Chicago and Sexy Politics |
Now that Barack Obama is president, politics is, however briefly, sexy again.And a city which used to be tied with Dallas as my least favorite has become interesting. It's Chicago. Dallas now owns tha...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:49:00 GMT |
Matchbook and dreams up in smoke |
I'm striking a match from a matchbook
with a phone number on it, and I don't remember
where I got it.
Life is short, mine's been long
And apparently it's outlasted this book of matches
I s...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:26:00 GMT |
This time |
You are there, I am here
Can we communicate?
Life is short but it's
A lot longer than I thought it would be.
All I want is to leave a touch
Or maybe even feel one
Driving through this universe of...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:47:00 GMT |
Boxcars and Wine |
I've been livin off of chances
I've been chasin' the stars
I ain't no saint
But I'm the sailor of time
I've seen good men turn to dogs
And I've heard nations cry
Lord I'm young
But I feel like it's m...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT |
Memories (a poem of sorts) |
Lights are dim
And the fire sparkles
Sittin here by myself
Drinkin whatever I could find
Up on my shelf
Lights come through
The brights and the hues
And despite myself
They remind me
Of you
&n...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 04:42:00 GMT |
Just Growing (this is fiction mostly) |
A week ago there was blood all over my kitchen floor. Now, there's not much left, but I didn't clean it up. I just walked across it. Gotta be on my feet, and on my shoes. I've noticed my feet are sti...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:59:00 GMT |
Lying In The Rain |
I'm lying face down in my driveway
It's raining
I can't move
I call my neighbors
Who live 50 feet away
And get their machine
I have to survive
The rocks I slowly
Crawl over hurt
Well, it's always
Som...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:28:00 GMT |
"Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say, why not?" |
We live in troubled times, and I am constantly reminded of how much, and how little, things change. The quote heading up this post is from Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He was not a perfect man, but he w...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:48:00 GMT |
For the politics and news forum readers |
This is for anybody who came here because they wonder who I think I am for posting on one subject or another on the politics and news forums.
First, I want to draw a clear distinction between what I p...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:14:00 GMT |
Bermuda |
It was a dark and stormy.
You thought I was going to say "night," didn't you? But it was early evening, and a "dark and stormy" was and is the signature drink of Bermuda comprised of G...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:27:00 GMT |
