Category Archives: Words



Biblical Verse

Some Hebrew Bible poems
Are not too bad.
After all, they are
The words of god
(Reported by stenographers).
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Posted in Beauty, Lust, Poetry (What is it?), Religion, Words

Save The Words—I

Plainly, some things are just not fair.
Industrial, proud Birmingham
Came to be called “brummagem”—lair,
It seems, of all things tawdry; damned,
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Posted in Luck, Words

Philosophy: The Down Side

This guy down at the paddle tennis courts
Likes to pull my professorial chain
From time to time, and asked, last week, what sort
Of place did “quiddity” hold in my brain? Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Words

Haiku: The Inevitable Failure of Art

Gigantic ideas
Shrink, shrivel while journeying
From mind to paper.

The glow in my head Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Poetry (What is it?), Words

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

Face It! (A Thesaurus Verse)

However reluctant, we’re ripped from wombs,
From moist, warm comfort to hunger, cold threats,
Sharp impediments—fraught highways to tombs—
Launched by primal slaps! No wonder we FRET. Continue reading →

Posted in Words