Frowned Anger Contempt  Expression  Freckled Enough  And Tough Ugly Rough Expression  Showing Facades can tell the truth or not. Meaning an ...

Rules on the First Day of Class   Woe be to those who step out of their place, put on a new face, disappear without a trace. You may lose yo...

My Body Is Metaphor My body is metaphor My form curls Wraps its arms around Bended knees When my heart folds in on itself The weight of sadn...

Inspired by "Woman of the Popo Country" Jamaica 1770s  "Worthless Obeah Woman! This stinking salve stings more than it helps....

Wrinkles of time He preferred to photograph older people because he thought them more beautiful saying you can see their lives and character...

The Same Face What a ride that was the refreshing breeze the twinkling sunrays the smile that didn't fade after the quick but certain st...

I am not Alone Faces in the leaves of trees reflected in my windowpane since he’s gone Aliens & baby yoda stare back at me They live in ...

We Kneel Before the Sky Rain slants harder against the window now in wintertime, trying to worm inside  find your parka perched on a nail li...

pareidolia there above, up on the moon, a face, the pattern forms crossing constellations out in space, the pattern forms against a cerulean...

Orthodontia April agitation Braces face Dental deduction Enormous expense Metal Mouth Pricey pearly whites Sparkling smile Tinsel teeth Past...

Waiting I wanted to build a home with you somewhere in the marshy grass of the beach there is a woman still waiting wedding dress like seawe...

it's a puzzle how I got here   "Hope is often misunderstood. People tend to think that it is simply passive, like wishing. But true...

EVEN MONKEYS LOSE THEIR IPHONES I could be a good dancer if the moon would stop staring at me. Rainbows seem to always lead me into a bioche...

Mask 1974. Glendora, California. At the grocery store just north of the 210 on Grand Avenue. He blinked. I said, "Holy shit!" ...

COUNSELOR My wife and I came to you. We wanted to work on our marriage. We were having a rough time, And we wanted to return to the magic  w...

Topography Sometimes I think my face is a map, each line a faint record of hidden scars, of what I’ve seen or felt. My skin retains trac...

The Good Samaritan *   According to the Evangelist, Lucas, the days drew near for Jesús to be taken up and so he set his  face to go to Jeru...

Windows Update  Windows 10 is no longer supported.  I recently moved to a smaller house. It has only 5 windows.  But 5 windows are enough if...

Remain I have said goodbye  a hundred times. And only one hello  brought me back. There is no one else who fills my heart. Your voice of cla...

Face / Feature I see the face of the future.   It is a bright red    Like the sun  And the fun  In the run.   It's like a glove  Where a...

Imaginary Mother Norwegian Cruise 07-22-2023 On this cruise ship, it is easy to embrace the mournful pity forged by fever and aches. Everyth...

Robinson Crusoe Theme Park, Destiny, FL Walking along the Gulf of Amerigo dreaming of savage gods coming out of the sea wearing necklaces of...

Facing Life’s Craziness When the world goes schizophrenic  Just know That’s life: Wild Unpredictable A smooth coast and a bumpy ride And rem...

WORDLESS EMOTIONS One look Without speaking Facial expressions Can express thousands of emotions Depends on the Psychological state Physiolo...

Fools Numb to the world Cold to the swirl Where are you In this zoo Face first Feature burst Instincts of steel Bradley Beal Forget seal Dum...

CRUEL OR CARING (Haiku) A smile or a frown indicates your attitude  toward world events WHAT WE SEE (HAIKU)  Looks are being judged  as we...

 Unwavering Bravery (Haiku)  Though it was stressful  they faced their predicament  with utter courage ---Ellyn Maybe 

NEVER TOUCHING DOWN (the Throwback Medley) “Goin' round and round, never touchin' down” The Cars “I’m not the One” © 1981, Ric O...

The Rainbow Woman The blue woman~alive knows the meaning of things and the hue of His visions. Thinks to survive. Absently slipping her sigh...

No One Would Believe You Anyway I. at your seventeen dawn  “yes”    [he hates phonies most of all]  you do too  Dearly Beloved peaceandlovea...

no depths  when you look in  the mirror to see your face, i hope instead of  your features you are  haunted by every ghost of every person y...

ODE TO A DEAD SURREALIST The other month on one of the Facebook pages I frequent and post shit to (I forget if it was "Poetry Super Hig...

Masquerade We create so many masks,  so many masks to hide behind. We hide our face features, to hide ourselves. We may make new ones in woo...

Front Porch Sunday night is beautiful, perfect end-of-the week night. the half moon lifts from behind a cloud into a flat, pale slice of lig...

Fishermen at Night     So many lights, scattered like forget-me-nots across the dark sea. They could be reflected stars but the sky is cloud...

The Metropolis Cars whoosh by below my balcony  like ocean waves. I can feel the smirks on the faces of the drivers, though I cannot see thr...

 

REJECTION He didn’t get why couldn’t figure out my reason for rejecting him   making him all the more pushy and abrasive   How could I say i...

MUG SHOT We could argue till we’re blue in the face Me game face, you long face In a stone face face off But I don’t care if I lose face I c...

That Long Afternoon The air became heavy wiping willows along skyline. Blue jays sped to bushes startled by thunder. Rain drops linger on fa...

Simple Words What are the simple  for joy and sadness? I do not have a clue. Don’t ask the sun or the moon. Who could describe how I feel in...

Early Epilogue   I hide revenge in poems  no one will keep or read, my enemies gone away to abandon criticism, live catatonic by a lake, egg...

I Dressed Especially Carefully that Night   I dressed especially carefully that night   Like a toreador before a bull fight  Put on my soft ...

Passing Notes Listening to our President speak feels like I’m doing something wrong. I shouldn’t listen to rumors, but a lot of people are s...

The Waiting Room what do we notice  when entering an empty waiting room empty chairs lined in a  straight-backed void the faces of hope or d...

THE LOVE SONG OF CANCER BOY   Two days out of the hospital and kind of bitter I could end up being that asshole My cancer is more important ...

Unmasking Sound Advice This is indeed the mask I have chosen to wear on the dare of an observant fellow traveler who had been to Ancient Rom...

 

Dedication Gateway Community Church was still Lincoln Ave. Baptist Church. We didn’t believe in baptizing children until they were old enoug...

Faces and Flowers faces like flowers you see them everywhere some fully blossomed flowers like faces looking up or down who ponders who like...