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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Litany Chanted Over Schrödinger's Box

Is he dead yet...? 'Yes' or 'No'...? 
All'd 'God Bless!' if 'Yes,' you know. 

Is he dead yet...? Don't lose hope. 
None will miss this misanthrope. 

Is he dead yet...? Check again! 
Use his fine-line Sharpie pen. 
 
Is he dead yet...? Seems to me 
Dead's what he deserves to be.

Is he dead yet...?

     (more to come)




Sunday, March 29, 2026

Plastic People; A Gas Menagerie

These Fossel Fools Occupy 
The Cabinet Of Dr Oylengass:

Steve Banlon 
Chuck Gasley 
Scott Bestine 
Ted Crude 
Stephen Mylar 
Petro Hegsethenol
JD Vanceline 
Darrell Issopropyl 
Dynel J. Drumpf 

      more to come

Friday, March 27, 2026

Number

      Numerals. Ordinals. Cardinals. Now...Uryals:

FIRST 
SECIST 
THIRST  
FORRIST 
FIST 
SEXIST 
SEAVEST 
HATEIST  
NICEST 
TENSIST 
ELVENIST

     images to come 

November

"The time has come," the Walrus said, 
To vote on, oh, so many things. 
On why sane leadership we need, 
No "Chosen Ones," no "Sir(e)s", no kings. 
On how we'll use the ballot hook 
To relegate Drumpf to the wings. 

   Some Democratic Governors
Are chiefly who we need, 
Whose thoughtful words would cut the crap, 
Whose deeds would stop the bleed -- 
Not long ago that very dough
America would knead. 

   That Drumpf's not on the ballot 
Doesn't let we people off the hook.
We need to unelect all creeps 
Who champion this craven crook. 
A voter choosing not to vote...? 
That choice we cannot -- will not -- brook. 

more to come


Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Close Encounters Of Three Kinds Not Anticipated By Lewis Carrooll

The Walrus and the Raconteur 
Arranged to view the Furniture 
They purchased for their den. 
   "The desk's okay, 
But I must say,
That playpen ain't no '10.' 
   "It's short two sides!
Its like ne'er hides
The dwarfs we plan to pen." 


Illustration to come


Tuesday, March 17, 2026

The Ulyad

Sing to me, O Muse, 
but not of Wand'ring Jews,
nor Ulysses, late of Troy,
nor Anchises and his boy. 

Sing of one instead 
who never leaves his bed 
and yet contrives to find 
whole cosmoi -- in his mind. 

A LA-Z-BOY Madgellan 
(please overlook my spellin'),
this poetaster Poe 
is maestro of bon mots. 

Instead of "wine-dark seas," 
he writes of "bathtub gins." 
No "rosy-fingers," please.
Just "one more day begins." 

If "Arma et virum" he'd crow, 
he's just misquoting Cicero. 
When he's heard keening "bean-green boats," 
recall: it's Lear our man misquotes. 






     more to come

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Breaking Point...?

You'd think our military'd
say, "You're done!"
to boobs who order bombs dropp'd
"just for fun." 

     Who once revered the brave of 
Valley Forge 
now cringe before the madness 
of "King Gorge."

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Howard Zinn Wants To Know

"Make America Great Again," 
says Don. 
He then repeats it -- on and on...
...and on. 

He claims he'll make America great 
once more. 
But when exactly was it great 
before...? 

     When it 
55 million First Peoples 
destroy'd...? 
When free 
labor of shiploads of slaves it enjoy'd...? 

When of 
for-profit prisons it master'd 
the art...? 
When in 
war profiteering it gayly 
took part...?

     (more to come)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The V.A.P. (The Very Agéd Parent)

Indeed, I am the V.A.P. 
I recently turn'd 83.
In hearing class, I scor'd an F. 
Without this pair of aids I'm deaf. 

   Oh, I'm the Agéd P, for sure. 
For ills I've got they've found no cure. 
Although, as optimists have said, 
most Agéds at my age are dead. 

   So: Agéd-wise, what lies in store...? 
Shall I survive till 84...? 
I'll mind my Agéd Ps 'n' Qs 
and pay -- on time! -- my Agéd dues.

