by Ward | Apr 16, 2025 | Poetry, Writing
The clown does Shakespeareand we laugh.Hidden waif, tortured reader,stolen son, serious child,why do we howl when you misbehave,cry, when you are kind?We join with you in your threadbare costume—I can live without you, father, but must have butter,at least one mutt or...
by Ward | Apr 3, 2025 | Poetry, Writing
Oh lion, liar,snake, oh goatneither reptile, mammal,nor best of all time.You serpent, lowbelly, cold, scaly,goat, you bloat,the smell ain’t weird,it’s disgusting.You fibbin’ fatscoundrel, mouthpiecefor those who feel lionsdon’t get their due,who exactly are...
by Ward | Mar 28, 2025 | Poetry, Writing
You gotta be lucky to be in love.Bet on the hot hand, roll the dice,play hard to be twice as nice.Cut a two, make it hearts,you gotta make the bet if you want the part;you gotta be lucky to be in love.You gotta be lucky to be in love.It ain’t heaven that drops from...
by Ward | Mar 10, 2025 | Poetry, Writing
My family often call me a bear.Perhaps it’s my grumpy nature.I’m known to roar if startled,behave badly if woken abruptly.It’s true I like my back to be scratched. If no one with sharp fingernails is available,I’ll lean against a tree, scrape against itwith such...
by Ward | Mar 7, 2025 | Poetry, Writing
The world needs comedians,comedians need people who laugh,the comedians have Arlen.A boy with a big laugh,to fill a hall, a building, to fill the worldwith a shout of joy that is large.A laugh to make others laugh, a laughthat says, Success! If a joke is a...
by Ward | Feb 26, 2025 | Poetry, Writing
is there not enough glownot enough bleeding heart?not enough gold shows through?blue is blueblue is bluethe oscillation of oxygen when sunlight charges itlocated by Newton between red and yellowthe transcendent drift from shore to aquamarineblue is blueblue is...
