by tarzanajoepoetry | Sep 29, 2017 | Poetry
Team loyalty, it seems Is more a myst’ry than a science Who knows why I’m devoted To the New York Football Giants Is it just about proximity To what were our home towns That Duane roots for the Raiders And Hugh bleeds for the Browns I was born three feet...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Sep 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve mixed feelings for my President I don’t know what to make of him Some folks I know have said They’ve had as much as they can take of him He has a way of leaving In his wake, a mound of messes And a style that all too frequently Steps on his own...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
I like to think that I can tell The real news from the phony I trust the guys I tune in to Here on the old Marconi I grab the daily papers Just to get the whole gestalt And take each take I take away With but a pinch of salt I do my own research because It’s prudent...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Sep 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
You’ve seen it in the theater On the stage and on the screen The hero or the heroine Who rails at the routine To climb the corporate ladder For bills they have to pay They follow their own footsteps And do it every day Though much that comes from Hollywood We...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Sep 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
That little jolt in Northridge That shook me from my bed That smashed the house I lived in And dropped books on my head Yes, we had come to Hollywood To live among the stars But spent the rest of January Sleeping in our cars That ice storm on Long Island A kid in...
