102220d

 

Umbilicus

He's so full of hot air
tie a string to him
he'll be bob bob bobbing along
(watch out for low-hung signs)
take my scissors
and cut the bastard lose

081719c

I've never seen an island I didn't like
And the bigger the better
It helps if it has something to do
With my favorite thing: golf!
It's named after part of a golf course
So it must be a great place for golf
I've got to have it
But I need someone else to pay for it
Because that's how I roll
I know some people who are just dying to buy things for me!
And for those who aren't
Like 60% of America
Sucks to be you!

070719b

Crazy Horse Runs for President

Claims ungulates need more rights,

They should get their turn to ride,

Better food!

Spurs outlawed!

(Ok, fine)

But he goes too far:

Overtime pay!

Designer style in footgear!

(Prada nailed over the door?)

Leather? No!

No lamb or mutton!

And no Jamaica food!

That really gets my goat.

051919c

Crazy Horse Runs for President


Claims ungulates need more rights,
They should get their turn to ride,
Better food!
Spurs outlawed!
(Ok, fne)
But he goes too far:
Overtime pay!
Designer style in footgear!
(Prada nailed over the door?)
Leather? No!
No lamb or mutton!
And no Jamaican food!
That really gets my goat.



If you like this::poem, why not check out the collection in which it was published,, Metastable Systems:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/760901  

071718b

let the pumpkin try


Grandfather pparadox
simply identifying the last common ancestor
of all vertebrates was difficult
wiping out only that species
aand its close relatives
using 21st-century
targeted phage insertion
was not difficult
returning to the new future
a shock of more than
biblical proportions
tthe president sported a
flashy orange exoskeleton
but was otherwise unchanged

040318

He keeps waking up

into that nightmare

you know the one

he’s President

people pester him with problems

swarm like flies at a picnic

and no matter how many he swats

they keep coming
then he realizes

he’s not wearing pants

starts up in a cold sweat

“Whew! Just a dream”

...

“Mr. President?”

120517c

what is important to the cat
is all about the cat
the dog cares about
food and attention
we know people like that

060617d

Rulin' and Rockin' the Free World


1. Get up at 3 and type some stuff
2. Sit on the Golden Throne. Bigly.
3.  Not just 24 Karat; I negotiated 32!
4.  Breakfast: a pound of bacon! Gotta keep up my strength.
5.  Get my weekly briefing: 5 minutes and I know it all!
6.  Time for a quick round of golf.

shopping for a new hat

So I don't think I've mentioned here, yet, that I am running for president of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. It will be a challenge to maintain the level of excellence to which we have become accustomed under the leadership of Debbie Kolodji. I plan to do my best, and I'm looking forward to an exciting time.