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 [...]