The smell of something
burning coming from your fan
means you'll be warm soon
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I'm lonely, and you're
lonely, so why can't we be
lonely together?
The smell of something
burning coming from your fan
means you'll be warm soon
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I'm lonely, and you're
lonely, so why can't we be
lonely together?
The smell of something
burning coming from your fan
is not a good sign
They kept marching on,
walking, not knowing where they
were headed, or why
Christmas traditions
tend to be broken only
when they're forced to be
You know the magic's
gone, when for Christmas, she does
not want your package
Driving back home on
Christmas Day, clear roads will be
the best gift of all
Christmas Eve morning,
the best gift she gave me was
the chance to sleep in
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Newberg: where the streets
close up at five; on Christmas
Eve, closer to four
I love the Solstice
because, I admit, I'm still
afraid of the dark
Able to sound like
James Earl Jones in Star Wars, Bill's
a Master Vader
Able to put worms
on hooks in record time, Bill's
a Master Baiter
"Jeans aren't conducive
to prostitution", she said,
but how does she know?
Matthew Perry has
passed away, could the news BE
any more tragic
Matthew Perry has
passed away, so all of us
now have one less friend
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Matthew Perry has
passed away, and so now he
can't be there for us
Staring at the pair
of dice, he then realized
his genie was deaf
The stubborn leaves wave
to me from bare branches, to
urge me to hang on
I'm so happy the
weekend is near, I'm willing
to start it early
I don't know where to
begin, how to begin, so
I won't start quite yet
Pure sunshine in late
November is a treasure
not to be wasted
With Winter's first freeze,
banana leaves shrivel and
shrink, a stranger here
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Poets trying to
write down their deepest thoughts, but
must come up for air
The city asked me
to hand over my birds, but
I don't give a flock
Staying healthy seems
to be more expensive than
letting myself go
The Healthcare system
sure seems to have forgotten
about health and care
Getting a vaccine
and flu shot takes more effort
than just being sick
The moon is jealous
of how you shine and glow with
darkness all around
She said I had the
voice of an angle, and I
knew I'd been obtuse
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Sleeping in can be
the second or third best thing
you can do in bed
I believe we should
be less about our race, and
more about our care
You may be a girl
with a biblical name, but
you are the devil
I apologize
for this song about the end
of the world. It's sad!
I may be a bit
old for an all-ages show.
I screw up the curve.
I may be a bit
old for an all-ages show.
I'm creepy old guy!
Blue sky October,
I'll relish the sun before
gray sky November
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The blue sky reminds
me I don't look forward to
the storms that will come
Blue sky October,
even Mother Nature won't
admit Summer's gone
He has plenty to
be thankful for: family, friends,
dogs and Doctor Who
Blue sky October,
sun low on the horizon,
some warmth still lingers
It may be a new
laptop, but I'm still having
the same old problems
Sometimes, the leaf gets
to decide when it's time to
pull away and fall
Knife handling skills
can lead you to becoming
a chopaholic
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When you're chopping up
vegetables, it can get
a little dicey
Looking back, I see
I was Mister Give, while she
truly was Miss Take
The restaurant's called
"The Nest". I'm worried who
will chew my food first
Cherry blossoms fall
earlier than normal, they
know Bob Redmond's gone
Disappointment looms,
my team is not good this year,
yet maybe, maybe
Nobody wants to
smell the dumpster while they are
enjoying the meal
I would move mountains
for you, so let me know where
you want them moved to
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The creek trickles slow,
meandering the forest.
All the frogs are gone
The cat had transformed,
meowing so loudly she
had made herself horse
She may be wearing
a rainbow skirt, but her mood
is more like storm clouds
Admiral Ackbar's
brand new line of beer handle
products: "It's a Tap!"
Admiral Ackbar's
brand new line of women's health
products: "It's a Pap!"
Admiral Ackbar's
brand new line of tortilla
sandwich: "It's a Wrap!"
Admiral Ackbar's
brand new line of camera
holders: "It's a Strap!"
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Admiral Ackbar's
got a new line of coffee
drink blends: "It's a Frappe!"
Admiral Ackbar's
got a new line of Christmas
paper: "It's a Wrap!"
Admiral Ackbar's
got a new line of knitted
headwear: "It's a cap!"
Admiral Ackbar's
got a new line of maple
syrups: "It's a Sap!"
Admiral Ackbar's
new line of recycling
places: "It's a Scrap!"
Admiral Ackbar's
brand new line of manure
products: It's A Crap!
