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The Missing Poem of June 30th (AKA the Page That Wouldn’t Die)

Eight days ago I wrote

A poem. “What?” you gasp.

I raise my eyebrow at your sarcasm

And then my hands I clasp.

The problem with this poem

Was that I wrote it as a page,

So it did not show up in this feed.

You cannot guess my rage.

So know I’ve fixed the error

And I present for you

The June 30th poem

That you thought had gone askew.


Coworkers:

I hit the nail on the head,

Pound, pound, pound.

I hit the nail many times

And beat it into the ground.

I hammered on that nail

With all my worldly might,

And as I did, I thought of you.

It brought me much delight.


Maybe it was better

That the poem above was lost.

I no longer feel the way I did.

This line rhymes with Faust.

Now mercifully I leave you

Until the Ninth of July.

Thanks again Dear Readers,

And once again, good bye.


On an unrelated, but absolutely true note, this stupid Meta-poem posted itself as a page, rather than a post, twice. It may still be a page. We will see.

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Ambition

If I were a blue whale

I’d out-majestic you.

If I were an elephant

My trunk would go “kabloo!”

If I were a father moose

I’d step in front of your car.

If I were a Bengal tiger

I’d stalk you at the bar.

If I were a dog

I’d give you a real’ good lickin’.

If I were the neighbor’s cat

I’d bring you a dead chicken.

If I were a fearsome beast

Your heart, I’m sure, would freeze.

But I’m a rat who pulls a lever

To get a piece of cheese.

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Windows

I look at you like you’re not even there.

I open you when I’m hot.

You shield me from the wind and rain.

Worthy, I am not.

You bring light to my little world,

Operate my computer.

You’re a wallflower in full bloom.

You make me see astuter.

When you’re dirty, you don’t complain.

You’d take a bullet for me.

You’re always there when I wake up.

Through you, the world I see.

Forget you, windows, I can’t. I won’t.

You have panes so that I don’t.

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Something Lost

Fireworks yesterday.

House is still there.

Slept in ’til eleven.

Didn’t even care.

Walked through a dark alley.

Suffered no attack.

I’m curious though

When complete sentences come back.

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Not The Queen’s English

A whole bunch of scores ago

Some British people got on a boat.

They came and taxed our tea, and so

The Constitution did get wrote.

     

The British guys thought a big red jacket

Would be the perfect camouflage.

Alas, their soldiers couldn’t hack it

And had not been trained to dodge.

     

And so we yankees won the war

And conquered all the Earth.

At the public school I learned this lore.

Hurray for America’s birth! 

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Deal Breaker?

What makes the tears of spiders?

What hides under monsters’ beds?

What makes slime and death and taxes

Put a pillow over their heads?

     

What makes a cold front shiver?

What makes Hell’s denizens sweat?

I wondered about the answer

Until I met my girlfriend’s pet.

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The Big Winner

I won! I won! I actually won!

I won the lottery!

In the next few days, a ten-dollar check

Will be mailed straight to me!

     

You’ve no idea how much joy

Through which my heart has went.

That ticket was the best twenty bucks

I think I’ve ever spent.

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Launch, Pt. 1

Good morning to most of my readers!

Good afternoon to the few!

It’s a beautiful day in travesty land,

And I’m going to share it with you.

Today, I launch my book, “America:

“Land of the (Buy One, Get One) Free.”

For those who accepted my promotion,

You’ll soon get a free gift from me.

Here’s a link to the finished product,

Where you can get in in time

For your Fourth of July celebration

And at very minimal dime.

And for my non-American readers,

Thanks for putting up with this post.

You should buy the book too, ’cause it’s funny.

(It’s the truth, not merely a boast).

And for those lovely readers of mine

Who just come here for the funny,

Today’s poem is coming after I am through humming

And hopping around like a bunny.

https://www.createspace.com/5538918

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Fear Itself

My mind is hot and swirling

Like my brain is in the dryer.

I try and try to calm myself,

But blood pressure gets higher.

I’m schooled in meditation,

But can’t think of what they teach,

Because tonight I have to give

A seven minute speech.
I’ve written out my note cards

(On paper and in the cloud).

I’ve proofread it a hundred times

And read it all out loud.

Yet my heart beats, my palms sweat,

And the world feels surreal

Because, for my seven minute speech,

I’ve four minutes if mater’al.
And so I am rewriting,

Adding anecdotes and facts,

Undoing all my “control-Z’s”

And redacting my “redacts.”

And as my fevered fingers run

Like the witch chases Gretel and Hansel

I’m giving a seven-minute prayer

That they have to call and cancel.

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He Loves His Work

My best friend is a hired gun.

At first I thought his job was fun,

But changed my mind when came the year

He worked the job as a volunteer.

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