Category Archives: Conformity



Tonkas: The Last Slice

The last pizza slice
Aromatic, inviting,
Sits on the table.
Which of the two will grab it
Despite the other’s fierce scorn?
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Posted in Conformity, Greed

Horror Season!

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When business grapples humans by the throat.
When holy days, unceasing, bind our souls
To flagrant commerce based on anecdotes.
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Posted in Conformity, Religion, Seasons, Wisdom

Holiday Travel

In my heart I know
They would prefer
The simple pleasure
Of serene routine:
A movie, a play,
A pleasant dinner out
At that amiable
Nearby restaurant.

In my heart I know
The reason.
They sublimate
Their real desires,
Submit to discomfort,
Painful foreign holidays.

The women they’re attached to
Are too young.
Marvin Klotz (10/3/13)
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Posted in Aging, Conformity, Friends

Kaparot

Next to advertising, religion
Offends the most—in some respects they match.
Both perceive the rest of us as pigeons,
Bird-brains that their glib gibberish can catch.
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Posted in Conformity, Vanity

Fashun

We figured it out—clothes were important,
Whether fig leaves, togas or furry pelts,
To keep from freezing blue, thumped by the brunt
Of winter ice or summer’s red-burn welts.
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Posted in Conformity, Vanity

At The Paddle Tennis Courts: Patriotism

Each day, down at the courts,
We elders shmooze.
A harmless bunch,
We argue sports,
And politics,
Watch the girls go by,
And reminisce.
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Posted in Conformity, Politics, War, Wisdom