Cypress pines White sand beaches Home Even after Pop Died in the war. Cook on a fuel ship A favorite target Of German submarines The all-black crew Loved Pop’s gumbo. A crazy white man Pumped all the water Out of the swamp Put up high rises Mom got a job there Fried shrimp and grits … Read moreNever Glades
The gold fillings From pirate teeth Ground to dust Hid just below the surface Look for the glint As the waves return. Five years older Big brother knows The glint is from Gold nuggets Pirates sewed into their clothes. Gold dust too fine to retrieve? Sounds like fool’s gold to me Dad said. We looked … Read moreYeah But Who Cares
You forgot Who And what And where You are. You forgot The house The kids And me. Helping you Dress Shower And cross the street Is our new love story.
Sculpting wasn’t that hard Deer. Check. Shoes. Check. Scissors. Check. Man in a suit. Check. You don’t need arms Just a couple of crafty feet.
Old maids of the Energy Department Nobody saw them coming Or going Invisibility Their superpower. Cloris called to Rose In the Florida surf Time to get ready for the Flight to Cuba. The beach bag Filled with encoded secrets A short-wave radio Plutonium And sandwiches.
Known to the town youths As a reliable source of illicit beer Mr. Jolly startled When the reporter asked about Keg parties in the mountains. So too did the gym teacher Who met his fiancée, Now sporting a fresh Engagement ring And gold bracelet, At just such a woodland retreat. His standard retort When he … Read moreGetting Your Jolly
Watching the strongman Brother felt small Sister saw possibilities Mother bent Mrs. Calliope’s ear and Father worried on his milk cows. The eerie sameness of their Chins, cheekbones, and noses Camouflaged the cogs and flywheels Just behind their eyes.
Romans one week Soldiers the next Cowboys or outlaws after that Interchangeable all-Americans. Lots of work during the War People needed entertainment And to feel patriotic And to buy war bonds. We did our part Served on the Home front You tell anybody who asks We did our part.
Henry was known For his smelling A nose above most He was telling The difference between Musk Or shaved coconut Husk With an olfactory Beyond measure And satisfactorily Giving pleasure To ladies and men Within his ken As a perfumer whose scents Were without precedence. A grassy meadow in June Barnacled boats neath the moon … Read moreSense Defense