Four Poetry Announcements I’m pleased to announce the following: Georgia Poetry Society, 2020 Member Excellence Contest, Honorable Mention, for Draining Lake Nottely. Georgia Poetry Society, The Non-Sense Poetry Award, Honorable Mention, for the discussion of nonce at the poetry roundtable Both … Continue reading
Category Archives: poems
Two New Poems Published in The MacGuffin
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Once again I am proud to announce the publication of two of my poems in the latest edition of The MacGuffin: Fall 2020, Vol. XXXVI, No. 3.
My Poem “Cervantes’ Straw” is online at YourDailyPoem.com – September 14, 2020
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Once again, I’m pleased to announce that my poem Cervantes’ Straw is now online at YourDailyPoem.com .
My poem “I Make Silence of the Lambs Look Foolish” is online at NECRO magazine
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I recently attended a class at Young Harris College regarding the use of humor in poetry. The class was called “Levity and the Line.” Among several pieces that I wrote, the following involved the use of limericks in various forms … Continue reading
My Poem “To E.E. and Billy: My Two Best Friends” is online at MyDailyPoem.com
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I’m pleased to announce that my poem To E.E. and Billy: My Two Best Friends has been published online in YourDailyPoem.com.
Florida Snow. In My Backyard.
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Not all winter snows slow down the world, some are attached to branches and linger longer… Randy Mazie
The Pieces Never Do Stay Together: Friday Fictioneers
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Rebirth ain’t all that it’s cracked up to be. At least not from this poem’s POV…
Kelly’s Turn: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Trust Me: This’ll Work The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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There are few embers of hope, being fanned by small amounts of greed, that can’t ultimately be buffeted into larger wafts of heated flames, readied to strike at fortune…
A Bird on the Wire: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Loneliness is a dark thing, closeted away, along with other skeletons….
Shaking the Snow Globe, Watching the Sun Rise: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Separation: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Our Blue World: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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The Hard Scrabble of Radiance
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In Regards to the Email
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A Woman Had Pulled a Man’s Switch: Limerick Off Monday
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This was a switch that turned into a double switch with a switch of a switch
Struggle Song (A Duet): The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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The struggle is eternal. Father and son. Brother against brother. Age enlisting youth. Idealism pulling at pessimism. Hope fighting off despair.
When The Kids Move Out: Limerick Off Monday
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Ever wonder what life will be like when the kids move out? Don’t be fooled by that illusion. When it is said that something’s too good to be true, well, you know the truth, it’s too good to be true…
I Don’t Believe I’m on the Eve of Dementia: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Few who are suffering from this disease can say this with any force of conviction, much less remember that it’s even evening, or that the last word was supposed to be “Destruction”. Malapropism is fun, but not when your brain, … Continue reading
The Problem with Prayer
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Do you pray? Don’t have the time? Don’t believe in it? Don’t think it’ll work…
Some Girls Want to Have Fun, Some Girls Only Want a Taste: Limerick Off Monday
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Limerick Post (Limerick-Off Monday) of MAD KANE’S HUMOR BLOG challenges readers/writers to write, obviously, LIMERICKS!
Transgressions: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Sin and pleasure are eternally intertwined, and form the basis of the underworld…
Entrees, Like Revenge, May Be Served Cold: Limerick Off Monday
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Limerick Post (Limerick-Off Monday) of MAD KANE’S HUMOR BLOG challenges readers/writers to write, obviously, LIMERICKS! This week’s suggested first line that I chose was: When the entrée arrived, it was cold… Entrees, Like Revenge, May Be Served Cold When … Continue reading
Post Toasties: Limerick Off Monday
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Limerick Post (Limerick-Off Monday) of MAD KANE’S HUMOR BLOG challenges readers/writers to write, obviously, LIMERICKS! This week’s suggested first line that I chose was: A fellow who wrote for the Post I. A fellow who wrote for the Post knew … Continue reading
How Do You Rank a Shank? (Limerick Off Monday)
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If Corporations be People: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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The Sunday Whirl invites writers to write a poem or short prose using some or all of the “wordle’s” 12 words. This week it is:
Dorothy Parker and Girls Who Have Rashes: Limerick Off Monday
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I’ve met several women with rashes. They’re waiting to meet you, too….
Restoration: the Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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The Sunday Whirl invites writers to write a poem or short prose using some or all of the “wordle’s” 12 words. This week it is:
In Morning Over Tea
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Too Rubenesque for Burlesque?: Limerick Off Monday
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The Player: The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”
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The Sunday Whirl invites writers to write a poem or short prose using some or all of the “wordle’s” 12 word. This week it is: The Player … Continue reading
Excitement: Julia’s Place 100WCGU
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Have you ever been excited? Ha. Probably, all the time, you say. So what’s up with that…
Tarzan’s Old Travel Memories: Limerick-Off Monday
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The Lie: The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”
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What corporate lies we must believe when thirst for oil makes us achieve…
Rose Was Aroused When She Rose: Limerick-Off Monday
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Transanimalism: Friday Freeformeers
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Look it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s superman! No, it’s all three – It’s a birplaman! Friday Fictioneers – Rochelle Wisoff-Fields posts a pic to write a 100 word story about. This week it’s: humor My dear friend … Continue reading
Smoke On. Smoke Off. (Cough. Cough.).
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If you smoke, try to quit. If you don’t, don’t try it. Once it controls you, you’ll never control it. Mad Kane’s Humor Blog recently had a reference to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31st) and a limerick call. … Continue reading
The Persecuting Prostitute: Limerick-Off Monday
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Don’t get caught with this woman of the night. She’ll burn you right…
Wouldn’t You Pretend to be Ill?: Limerick Off Monday
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I’m sure that every one of you can relate to this, especially if you have children.
FTM: A Transgender Sonnet… The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”
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A difficult subject; a plethora of emotions and thoughts and opinions. Gender and sexuality and love and what is right and what is true is very messy… and requires time, patience, understanding, and a hope and faith in doing the … Continue reading
Too Much Red Ink: Limerick Off Monday on Tuesday
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You can always have too much red ink, but can you do something with it? Like lemons into lemonade?
The Director’s Movie: The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”
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Scattered Hope: The Sunday Whirl “Wordle” on Monday
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There were graven images, idols and statues, monoliths and icons, and now drones…
Loving You – My response to “Mwah” by fortyoneteen
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Words are joy, are love, are connections… Continue reading
Another slice of pie, said I (A Serving Song) The Sunday Whirl on Wednesday
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I couldn’t resist a second helping of this week’s Sunday Whirl. So this is my version: the Wednesday Whirl. Please indulge me in a moment of silent regurgitation
Down to the Grave: The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”
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A little Chinese-styled poetic ditty, for your wonton soup or the inside of that fortune cookie
Listen, It’s a Thin Line – The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”
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A Booty Urn Shot: Julia’s Place 100WCGU
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A booty shot can be a boo-tiful thing or the end of your earned urn income…
Thresholds: The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”
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Where were you when the lights went out? What were you thinking? Are you afraid of your thoughts or the dark? What thresholds can you not cross?
A Project Named Desire: The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”
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Hot stuff! Stanley Kowalski Rides Again – this time with a laptop and a website…
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