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Trumporium; or, Defunct Donald's Relic Mart: A Sales Catalogue

Item #68 The Trump Tress
     4" long Steuben glass flute, 
with tiny cap T embossed at base, 
encased in 24-caret gold fittings 
and housing a single strand of 
Drumpf's signature locks. 
(Gold neck chain not included.) 
$1000.00 / 2 for $1500.00 
In CA and NY add 150% tarriff
Cash only / no returns 

Item #46 The Trump Tie
     1"-square fabric swatch clipped 
from Drumpf's signature lengthy red 
neckware, backed with 24-caret gold
safety pin and mounted on cushion 
of gold velour. Makes perfect patriotic MAGA lapel decor. 
$99.99 + $99.00 handling 
Hurry! Only 2 in stock

Item #103 The Trump Sharpie 
     Actual writing implement used by 
POTUS to correct faulty weather maps. 
$200.00 + all applicable sales taxes
Limit 25 per customer / Trump
desiccant pack sold separately 



Saturday, March 7, 2026

Sprat Couples

     Verses to come 
Atalanta and Samantha Sprat
Maranatha and Mahatma Sprat
Jehosephat and Cadmus Sprat 
Cathy, Matt and Patty Sprat


Wednesday, March 4, 2026

More Sprats

Drat them Sprats! 
Take that, you Sprats!
The groom's call'd 
Mar-a-lago Fats. 
His bride's too slim -- 
so-o-o-o unlike him. 
The pair pull nonstop 
flam and flim. 

Both them Sprats 
love autocrats. 
Both them Sprats 
loathe democrats. 
To prove it, 
she sports golden spats,
while he dons 
those repulsive hats. 

His kids...? Their mates, 
though callow brats, 
he feels will 
"make great diplomats." 
And when they're wrestled 
to the mats 
and wind up flattened 
on their prats, 
they'll claim their counterparts 
were "bats,"
then bawl for boon 
from plutocrats.

Friday, February 27, 2026

My Maslow

     ...air...water...food...

I exhale none but air 
inhaled where...? Dans la mer.  
Plus I bottle fresh water 
in Perth. 
All the 'shrooms I consume 
only bloom in Khartoum.
(Oh, if only I'd known this 
from birth.) 

...more food...

I've had, yes, mix'd success 
with this old apple press. 
It provides me some cider 
and sauce. 
Plus these ground peas I find 
former slaves left behind. 
(Leaves me numb crumbs I stumble  
across.) 

     ...more food...

See my seashore tureen 
made with seaweed I glean...?
(I make salt by the seashore 
as well.)
And, like Winnie-the-Pooh, 
I crave honey. (Don't you...?) 
It's a fondness I don't care 
to quell. 

     ...supportive environment...

The mere smell of a rose 
casts a spell o'er my nose, 
as do odors of clovers and 
lilies. 
Likewise, jasmine and pine 
are great fav'rites of mine. 
(Scent of feet tends to mete me the 
willies.) 

     ...waste...

Full, I urinate south 
of the Amazon's mouth, 
so to irrigate forest and 
flora. 
Deeply buried my shit be
outside Chloride City.
(I can't seem to locate 
Gomorrah.) 

     ...sleep...

Ev'ry nighttime I sleep 
a full eight -- soundly, deep: 
nine's too many but seven's 
too few. 
Sure, I wish I slept more; 
waking life's such a chore. 
How to do so I haven't 
a clew. 

     ...clothes... 

All the clothing I sport's 
sewn from milk cartons (quarts),  
supplemented by trips to 
Goodwill. 
I refuse to wear shoes,
much preferring to choose, 
dusk till dawn, to sit, yawning...
but still. 

     ...shelter...

If unable to find 
a dry cave of some kind,
then I dwell in a shelter 
of hay. 
Or, like Disney's Three Pigs, 
I use twigs to build digs. 
(Sadly, neither keep grey wolves 
at bay.) 

     ...safety... 

Paranoia is not 
the disorder I've got: 
I experience reason'd 
suspicions. 
Which is why I proceed 
getting guns which I need -- 
not to mention defensive 
munitions. 
 
     (a work in progress)

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Hierarchies: Materials for My Maslow


Air and breathing X
Water and urination X
Food, defication and waste X
Sleep X 
Clothing X
Shelter X
Environment X

Safety 
Security of Body 
Health 
Family 
Employment 
Resources 
Property toys necessities
     Love and Belonging 
Family 
Meaningful relationships 
Sense of Connection 
     Esteem 
Confidence 
Self esteem 
Respect 
Status 

Smell 
Sight 
Taste 
Hearing 
Touch 
Brain / memory

Books language
Films images
Theatre
Dance 
Music 
Plastic arts 

Exercise
Sports participation 
Hobbies 

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Transparency; or, How Did We Read Him...? Let Us Count The Ways.