In the event of
a real emergency, you
should find religion
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In the event of
a real emergency, you
should have a towel
In the event of
a real emergency, I
will bring the whiskey
In the event of
a real emergency, you
better be ready
In the event of
a real emergency, don't
panic! Oh, wait. Do!
In the event of
a real emergency, you'll
kiss your butt goodbye
In the event of
a real emergency, you
better run like hell
I'm so groggy this
morning, I wrote a haiku
with too many syllables
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I forgot my book,
so now I must create all
of the words myself
Pink has postponed her
concerts here. We'll wait to get
the party started
Narcissism and
greed trump humanity, so
our planet is doomed
Sleeping with your spouse,
farting under the bedsheets
is an act of war
The last one hundred
miles of biking felt like it
was a century
Another day done,
while the next one looms nearby,
waiting for it's turn
PTO means you
better prepare the others
as I won't be there
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Lahaina is gone,
the banyan tree damaged, but
the tourists still come
She says whiskey will
likely ruin my life, but
I think I need proof
Not only are we
not on the same page, I don't
think it's the same book
Bill Walton's stream of
consciousness now seems to be
a bit polluted
It's so hot here, my
oven told Mother Nature,
"Okay, fine, you win!"
It's so hot here, Ben
and Jerry's is now selling
Chunky Monkey Soup
It's so hot here in
Seattle, tomorrow is
already sweating
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It's so hot here right
now, my deodorant gave
it's two weeks notice
This Monday arrives
with four checked bags and a purse
It's not leaving soon
Sandpipers race back
and forth, ahead of the waves,
while an eagle rests
Watching the ceiling
fan spin round and round, it's too
active this morning
You did your best to
make me look bad. I don't need
any help with that.
It's my fault really,
that while hugging me, you then
stabbed me in the back
Going to take a
break to rest and reflect, be
back again soon!
Empathy is not
so great when everyone near
you is suffering
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Just because there are
long hairs on my chin doesn't
make me your scapegoat
The moon finally
makes an appearance, just as
the sun starts shining
Tonight is our last
meal together, which is sad.
Oh wait, there's breakfast!
If I am ever
late for dinner, you can bet
that I'm likely dead
If ice cream before
dinner spoils my appetite,
I'm okay with that
Robins seem to be
in a perpetual state
of panic and fear
Today is the beach,
the sand, the ocean, and I
can't wait to jump in
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You'll eat this because
I say so, oh, and it is
also good for you
These mosquitos are
buzzing my head far more than
this beer ever will
Just to be clear, I
could do this forever, but
I just don't want to
The log trucks on the
nearby highway remind me
this peace is short-lived
These bones, as weary
as they may be, still have some
adventure in them
This breeze, though it has
no taste, no flavor at all,
is just delicious
The highway's constant
hum is not a tune, I'd like
to sing along to
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The Elwa River,
no longer dammed, flows freely,
almost heavenly
There's just a slight chill
to the morning air, letting
us know Fall is near
Punk shows next to the
highway should pay passing cars
some residuals
I still love her with
all my heart, but recently,
it takes more effort
I may not be a
hippy, but I do dress like
one almost daily
When words have become
valuable again, I will
invest in silence
Before she can take
care of others, she must first
take care of herself
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Sunday afternoon,
sunshine, a good book, and beer
make this heavenly
I sat in the shade
for an hour, as I knew
the sun was coming
Washingtonians
need a few days of sunshine
to burn off the moss
The sun's up, blue sky,
birds singing, and yet, inside
my heart, it's raining
Car camping: Because
you want to sleep in the woods,
but with loud neighbors
Camping: Because a
television, king bed and
roof is for sissies
Camping: Just a thin
layer of fabric between
you and animals
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Camping: Because you
find sleeping at home is far
too comfortable
Once the Zen Buddhist
achieved nirvana, he was
then seen everywhere
The Zen Buddhist placed
his coffee order, "Make me
one with everything"
One moon shines on the
lake, but when I drop a stone
in, a thousand moons
Please Kanye, get back
on your medication. We
