Category Archives: Bullshit



Election: 2010

Historians declare: t’was always thus!
And, I suppose, they’re right. Pols once fought duels,
Caned each other, created monstrous fuss,
Shoveled libelous dirt, shrieking cries and hues. Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Politics

Narcissism

Economies hurtle over cliffs
When narcissism—
Bastard child of industry—
Provoked by ads, Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Greed, Vanity

A Philosophical Inquiry into the Adjective “Conventional”

The Book of Gilgamesh, four thousand years
Ago, launched written poetry. Since then
Myriad forms—dramatic, lyric—seared
Raw hearts and ripened souls with passion penned, Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Poetry (What is it?)

Gotta!

This guy down at the paddle tennis courts
Is both smart and likable—not always
An easy mix. An ad-man, he contorts
Truth for a living, spews those noxious brays
Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Inspiration

Us, Not Me, Dammit!

A well-known poet recently remarked
“I like to watch the breeze-blown bamboo sway.”
Inordinately fazed, that comment sparked
Disdain, rage, in me. Like a burro’s bray, Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Poetry (What is it?)

Death and Poetry: Feh!

Obituary readers play a game
(They cannot help themselves, it’s in the genes),
Though they discover death is just the same

Whether old or young, living wild or tame Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Death, Poetry (What is it?)