Category Archives: Friends



The Power of Poetry

“OK,” he said, “next Monday morn.
It’s weekend now—no irk
Allowed to stain this pleasant time—
‘Til Monday, when I work!” Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Poetry (What is it?)

Fox

Face it!
Foxes have endured bad reps
From Aesop on.
(Unattainable? Continue reading →

Posted in Affluence, Animals, Friends

Last Poem

One day I’ll write a verse, oblivious,
While inertia’s mortal pendulum blasts
Through its deadly arc—grim lascivious
Instrument—and that verse will be my last. Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Friends

Birthday Poem

Virginie lives down by the tennis courts
With her paramour. She’s formidable,
Haloed with wild blonde hair, and will cavort,
From time to time, paddle in hand, nubile, Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Local Color, Lust

Birthday Dinner

As is his wont,
Dan, my younger son,
Took us out to celebrate
My seventy-ninth birthday. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Family, Friends

Encomium

Ashanti Princess!—words roll off the tongue
Like melody, and yet, precisely fit
Our Tyra. Sturdy, tall, strong, serene—sprung
From disheveled family, her sharp wit, Continue reading →

Posted in Friends