#shortform #poem #barbershop #slowdown the barber cuts one hair at a time as walk-ins walk out spinning pole lulls the humming box fan I actually stayed. Of three haircutters, one was recovering from surgery and one bought a one way ticket to Florida. The third had to learn to pace herself.

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you’ve see live (I actually saw these 10 acts for free) Horslips REM Brian Eno Susanna Hoffs Mountain Spyro Gyra John Hiatt Odetta Mary Chapin Carpenter The Tubes

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap. After @madp03t.bsky.social posted the Banana Splits, there was one natural place to go…

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap.

#PoemsAloud #True I hope you enjoy listening as much as I obviously enjoyed recording. True 50 year old story. Full disclosure, I haven’t been high in 40 years, when I got a security clearance that required random testing.

Unreliable narrators kind of piss me off…

This is the state of our 1st amendment rights. You need a permit, the area is the size of small backyard, and they will trash you when you’re done.

Yeah you could easily miss the sign, that’s how abstract boundaries and property are…

Gentle breeze at ground level, the sound of birds, subtle dog and human footsteps, and me saying, “I wonder what’s burning?” The only thing missing is the smell of smoke from somewhere.

The mystery of the Jersey Devil has been solved…

That whole girl/squirrel thing led me to a fantastic live album including this song: youtu.be/V1rrEQGyguU?...

#haiku #haikusaturday #fucktrump flies up puppy’s ass like Johnson and Trump or Trump and Xi

@maddymarcotte.bsky.social got me back on the replace girl with squirrel in a song title: Squirrels That Don’t Exist (Are Haunting Me) Tell That Squirrel To Shut Up A Certain Squirrel (what’s her name? I can’t tell ya’) September Squrls 🐿️ on 🔥 Your Best American Squirrel Pretty Squirrel Why?

#PoemsAbout #WhatRemains @thebrokenspine.co.uk OK, let’s get this party started! I’ll put a reading in the comments. #FuckWar #FuckTrump #FuckHegseth #FuckSheep

Trying to figure out which leg is which on a sleeping Klee Kai is like looking a 🪢 and wondering which section will loosen it or tighten it. She’s resting her forehead on her back foot.

Yeah, this is the state of Facebook today. Tons of ads and inane AI prompted questions I would never ask. On a birder group, someone posted a catbird landing on their cat’s memorial. Would I really be tempted to ask, “Why do catbirds often visit cats’ graves?”

Replace “girl” in a song title with “squirrel” Squirrel U Want Cinnamon Squirrel (Looking for a) Cynical Squirrel Squirrel Friend in a Coma

Reverse a band. Fearless Rabbit Men II Boyz

This is really the best way!!!

slightly increase a band Major Beefheart Bikinis Kill The Overtones

slightly increase a band Foci Feat Kronos Quintet

Doing the right thing for the wrong reason. Fernando Mendoza is not visiting the White House because he said it would be a bad look to miss practice. It would have been nicer if he said it would be a bad look to shake hands with a pedophile war criminal.

Interesting position. Her back foot is wedged between the cushions and her tail is in anti-gravity mode.

So excited to have my haiku selected by Shadow Pond Journal!!!

He says he not political, but he wears a black robe in public and a white robe in his heart. Plaster the internet with #FuckJohnRoberts.

out of poems today but this the next time and the fire is lit #FuckTrump #FuckJohnRoberts

Existence…

The mystery of the Jersey Devil has been solved…

#haiku #haikusaturday #stillness the heron stands more still than a photograph never at rest

#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers @thebrokenspine.co.uk Something light this week.

#Poetry #Reading #PoemsAloud #NationalPoetryMonth #My #Book youtu.be/7fvczedt2j4?...

#PoemsAloud #Allergies #Existence Something I wrote around this time a few years ago, before I started seeing an allergist. Written to the prompt, the end of poetry. youtu.be/0HucVAqLi50?...

where can I find rocks made of water IYKYK #haiku #senryu #rocks #watercolor #art #technique @emmasartworks.bsky.social

I turned to Audrey and said, “That’s a tangled bunch of shit…”

My hardcopy came very quickly. I am glad to have memorialized this past National Poetry Month.

🕳️ in 1 for Joann!!! For me, 💩!!! ⛳️ 🤩

Gametime? What kind of game do you suppose?

I was so psyched to wake up and see this today!!!

I blame society… youtu.be/MKIaS0lh-uo?...

It just occurred to me that I still hear this song in my head probably every day after well over forty years. youtu.be/dKbzuOW4600?...

Either a #WIP or a done #poem. I don’t like when prompted to lift a phrase, in this case from the poem Ants, by Joanie Mackowski. For my title I lifted two words from the lines: moons of their abdomens, one trapped in bubbles (I soak in the tub); with no clear purpose Does it feel done to you?

You must check out how @frankhudson.bsky.social adapted this poem!!!

#haiku #haikusaturday #badhairday wake up in slug slime cheek stuck to a leaf or a drool soaked pillow

Yay, the Kindle version and the Paperback are both available on Amazon now. #Poems #NationalPoetryMonth #NaPoWriMo

#PoemsAbout #AfterTheSirens @thebrokenspine.co.uk I will post a reading in the comments.

Just for kicks, I collected my #NaPoWriMo poems into a single volume. I really just wanted to see them on the Kindle and in print. The paperback is pending review, but the Kindle version is up. If you have Kindle Unlimited, you can read it for free!!! My son, Joseph, took the cover photo.

#NaPoWriMo 30/30 #Poem #Bee #Puppy #FuckTrump See remarks for the inspiration!!!

Who is the silliest?

#NaPoWriMo 29/30 One day to go, and still no prompts or poems about not knowing what to write!!!

Merril weaves poetry and photographs so beautifully!