Children on parade, 4th of July...(2001)
poem by Peter Menkin
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The girl scouts wore silly hats,
one an emerald green overly...

For about 8 years I worked off and on at the department store Sears on a part time basis.It was mainly on. A few poems about observations while on duty as a sales clerk were written. Herewith, a...

About the Dance...(2000), Poem by Peter Menkin
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Tonight the ballet, through the storm
And with some delight in the practice
Of...

By Paul Laurence Dunbar ‘T was three an’ thirty year ago, When I was ruther young, you know, I had my last an’ only fight About a gal one summer night. ‘T was me an’ Zekel Johnson; Zeke ‘N’...

John Gielgud in Prospero's Books

A Poem by Charles Bryant


Music and text both admirable,
concept intriguing, performance beyond reproach;
for...

Hell Yeah!
By MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)

Uh oh… the words are all piling up,
the jumbled semantics of poets and preachers,
politicians of serious...

So we, who‘ve supped the self-same cup, To-night must lay our friendship by; Your wrath has burned your judgment up, Hot breath has blown the ashes high. You say that you are wronged—ah,...

Time To Eat
By Reid Baer

A chili dinner is being
served at two stations – one has a
long line of people patiently
waiting their turn while the other...