Category: poetry

  • Winter Blues

    A little poetry for the frost-bitten The wind is howling, There’s lots of snow, The temperature’s dropped To one below. No point in going out today, In fact, I’m staying in. I think I’ll run a bath instead, Submerged up to my chin. Later on, when darkness comes, And supper is digested, I’ll take a…

  • The Odious Apostrophe

    I still struggle with the crazy thing from time to time, but it’s no longer my kryptonite. Who knew a teeny-tiny punctuation mark could cause so much grief? Enjoy! The Odious Apostrophe Apostrophe, Apostrophe, or should I say catastrophe? You make me nervous, angry, mean, You’re Satan’s punctuation scheme. I put you in and take…

  • MY SCHOOL BUILDING (Another Blast From the Past)

    In my dusty old school folder I found a poem I had turned in for an assignment. It’s written in longhand cursive (does anybody even remember what that is?), and even though it received a grade of B+, was torn in half. For some reason I changed my mind about throwing it away and kept…

  • I LOVE TO SNEEZE!

    I’ve been sending short letters, silly poems, and balloons to my granddaughters. Ages 3 and 5, they live too far way for me to visit, so I rely on phone calls and U.S. Mail to stay in touch. I LOVE TO SNEEZE is one of my recently delivered literary masterpieces. Enjoy! I LOVE TO SNEEZE!…

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