know this isn't you
I ate so many
fries yesterday, I think my
rear end now has eyes
In Portland for one
more night, then depart the Rose
for the Emerald
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I ate so much food
yesterday, I think today
will go by so fast
After a day of
spotty showers, sun appears
in it's own spotlight
Forecast is spotty
showers, so pick a spot where
the showers are not
After visiting
the home of the Rat King, I
found I wanted cheese
On the naked bike
ride, I'm the one cyclist
that is fully clothed
She proudly showed me
her birthday suit, but it needs
a good ironing
She's left me for a
cheesemaker, so I'm certain,
she's gone for gouda
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I'm writing this down,
this thought is now rooted, stuck,
no longer can fly
I stare at the door,
watching for movement, waiting
for her to arrive
Olivia Newton
John has passed, and now our tears
are multiplying
In a trailer park
called "Paradise", nobody
feels like they've made it
I will never grow
up, but if I'm gonna grow
old, I will with you
In the breeze of a
clear blue day, I still somehow
feel fuzzy and stale
This cool morning air
before the heat of the day
is my favorite
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Sometimes a person
must travel far away to
appreciate home
Even if a long
weekend had six days, it would
not be long enough
When the morning comes,
sometimes last night's events will
still be echoing
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The clouds have returned,
unwanted guests, who will stay
longer than we like
Sometimes, the bright light
of the midday sun is the
last thing that you need
I'm staying in a
million dollar home, and yet
still feel like white trash
He loves tequila,
and sometimes, if he drinks too
much, it loves him back
Tomorrow is high
tea and finger sandwiches,
then a big dinner
There are times I talk
to someone I'd never talk
to, and that's okay
When you're a sponge for
human emotion, sometimes
you should be wrung out
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Those days when you feel
desperation reigns supreme,
sometimes there's candy
As I stare into
the night sky, I see no stars,
just inky blackness
She says she didn't
flip me off, but I still see
her middle finger
Palm fronds in a less
than tropical region does
not fool anyone
Floating jellyfish,
orange, gross, gelatinous,
looks more like vomit
I said two prayers,
one for each voice in my head
and a third for me
Her phone on vibrate,
the rhythm when a call comes
is so damn funky
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Blue sky and sunshine
feel like they're being wasted
while I'm stuck inside
Multilingual kids
can speak at least one or more
languages than me
Anniversaries
are rewards for stubbornness
or extreme patience
Before you can love
others, you must first sing a
love song to yourself
What wine goes best with
embarrassment? My guess is
a blush or rose'
Cocaine was found in
the West Wing; I guess that's why
it's called the White House
You can teach an old
dog a new trick, they just might
not want to learn it
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Anxiety dreams
and nightmares make going to
sleep less enticing
I would tell myself,
"Stop drinking so much", but I
don't listen to drunks
Asked for my secret
to a lasting marriage, I
said, "a patient spouse".
I can rarely tell
which day I'll be the puppet
or the puppeteer
The Fourth of July:
The one holiday disliked
by both pets and vets
He says his name is
Ernest, but it feels to me
like he's faking it
Why do we go back
and forth when all I want is
to go in and out
--------------------------------
A small yellow bird
hopping from branch to branch while
I can barely move
I tend to repeat
myself when I've been drinking.
I tend to repeat...
There are dozens of
nasty voices in my head,
and a few nice ones
I'm waiting for the
phone to ring, though I'm hoping
that it never does
I've given away
all of my old batteries;
they were free of charge
Everyone says I'm
stubborn, but I disagree
every single time
When you're still fighting
a war, it's hard to hold a
victory parade
--------------------------------
To start a garden,
grow anything at all, you
must first dig a hole
Spring is almost here,
two months late, warming our bones.
We'll take each second
Torn page, near the back
of my journal, almost ripped
out, I'll still use it
For their wedding night,
the bride and groom did what you'd
expect they did: slept
A long weekend in
Victoria never seems
to be long enough
The choir filled the
church with joyous song, and yet
I remained empty
Sitting in a church,
hoping I don't burst into
flames. I'm feeling hot.
