Category Archives: Friends



Consumerism

Some old friends, and a couple of new ones
Have been tormenting me for weeks and weeks.
My fault really—I mentioned, just for fun,
That we might purchase a wide-screen TV.
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Posted in Affluence, Friends, Gadgets, Vanity

Cat Happiness: The Shakespearean Sonnet

Face it! Life’s a mash—dark, bright, sweet and sour.
Next week, Jim’s daughter arrives at his flat—
One bedroom, a bit tight—he’ll have to scour
The place to make it right. She brings three cats, Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Friends

Virginie

The paddle tennis courts are haunted, graced
By myriad spirits—some demonic, foul,
Others, bright. Chief among those we embrace:
Virginie’s haloed smiles—she never scowls. Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Local Color

Names

Met a new family today—
Jason and Poppy—dad and mom.
Isaiah, four, excels at play,
While year-old Cyrus, calm as balm, Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Words

Marriage and Stuff

My close friend, Dick, now pushing eighty-one,
And his wife, Deb (at fifty-nine), have split.
Another fierce conjugal chapter done,
Fattening an endless book. I admit, Continue reading →

Posted in Friends

Found Poetry V

Face it, Bob was always somewhat manic,
Talked, it seemed, incessantly. Tormented,
This day, he described his ER panic—
Something about clogged veins, critical stent. Continue reading →

Posted in Friends