Category Archives: Friends



Monday Night Football

We’re old now, just three of us (since Wally
Died). Two hundred forty years sit here—deaf,
Half blind—playing out our brittle folly,
Possessed. Each Monday night the host plays chef Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Friends, Sports

Bill

Most people have one brain, up there behind
The eyes. But others hie from alien worlds
Equipped with extra sense; their hands have minds;
Their fingers always know how things are coiled Continue reading →

Posted in Friends

Travelers

Some folks favor stability—flourish
At home, secure, with everything in place.
Others dissent, insist on nourishing
Gnawing hunger—they imbibe, seek rare grace; Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Gadgets

Being Rich

Some people know how to be rich, others
Don’t. I know a couple who’ve overcome
Poverty’s reticence, who can cozen
Fate, preside over wealth with such aplomb Continue reading →

Posted in Affluence, Friends