I subscribed, in college (Oh, those days are gone too soon) To a paper in the morning And one in the afternoon The Journal rested daily Up against my dorm-room door The Sentinel, after class Was waiting on the floor Years before, my father Didn’t think his day was done Until he’d read The Times [...]
I like to think My spirit’s peerless If danger came I would be fearless Should need arise I’d have the tools To rush toward trouble Just like fools To douse the flames Or plug the leak To lift the lame Or shield the meek To spot the need Or see the goal To steel my [...]
I never doubted government No not in the slightest For the people we elected Were the best-est and the brightest Their ideas were spectacular Their plans would never fail For they likely went to Harvard Or if not, they went to Yale Lately, though, their leadership Is more of a disaster And I think that [...]
The air is so much fresher now The sea is strangely clam Like Gilead, Tarzana Is blessed with healing balm California’s gold again No longer lead—with gilding The reason for our renaissance? Jerry Brown has left the building We give him to the DNC As our gift to the nation Amazing that an empty suit [...]
My first poem of the year And so I think that it’s essential To offer an opinion On a matter, consequential Opining on the question, “Is the POTUS presidential?” A most familiar name has jumped into This boiling pot Of worthy politicians Who all say, “Well, maybe not.” I voted for Mitt Romney I’m proud [...]