by tarzanajoepoetry | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was born in New York City And grew up nobody’s fool I developed urban radar And took subway trains to school I didn’t have no baby bottle I was brought up on a flask In hockey I played goalie And I didn’t wear a mask I locked monsters...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Oct 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Through Washington’s most storied home, Wherein the ghosts of purpose roam I hear First Ladies, fine and fair Take note of changes in the air The walls of their beloved mansion Reverberate with new expansion Abigail is first to speak (She barely lived there for...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Oct 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
The 13th of October dawns My father, he was born on that day He wanted to see Bethlehem But thought it was too far away Saint Edward the Confessor’s feast Last monarch of the royal houses Appealed to in severe despair Saint of Separate Spouses I watched...
by tarzanajoepoetry | Oct 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
With all the skills at my command I’ve struggled so to understand Just how this world became so strange And what occurred to make it change Why would the spirit of the times Assess no punishment for crimes? And intellectuals agree That violent felons should walk free?...