SHADOW MAN I live in the shadows away from the street, Hiding my face from the people I meet. My spirit is a burned-out coal, A brittle shell that once held my soul. If you see me lurking in the twilight somewhere, Look twice, for I may not even be there. How did this...
HANNIBAL MEETS DUMBO The conquest of Rome was serious work, Especially with the elephants going berserk. His soldiers were sick of the dung and the Alps, And freezing their spears off from sandals to scalp. He told them, “Don’t worry, success will be ours, “We’ll sit...
VARBY I hated VARBY from the moment I saw her, Parked on that narrow curvy stretch of road under the ancient oak. On every trip I had to work around VARBY, Slowing down, giving ground, waiting, waiting, waiting For cars going the other way to come around. Going to...
FIFTEEN MILES The road keeps rolling bend after bend, Seems to me it will never end. My leg must be broken and I’m moving slow, With fifteen scorching hot miles to go. We ran out of gasoline last week, Luckier than what’s floating down Davis Creek. Kathy’s fever was...
TOO THIS TOO THAT Too smart, too dumb, Too sharp, too numb. Too meek, too bold, Too hot, too cold. Too wet, too dry, Too simple, too sly. Too fanciful, too realistic, Too devout, too atheistic. Too talkative, too taciturn, Too early to meet, too late to adjourn. For...
