Three new poems and a joke
1) “Family Disputes” by yours truly
I have had some family disputes recently
For being unemployed or self-employed at home.
For mainly health problems.
My older brother got mad at me recently
For sharing brief poems on email.
I replied you do not have to read them.
It’s not like he does not have
More email spam from total strangers.
But I have stopped sending the poems.
I told a friend recently
My older brother is intuitive,
And I am nerdy.
2) “Sky” by yours truly
The sky is a bit dull this evening,
A blue sky with low white clouds
And a few small birds.
Words for nerds.
My brother says my writing is mentally fractured.
I replied a university professor said once
That Modernism is about fragmentation.
3) “Loud” by yours truly
Loud cars on the dark, busy street outside.
May be a sign of pride, machismo.
This is the U.S. Southwest.
The Chinese speak of dragons as metaphors for men
And flowers or gardens for women.
A joke
“I will gladly pay you Thursday for a pistachio or a few more today.” –Wimpy from the “Popeye” cartoon
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