by tarzanajoepoetry | Dec 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
My house is full to bursting And I can’t fit anymore It’s time to reconsider What I’m asking Santa for I browsed through Neiman Marcus But there’s nothing I’ve selected I don’t have time to start to read The books that I’ve collected...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve never been a lawyer I don’t 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 I’m really not a cynic And I never like to grouse...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Had Earnest never fumbled Or Casey didn’t whiff I’ve 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 hadn’t said...
