The rituals of New Year’s Eve Are full of contradictions Some make resolutions While others make predictions So even though I know I shouldn’t (I even swore an oath) I think perhaps in poetry I’ll take a crack at both I’ll exercise religiously Which should improve my looks I’ll banish carbohydrates And sell a lot [...]
My house is full to bursting And I cant fit anymore Its time to reconsider What Im asking Santa for I browsed through Neiman Marcus But theres nothing Ive selected I dont have time to start to read The books that Ive collected My drawers are full of socks, you see My closets, full of [...]
Ive never been a lawyer I dont play one on TV But some things in the law Seem indisputable to me The statutes are so cumbersome Their purposes so vague Malicious prosecutions Can become a mortal plague Im really not a cynic And I never like to grouse But I commit three felonies Each time [...]
Had Earnest never fumbled Or Casey didnt whiff Ive spent a lifetime dwelling in The shadows of What if? Would Reagan be remembered For a less momentous quote Had he not agreed to speak Those words that Peter wrote And if he hadnt said them In that time and in that town Would the wall [...]
I’ve thought a lot And thought some more Of all the things I’m thankful for Not least of which (I hope you knew) My chance, each week, To speak with you For as I’ve heard Some people say A little rhyme Can make your day When many words Are bilge and bile Two rhyming words [...]
The revels now are ended And the country made its choices What you heard was singing From three hundred million voices The rhythms are distinctive Though the melody is rough In choirs of this size It’s clear that harmony is tough Some voters are elated Others disappointed The rise of the insurgents! The defeat of [...]
The country is in peril And the rally might unravel If by this time next Tuesday Pelosi gets the gavel That is the likely outcome Say the wise who are conventional Dividing up the powers By the Founders was intentional The split between the parties Our electorate elects Provides the needed tempering Of balances and [...]
Any time youre choosing You should apply this test The good is good The better, nice So always take the best But in your choice of reading Ill be your deepest debtor If now I can persuade you that The Second Best is better A stunning new collection (and we need more of those) Half [...]
There are no secrets anymore No confidences keeping In Washington, they blab all day Even when they’re sleeping Like State Department emails (I’ve heard that there are many) Which should be kept behind closed doors Except there aren’t any Whisper something softly In the corridors of power And the New York Times will hear it [...]
May plan to save the country Is approaching its fruition The one that I began with my Anonymous submission I felt a higher calling To speak up and take a stand Although, I must admit Things didnt go as I had planned Some have even questioned My intent and my credentials And so Id like [...]