Silhouette Unfathomable, impenetrable Mystifying, forbidding, brooding Standing sentinel at the edge of darkness Shadow
Edge of darkness
Category: Poems
Zigged when she should have zagged
An itsy, bitsy gal Fell into a keg of pale ale She refused to crawl out Though she preferred to drink stout She zigged instead of zagged all the way to jail *Featuring a Black-and-Yellow Argiope, or Yellow Garden Orbweaver, a spider common to Florida.
Amusement judgment
Amusement park view Above the maddening crowd Unprejudiced truth If we can rise above the fray, shutting out what the world’s carnival barkers are screaming at us about what we should think, or do, or believe, then we can think clearly, and come to our own conclusions about how to live our lives and let … Continue reading Amusement judgment
Modern marvels
Rotary dial phone 8-tracks, black and white TV Kids today, so spoiled
Down a crooked path
Whistling in the dark Kept the nightmares at bay. Too scared to venture off the path, Worried what the future held As it all began to fall apart. Wild things lurked in the shadows, Lying in wait, eager for a kill. My vulnerability Made me easy prey To their manipulations. A secret weapon, concealed in … Continue reading Down a crooked path
A rakish smile
He was a squat old man, As wide as he was tall. Dapper in his ulster and chapeau, The brim pulled down just so. His rakish smile as debonair As his chivalrous hand kisses, As elegant as his cavalier bows. With a tip of his hat, and bent knee, He charmed the ladies, entertained the … Continue reading A rakish smile
Thin spiral notebook 