Poetry: "On the Street"

Poetry: "On the Street"

On the Street

Without a Home

'Cuz I failed to pay a loan

The bank foreclosed upon my house

So I am justified to grouse.

On the street

Without a home

To soup kitchens I do roam

And through the trash I often comb... (tbc?)

Poetry: "Spiders"

Poetry: "Spiders"

"The Male Spider"

Its primary role is to mate

Then it is usually eaten

By the much larger female,

it can't help but be beaten...

"The Female Spider"

Its spinnerets are spinning

As she weaves her web,

Any sudden movement

Her prey will soon be dead... (tbc?)

Essay: "The Best Time of the Year"

Essay: "The Best Time of the Year"

Some people believe that Christmas is, as the annoying Andy Williams song says, The best time of the year". Others think the summer is. They both have a point I suppose. However, Christmastime where I live is too cold and stressful, and summer is too damned hot. To me, autumn is the best time of the year. Fall is neither too hot nor too cold, at least at first. But the real reason that fall is the best time of the year is that by late September the "Fall Preview issue of the TV Guide (R, TM?) comes out and it is time to watch as many shows as I can before the damned highly flawed Nielson (TM?) rating system causes many good shows to meet their demise. At least for me, my DVR machine is working overtime, and what shows I don't have room to record or watch, I try to view online. I purchase the Fall Preview issue every year. It includes all the new shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and the CW (formerly the WB). Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to include USA, TNT, FX, TBS HBO, and other good shows on basic and premium stations. By the way, other than music and talent competitions, I pretty much detest so-called Reality Shows. Plus I prefer dramas over comedies, especially situation comedies. (tbc?)

Poetry: "In a World"

Poetry: "In a World" Note: Perhaps a Parallel World, very similar to but not necessarily our own.

In a world where God is Dead

And Bed Bugs bite you in your bed

And mold gets on your Daily Bread

And bullies beat you for Street Cred

Young people die, their parents' dread

And you get fired by a guy named Ed

Who answers to a guy named Fred

And Nazis kill with bursts of lead

And the girls you love have all been wed...

Poetry: "Going Medieval"

Poetry: "Going Medieval"

I am just a peasant.

My life's not very pleasant.

If I'm lucky once a year

I get to dine on pheasant... (tbc?)

Update: Eulogy of a Small Theater" Part 3

Update: "Eulogy of a Small Theater" Part 3

I recently found out that the Sharon Community Theater 1-8 in the Shaw's Plaza on South Main Street in Sharon, Massachusetts isn't going to close after all. However, with competition from Patriot Place Cinema Deluxe (less that 5 miles away), Legacy Place Cinema Deluxe (less than 15 miles away), and other area cinemas, it may just be a matter of time before it does close. That is unless its loyal patrons and others who rarely or never go there continue to or start attending on a regular basis.

Poetry: "Chatham Shark Sighting"

Poetry: "Chatham Shark Sighting" A work in progress

In waters off of Chatham

I saw a Great White Shark

Then I quickly swam ashore

And drove to Fenway Park

I was lucky that the toothy fish

Didn't mistake me for a seal

For if it did I'd likely be its next and latest meal... (tbc?)