America the Beautiful
On his toilet squatted Donald Trump “Giddy-up, giddy-up,” he shouted at his rump He pushed and pushed and pushed some more but nothing came out but a flatulent … Read more
poetry
ZTF: Freedom’s Orbit
Second chances and renewal came to mind when I learned that the comet “ZTF” will become visible soon, after a cosmically brief 50,000 years. It’s never too early … Read more
A Maxi-Holiday for a Mini-Herd
Wilma the bison has been alone too long. At twenty-nine, advanced age for a bison, she now will be part of a mini-herd. I was pleased to learn … Read more
‘Clarity, Mr. Wolf, Clarity!’
A nationally known professor returned my first paper with a devastating “C –” intoning, “Clarity, Mr. Wolf, clarity!” I took a wanderjahre between my sophomore and junior college … Read more
The Particle Poet’s Inflammatory Smoking Jacket
One colleague’s smoking jacket was rumored to be the same one he had worn for twenty years without being dry-cleaned. Most faculty dressed casually in the once upon … Read more
Mouseguest: A Poem
Mouseguest Come Dear Mouse be our guest And may your weary head find rest Not upon our little bed But out in the garage instead I think you’ll … Read more
January 6: A Poem
January 6 O fateful day amid gray skiesIn bitter waves they cameWith purple rage and fantasiesThat Trump chose to inflame.America! America!They shed disgrace on theeThis twisted hate-filled brotherhood,Traitors … Read more
Trump Plays While U.S. Mourns: A Poem
Trump Plays While U.S. Mourns Nero played with Rome aflame;He did not care as fire spread.Trump’s golfing trips are quite the same;He plays while thousands all lie dead. … Read more
A Cursory Rhyme
A poem about Chumpty-Trumpty. Chumpty-Trumpty owned a huge mall. Chumpty-Trumpty built a Great Wall. All Trumpty’s Cannons, and all of his Bannons, Can’t stop poor China from killing … Read more
The Charge of the Not-So-Bright Brigade
The Charge of the Not-So-Bright Brigade: Trump’s Tulsa Rally of Death Half a brain, half a brain,Half a brain onward,All to the rally of DeathStrode the sick hundreds.“Forward, … Read more
