Why did the playground children cross the road? To get to the other slide ------------------------------------- Why did the State Fair children cross the road? To get to the other ride

They can't say what they did without admitting it, so they keep quiet

While some families are surrounded by tragedy, others receive joy

Who should we believe, dozens of women or one lying pedophile?

She softy kisses me goodbye, my lips waiting for her kiss hello

Some poems come in a quick flurry, while others take their own sweet time

Rivers receding, flood levels dropping, I'm still searching for blue sky -------------------------------------- The rain around here has been so crazy, I think it's deluge-ional

Trump flips off worker, that one finger summing up all of his I.Q.

You should grow a beard It makes you look distinguished and helps hide your face

A pagan in God's house, this particular wolf is wearing cotton

December's here, all of November out the door, January looms

The carpet looks like a large flock of birds flying. I walk carefully

Mooratorium: the temporary stop to your boat at the pier ------------------------------- Crows on both sides of the street, so we drove slowly past the murder scene

Merde-atorium: the temporary stop to anything shitty

Mare-atorium: the temporary stoppage of female horses

Myrrhatorium: the temporary stop to baby Jesus gifts

More-atorium: the temporary stoppage of wanting extra

Mirratorium: the temporary stoppage of shiny items

Her smile says, "I will have sex later" Her boots say, "You should get in line" -------------------------------------- Maratorium: the temporary stoppage of things from the sea

Why did the Southern Ocean cross the road? To get to the other tide

New Year's Day: Hoping this one is better than last year's dumpster fire

New Year's Eve: For some, it's the time to make sure that the old year gets out

Why did the taxi- dermist cross the road? To get to the other hide

My Aunt Paula passed Another tether lets go that keeps me grounded

Why did the gay and trans group cross the road? To get to the other Pride -------------------------------------------- Why did the poly- gamist cross the road? To get to the other bride

Day after Christmas: When kids start acting like their rotten selves again

Yes, it's Christmas, though Santa did not make me a lottery winner

Christmas Eve begins the twenty-four-hour time kids try to be good

They realize they're getting old as their Christmas card list's much smaller

After multiple days of rain, when the sun broke through, it felt like hope

Flood warning: so far our street is dry, but the rain clouds have other plans ----------------------------------- Flood warning: so far our street is dry, but the rain just won't go away

With this flooding, I'm more afraid of water than the Wicked Witch was

This atmospheric river is creating a soggy atmosphere

This atmospheric river makes the real rivers higher and wider

The flooding began before I had the chance to start work on my ark

Why did Paul Drake and Perry Mason cross the road? To see Della St.

My life may contain multitudes, but there is still room for plenty more

Michigan has been nice to visit, but we will be glad to be home

Wedding yesterday, they feel the same, and yet the morning looks different

Sunrise lights up the fallen oak leaves, making the yard look like fire

Staring up at the sun, eyes closed tight, I let the red envelop me

His wedding the same day Liverpool plays, so each could dictate his mood ------------------------------------- His wedding the same day Liverpool plays, so he hopes for double wins

He asked me, "How's it hanging?" A question I find far too personal

Flying high above the clouds, chaos below, I wish I could let go

Having seen him live, when I read his poems, I hear him softly speak

Epstein covered the Hall & Oates classic song, "Your Prez is On My List"

Unlike Santa's, the Epstein list won't be checked twice cuz they all naughty

Just the two of us this Thanksgiving, and for that I'm truly thankful -------------------------------------- Love may conquer all but that usually means that something's in ruins

Black Friday seems to have better marketing than Latino Tuesday

For those addicted to the Upside Down, today's Stranger Thingsgiving