Category Archives: Lust



An Immodest Proposal For Ending War

Twenty-four hundred years ago a Greek
Playwright named Aristophanes produced
A comedy in which one smart woman
Ended the Peloponnesian Wars.
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Posted in Lust, Politics, War, Wisdom

At The Paddle Tennis Courts: Huggers

We older guys down at the tennis courts
Sometimes play, but mostly come to watch girls
Wearing halter tops and skirts way too short,
Enchant the worst among us into churls.
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Posted in Aging, Beauty, Lust

Sheen

Light, in all its varied forms, creates sheen—
Sometimes welcome, as when it seduces
A diner’s eye as she contemplates, keen
To taste, the surface of her chocolate mousse.
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Posted in Beauty, Lust, Vanity

Blondie (1/29/13)

Little Elmo, Bumstead’s grade school neighbor,
Displays a wisdom way beyond his years.
While Dagwood, wide-eyed, listens to his lore,
Elmo reveals our major source of tears.
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Posted in Lust, Vanity, Who Knows?, Wisdom

The Girls Of Venice Paddle Tennis

Our Heather’s gone to Texas now,
Luisa’s students strain her soul,
Denise attends island luaus,
Nat’lie explores the world’s vast bowl
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Posted in Beauty, Inspiration, Local Color, Lust, Sports

At The Paddle Tennis Courts: Lisa

Was gonna write a poem about this girl
(Woman, really) down at the paddle court.
Her body—sculpted opalescent pearl;
Her mind—as yet unfathomed (shallow, taut?).
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Posted in Beauty, Inspiration, Lust, Wisdom