Rhyme Of The Day

 They say that people who routinely put things off Are mostly perfectionists (cough, cough) Who are afraid Of committing to wade Into that b...

It is hard to maintain perspective  When a person holds your heart for decades And perhaps there’s no point in trying.  Entangled love, undy...

Grandchildren, I love you dearly,  But let me tell you sincerely   I’m seriously glad  You’ve got a mom and dad  To take the lead on your ca...

There is a set of books called No Fear Shakespeare  Which translate Shakespeare into modern prose - On facing pages. Meaning is made clear! ...

Translation is an art That’s not for the faint of heart.  And it turns extra scary, When the text is literary, And when it’s (shudder) poeti...

Translator, traitor! They say. And some will add That even though the English isn’t bad, The original Italian blows it away. “Trad...

I hear my father’s and my mother’s voices Inside my head. And when I face hard choices I do not find they give the same advice. My mother...

The Book of Job opens up with the Devil Making a bet with God, Which is odd, But sort of explains the presence of evil. Job complains O...

I certainly have heard it argued sincerely That having children is not itself rewarding. I must admit I find this argument frightful, Bel...

Trials of skill are never truly easy, But that’s the way the gifted make them seem. I watch a tightrope walker, I get queasy, While he do...

 It is a form of madness, so some say, That overtakes calm reason’s gentle way, And sweeps aside most practical objections  In favor of prim...

 The Unabomber was brilliant at math, But went off the rails with enviro-wrath.  If he’d majored in English he might have known, That he cou...

I received a gift from a friend, A book of his poems - which I would recommend, But he published a limited run, Just forty copies and th...

Many a signed-and-sealed treaty Is vague about things that are meaty. They load lots of nuance up front, And into the future they punt, ...

Being a thorough skeptic Who never says: yes that’s true, Is like pouring antiseptic Straight in your brain, you eschew The pain of bein...

Mulberry season is coming, A thought that fills me with glee. Nobody else seems to like them, Which means there are plenty for me. I es...

  I always struggle with expressing myself on Memorial Day weekend. This year I finally wrote a poem I liked about the holiday: Heartrending...

 Perhaps the snow is truly gone.  A vibrant green has seized the lawn.  The sky shines blue, the air blows warm, And life, which crouched in...

 Most “right” names have a W.  Which comes from old English for maker.  But Enright is from a different root, And so it’s a spelling rule br...