river in sage lands,

Fenced in by the dark world, he stands.



The rippled river below him flows;

He stares into clear water that glows,

And like a hurricane he blows.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The Golden Bloom




The pomegranate tree's golden leaves have flown.
It had only two pomegranates after an entire summer grown.
Beggars can't be choosers,
But I beg thee tree to get the show on the road next year.
More pomegranates
dear!

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Miss Gorilla Face




While Listening to Concerto Per Archi E Cembalo
by Vivaldi


One of our dogs
Is a Boston terrier,
And she couldn't be merrier.

I call her Miss Gorilla face,
But she doesn't make a grimace.

She likes to dig holes,
But she doesn't like
To eat out of bowls.


Sunday, September 01, 2019

CANINE QUESTIONS






Why do dogs dig holes?
Do canines have souls?

Sunday, June 30, 2019

WHILE WAITING TO GET AN ULTRASOUND OF MY LEFT LEG








THE Yellow 

caterpillar

Ascends a pile of dirt

To build a new 

highway

In the El Paso desert.

a Yellow butterfly 

APPEARS.

Friday, June 14, 2019

3 Transcendental Haikus


NOTE: Thank you Ralph Waldo Emerson for your words.



#1
inebriated
with the nectar of the gods
poetry is born


#2
unattainabe
oneness of humanity
the flying perfect


#3
every god is there
in heaven and on earth
sitting in his sphere