(At every appearance 
of the word 'read' in 
the verses below --
except the final one -- 
that word should be 
pronounced /red/.)

We read him 
like a failing New York Times 
best-selling book. 
     We read him 
like a bible. (Did he even 
take a look...?)
     We read him 
like a scientific treatise 
sans its math, 
     or a manual 
advising how one curbs 
psychotic wrath.
     We read him 
like a midnight tweetstorm 
listing all his hates. 
     We read him 
like the writs of pardon 
sign'd for MAGA mates. 
     We read him -- 
although he himself 
has never ever read. 
     Now, read him 
like an epitaph: "Hic jacet..." 
('Cuz he's dead.)

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Laura Richards Redux

Last Friday, my rhinocerus 
encountered a philocerus. 
Or, rather, some philosopher 
confronted my rhinocepher. 
(I fear I've mispronounced each word, 
which makes my story sound absurd.)
In any case, my rhino's horn 
harpoon'd the poor philosophorn.
The more he tried to pull it out,
the louder scream'd philosophowt. 
Perhaps I'd best cut short this tale 
of rhinowort and philozale. 

Next time: 
The Octopus 
and the Pocketcomb

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Jackels, Coyotes and Trumpotami

Each lifts a leg to take a whiz, 
thus marking stuff each claims is his. 
Each drops his drawers to take a pee.
(That's territoriality.) 
Each lowers trou to take a leak. 
Their wills leave nada to the meek. 
Each wags his weenie, zips his fly... 
...nor never stops to wonder why. 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Room For One More...? Eight Questions

Is there room on Mt. Rushmore 
for Donald...? 
Should its foursome of founders
make space...?
Is there room on Mt. Rushmore 
for Donald...? 
Would its granite withstand 
one more face...? 
Is there room on Mt. Rushmore 
for Donald...? 
Should he soil 
that historical place...? 
Is there room on Mt. Rushmore 
for Donald...?
Has the guy no shame  -- 
even a trace...?
Is there room on Mt. Rushmore 
for Donald...? 
Would the move be approved 
by his base...? 
Is there room on Mt. Rushmore 
for Donald...? 
Maybe Teddy or Abe 
he'd replace...?
Is there room on Mt. Rushmore 
for Donald...? 
Should we scratch Tom or George, 
just in case...? 
Is there room on Mt. Rushmore 
for Donald...? 
Can the nation absorb 
more disgrace...? 

Boo Beyond Bunny; or, Jeer Your Own Super Bowl Half Time Entertainment

Attention, MAGA malcontents! 
Here's breaking news for you. 
To all who'd boo Bad Bunny,
here's a bunch more blokes to boo. 

It happens there's a raft of rappers 
waiting in the wings. 
You'll much prefer to jeer them, sir.
(What joy your hatred brings!)

Boo Awful Armadillo. 
Boo Beastly Bandicoot. 
Boo Clueless Capybara.
(Boo Disgusting Dog, to boot.) 

Boo Evil Earwig, Foul Flamingo,  
Ghastly Gekko. (Whew!)
Boo Horrible Hyena. 
(I'm not skipping Gruesome Gnu.) 

Boo Impossible Iguana. 
Boo Kitschy Kinkajou. 
(Were I to skip Jerkwater Jackel, 
what would be your view...?) 

Boo Lousy Lemur, Miserable 
Moose...and so it goes.
Boo No-good Narwhal -- he's the 
dude who sports that gnarly nose. 

Boo Outlaw Otter, Putrid Parrot,
Questionable Quail.
Boo Rotten Rodent, Sullied Snake...
...or is he still in jail...?

Boo Trashy Tadpole, 
Unrepentant Urchin, Vicious Vole.
Boo Wanton Wildebeest -- 
each craven creature lacks a soul. 

Boo Xenolithic Xoloitzcuitli, to be  sure. 
Boo Yellow Yak. 
Boo Z-grade Zack.
I'll NOT Kid Rock endure.


Litany Chanted Over Schrödinger's Box

Is he dead yet...? 'Yes' or 'No'...?  All'd 'God Bless!' if 'Yes,' you know.  Is he dead yet...? Don...