Ode To Zippy Chippy Zippy Chippy passed away today why he never chalked a win no mortal can say 100 outings he did partake although sometimes he never left the gate zero wins became his fate show business was his preferred career specialty People Magazine’s Most Intriguing Personality —— Image credit: Alchetron Zippy Chippy page […]
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A Snorkel Tunnel I feel lost, forlorn, sometimes hopeless and in need of care the world’s destructive path often gives me quite a scare all of mankind seems to be in search of healing prayer so I snorkel through these woods without need to surface for air the endless spiral of branches before me are
The Season of Incredulousness It was the season of incredulousness belief systems summarily abandoned all reality placed on hold as skeptics hogged the limelight challenging the status quo questioning every tale of old retreating from uncertainty’s precipice small bits of consciousness returned shedding false stories she was sold —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub —
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It’s National Shit Haiku Month. Here is my April 01 NaShiHaiKuMo.
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Romantic Warrior Romantic warrior arrives with hope vowing to protect your heart his quest is not one of science it’s the expression of his art White doves follow him wherever he sallies forth his course always clear to him through woods and across the swarth He’s wrapped in shining armor donning ribbons from his truelove
Austrian Alps (a haibun) Destination: Lienz, Austria. The drive from Bled, Slovenia to Lienz, Austria is a beautiful one, even when traveling the major highways. One surprise (to us) in this part of the world is the quantity and length of tunnels. We entered the Karawanks Tunnel from the E61 in northern Slovenia, exiting 4.9
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I am honored to have been nominated for ‘Author of The Month’ of January & February 2022 at SpillWords Press. “Air Pollution and the Milky Way (The History of Air Pollution)” with audio performance is my work SpillWords Press published on February 8. The other nominees are Eliza Segiet, John Drudge, Jeff Flesch, Phyllis P.
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Facing the Storm To face the storm, it’s here we standwind blowing strong, in full commandas if on cue, huge waves performsurf crashing hard, against the sandfilled with anguish, while void of formIt’s here we stand, to face the storm As life goes on, we stand in awerecalling all the things we sawpaths before us
Expiring Salt Why is there an expiration date on my 250 million year old salt? Will it really expire seven months from now unless I store it in a cave or vault? Probably just company lawyers covering their ass ensuring potential problems are not their fault. —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille #146:
While browsing old newspapers, I came across a poem called The Drunkard’s Daughter on the front page of the Shepherdstown Register (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) in the October 31, 1868 edition (150+ years ago). However, it was published without any author credit. My research revealed it was written by George W Bungay (1818-1892), and it was
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