Entries from April 2025 ↓

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Childhood Friend

My childhood friend Was good and kind, A better friend No one could find. We never fought Or disagreed, He catered to My ever need He took my side When I’d been bad And played with me When I was sad. For such a friend I often grieve, So what if he Was make-believe.

Mirror

He found a little mirror, A thing he’d never seen. He picked a clump of ragweed And wiped the surface clean. It looked just like his father, Who had been dead for years! Such unhappy memories… It kindled hidden fears. He would hide it in the woods Far from his old wife’s eyes. To see […]

Friendly Squeeze

I came here to visit, With my new friend Victor, Who wanted to show me His boa constrictor. He said that it’s friendly, But if that’s really true, Then just why is Victor Such a bright shade of blue?

Fish or Talk

Bill, an undercover warden, Had been working the case for days. They were a bunch of good ol’ boys, Plain set in all their good boy ways. Sam agreed to take Bill fishing With stolen sticks of dynamite. Sam wasn’t one to waste his time Waiting around for fish to bite. Bill wore a wire […]

Grits

Go ahead and have your fun, Laugh at how I talk And because I wear my boots, Laugh at how I walk. You think that saying “You all” Is really quite passé. But it certainly beats “You guys” Like all of you all say. Make fun of the appliances Sitting out in my front yard, […]