How lucky those, who from his lips Heard Columbus sing his ships Who paced the halls and offered prayers Knowing that his goal was theirs And when he saw the voyage through They reveled in the flag he flew And even more in fortune, they Who welcomed Charles at Le Bourget A photo, for that [...]
Everyone is telling me The ship of state is sinking Then why the sound, from Washington Of champagne glasses clinking? Everything reported Counting from the last election Is drawn out and distorted Like a Mercator projection Each day, Im bombarded By the dim and the demented Telling me this Groundhog Day Is sooooo unprecedented It [...]
I placed a post on Facebook For the first time in a year To ask my fervent followers What poem they’d like to hear What topic might engage them What tone and in what vein And should I use this platform To provoke or entertain Then many great suggestions Were quickly penned and posted So [...]
All across my lovely state I feel the fires burning The tinder’s dry and eager The wind is mad and turning What was green and reaching high Is on the ground and grey The air itself is witness From a hundred miles away The fire knows no battle lines No boundaries or borders It leaves [...]
In recent days, there’s been, I fear A reign of mass confusion About what makes conspiracy Far dif’rent from collusion It doesn’t take a law degree Or scads of erudition For anyone who’s interested To find the definition No, you won’t need a Nobel Prize A crown or Stanley Cup Just your Funk and Wagnalls [...]
I thought I would This week, perhaps Compose my verses ALL IN CAPS To show my thoughts, As I conceive them And just how deeply I believe them Those rappers all Are ardent chaps And I suspect THEY RAP IN CAPS Alas, I find Of all I’ve written I’ve chewed on less than I have [...]
The Democrats are closing ranks Opposing Judge-- fill in the blanks When they heard AK was quitting The Women’s Marchers started knitting And showing no expense was spared They had a statement all prepared Then as their cries of rage increased The words of outrage were released Now, every movement needs a leader But this [...]
I lived in the Big Apple Late in life I learned to drive But I quickly gained the expertise I needed to survive I eschewed the use of blinkers Changed lanes with verve and zest And the language I presented I’d call “colorful” at best But when I moved to Hollywood (Tarzana isn’t far) I [...]
Ask anyone who knows me I’m a real fair-minded fella I love me chocolate ice cream And I just can’t stand vanilla But if I planned a party From the menu to the favors I wouldn’t let that preference Influence my choice of flavors I really like the Giants and Don’t care much for the [...]
All around the Beltway (And out in the Old Dominion) Prominent attorneys Have been asked for an opinion The question posed to all of them From Dershowicz to Darden “Are there limitations on The Power of the Pardon?” When the Founders constituted How to run this nation Can they have been contemplating Self-exoneration? I’ve never [...]