Category Archives: Words



Being

I always taught: avoid “to be,”
In all its forms: “is,” “are,” and “was.”
Be active, take control, let’s see
What direct discourse does. Continue reading →

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

Very Unique!

Bill guffawed! “You can’t say ‘very unique’!
Jeez! Unique’s unique—no ‘verys’ allowed!”
I smiled. “Fascist teachers (who made eunuchs
Of us all) live on in you—why kowtow Continue reading →

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

Figures of Speech

What am I, chopped liver?

Can someone explain
How I, being overlooked,
Ignored, Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry (What is it?), Words