RANDOM HAIKU MOMENT

September 21, 2010

proud target poses contemplating fulfillment the arrow in flight

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MOTHER GOOSE MIX

August 26, 2010

Little Jack Horner Went to the corner To buy his poor dog a bone But when he got there The shelves were all bare And Miss Muffet was stuck on the phone

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THE STEPS OF HOPE

August 3, 2010

The Steps of Hope, bruised and battered, shackled by bars of despair, bleed pink, bleed yellow, bleed the tears of a bear.

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BROOM

July 7, 2010

broom goat witch coat Harold Lloyd Ann Baxter a sunny day in Rheims What happened, Mother? Did the Snow King die? Alas

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IRIS EYES

June 27, 2010

When iris eyes are shining Sure it’s like a Cornish hen In the guilt of iris laughter You can hear a bloke named Ben When iris hearts are cabbage All the world seems filled with hay And when iris eyes are smiling Sure they usher your wallet away

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A LOON POEM

June 16, 2010

Nostradamus Coelacanth, the oldest of the fishes Built himself a lightning boat and filled it up with dishes Sailed it down to Birmingham to taste the local knishes Fulfilling once and yes for all his fondest childhood wishes

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THE CYCLOPS LOVE SONG

May 6, 2010

The Cyclops Love Song (to the tune of R.E.M.’s The One I Love)   This one goes out to my one-eyed love This one goes out to my one-eyed porcupine A pimple pop has occupied my time This one goes out to my one-eyed love

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THE HELMET MOON

March 4, 2010

The helmet moon spun through the sky glistened the night blackberry pie depression The helmet moon crept over cloud shadowed the night torn tattered shroud depression The helmet moon bathed in the pool the final night to play the fool depression The helmet moon has disappeared as the prophet weeping feared high on sugary marmalade

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THE ROAD TO CRIME

February 14, 2010

Phil, Phil, dumb as a pill tried to climb a mudslick hill When he slipped for the umpteenth time he resigned himself to a life of crime Ray, Ray, dumb as a tray tried to swim in a vat of clay Stuck stock fast for the longest time he resigned himself to a life of […]

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ERRATICA

February 8, 2010

1 A book of curses underneath the cow A jug of bread, a loaf of wine, and thou Beside me ranting in a state of bliss 2 a man a plan a canal panama YO, BONK ON BOB NO KNOB, OY 3 Beneath the fallen rotten tree the village loony lies With dashed out brains […]

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