A poem about a cheap vacation.
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Tag: death
One Final Blaze
In all this red gore, suffering
and servitude oozing across
Hunter S. Thompson: Fear and Loathing in utero
This article is respectfully dedicated to my friend Paul Clements (1964-2017), another good Doctor sorely missed.
Promises, Hearts, & Other Breakable Items
“I’ll run errands after the meeting,” Sybil said, as she stood in the kitchen doorway,“ so I’ll see you this afternoon.”
Painted Room
In memory of my late Father who passed away suddenly and the long night that I have made home.
Mr. Flipper’s Mistress
They have all been gathered. It is time to name a killer or two. The only problem is the killer has already been named or has she?
Angels of Tiburon
History provides a pathway to cultural self discovery in San Francisco Bay.
My little piece of hell
A poem about feeling trapped in a life that I am well aware I should be out of for many reasons.
I get up at dawn
This poem is inspired by early Chinese poetry, and it is an entirely original composition.
Deconstructing Chocolate George
30 years before there were gastropubs there was Chocolate George.
Leaving Mt. Baldy, Leonard Cohen
I came down from that mountain after many years of study and rigorous practice.
The Tears of the World
A ghost story that takes a deep bow to Samuel Beckett.
Between You, Me, and The Devil
A dead man from Texas has hopes of meeting with the Devil in Hell.
Do Not Go Gentle
A portrait of my departed brother, who did what he pleased.
Gord Downie: Kind Freedom
A tribute to the Tragically Hip.
Package
My poems deal with a variety of emotions, loneliness, strange fits of passion, pessimism, etc.