Category: Misc

I read that
mealworms can survive
on a diet of plastic
much like a Beverly Hills housewife

but I don’t think
these women are the answer
to our environmental woes

Pay that squirrel no mind
throwing all his nuts around
He got attitude

 

Yes, my dog can read
why else would he fetch papers
Illiterate cats

 

Yes, I am a dog
thick black otter tail, ham feet
Always a Lady

 

Happy Mother’s Day
did she wear a happy life
She looked best in red

 

Gaze upon the earth
from any other planet
Dinosaur selfies

the coyote
walked down the hill
down the street
down the stairs
his pointed face
sticking it to the neighborhood

Spring burst through the garden gate
all hammer storm and anvil rage
pulling at the grape vines
threatening the gardener

What lamb?

The thing
about a garage sale
is that you layout the
worn down, too big, too small
nicked, unloved, neglected
and hope someone
will see what you saw
when you took it home

you hang up
too old, too young too thin,
faded, and unopened
and hope there’s crowds
there’s milling
just not too late, too early

you wonder if they’ll see
your value
in a five-minute financial transaction

Sometimes a poem
is just a note to self:

dog to vet
new garden hose
check bank balance
call everyone you love
or everyone that needs love
say hi

When I was five
I cried
because I could not be
superman

My father said
be a hero
be a heroine
it doesn’t matter
just be

I chew through men
like a five year old
with a candy necklace
one strung after another
just to prove I can screw anything, too