---------------------------------
Sitting in a church,
hoping I, and the building,
don't burst into flames
In a land where the
eagle is common, we seek
what for us is rare
We scan the flat sea,
searching for anything that
will break up the gray
The sky gray, the sea
gray, the divide a thin line
on the horizon
Getting my hair cut,
to look more respectable,
maybe a little
If you close your eyes,
the world may disappear, but
it won't go away
Long ago, I was
a self-centered narcissist,
but now look at me
--------------------------------
When you are hungry,
it's the only thing that your
head will focus on
Tim Tebow's book of
devotionals, kneeling on
their coffee table
Sunday morning comes,
meaning Saturday night has
passed, and Monday looms
Staying in a room
with guns, bows and bullets, I
somehow feel less safe
Staying in a room
with guns, bows and bullets, I
may not fall asleep
Glass shatters, explodes
across the floor, little bits
scatter like children
If a platypus
isn't an alien, an
octopus must be
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Over the years, I've
found friends are the family
that you get to choose
For drummers at a
certain level, Starr power
is measured in Watts
Sometimes syllables
add up to more than their count,
and sometimes they don't
They say he's got a
heart of gold, forgetting gold
is cold and heavy
Disintegration:
a great Cure album, and a
zombie's worst nightmare
I am less concerned
about gender than I am
hatred and bias
Your gender is not
concerning or threatening
me in any way
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The gender that makes
you comfortable makes me
comfortable too
This day is laid out
before me, options galore,
and yet I just sit
His birthday now passed,
he may not celebrate, but
hopes it's not his last
Today needs Mary
Jane, a whiskey shot, and a
glass of chardonnay
When I find myself,
learn to love myself, I can
begin to love you
Wes still lusts over
Terri Nunn, singing in the
Metro of his heart
Sasquatch is hiding
because he knows someone wants
to serve him papers
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The discovery
of love, always a surprise,
is worth searching for
Henry's erotic
painting is more comical,
and less sexual
Sometimes I'm able
to keep all the plates spinning,
and sometimes I'm not
Californians are
not used to this much snow, since
this can't be snorted
There's so much snow in
California, and this time,
I don't mean cocaine
The older I get,
the less I know, which feels like
the wrong direction
For the carnival
rides, games and farm animals,
it is fair weather
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I'm another year
older, none the wiser, and
I'm okay with that
Eating pizza in
a Greek restaurant feels so
wrong, but tastes so right
Jack always sounds like
he's smoked a lot of ganja;
it makes me jealous
At the goth Dunkin
Donuts, the coffee's always
as black as your soul
Jill's superpower
is to make all her insults
sound like compliments
Bi Panda accepts
themselves for being who they
are: both black and white
I haven't done all
I want to do, but there's still
plenty of day left
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They named their rabbit
"Coffee", because he leaves beans
all over the floor
Don't worry! Your beer
supporting Trans rights doesn't
somehow make you gay
If you're not disturbed,
you're not paying attention
to what's happening
I walk along the
river, frightening the fish
with my tall shadow
There's so much to see
in this town, when you visit,
you'll need bigger eyes
Kid Rock shot up his
Bud Light, even though Coors is
the silver bullet
One bad apple may
not ruin the whole batch, but
it sure does the pie
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I got arrested
for stealing people's phones. Now,
I've got my own cell
Waiting for her to
start her shower, so I can
play amongst the drops
It's continuing
to rain, so long, so strong, I
should prepare the ark
If you can hold back
the lightning, I promise to
hold back the thunder
My voice, which I find
to be just okay, seems to
be in high demand
When they say, "She's gone
for good", I have found it is
rarely positive
If you're complaining
about the deep hole you're in,
you should stop digging
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Due to inflation,
and my age, my thoughts are at
least worth a nickel
Robot poems have
less heart, more references
to wires and facts
His heart felt like a
snowman on a very hot
day, melting away
So many days of
gray skies makes each moment of
blue feel like a gift
One hundred percent
chance of rain tomorrow, so
I'll be looking down
Cherry blossoms are
now in peak bloom, painting the
whole neighborhood pink
I didn't think I'd
miss him, but now that he's gone,
I see that I don't
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April showers do
bring May flowers, but I would
prefer sunflowers
Daffodil Parade,
since the Skunk Cabbage Parade
wasn't popular
The difference between
immature and I'm mature
is grammatical
Her heart may be crushed,
broken and beaten, but it
still calls out for him
I'm waiting in the
parking garage for her so
we can get going
He had six shots of
bourbon for Easter, and so
now, he has fallen
Despite the name, the
Baby Changing Station won't
give you a new child
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When Kid Rock purchased
two cases of Bud Light, he
made a Trans action
When it rains on your
vacation, you'll enjoy the
sunshine even more
There's more beer in Port
Moody than my liver or
bladder can handle
Brewers Row in Port
Moody: More places than you
should try in one day
Skyscrapers on the
horizon, reaching towards
a blue they can't see
It's impolite to
ask bikini baristas
for a bigger cup
I'm writing an ode
to our friendship! HA! April
Fools! It's a haiku.
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The cute bikini
barista hopes that you will
tip her a latte
Everyone believes
the world revolves around them,
but they're wrong, it's me
Vacation begins,
visiting a new country;
first stop: McDonalds
Vacation begins,
no work for ten days, and yet
I just want to sleep
He drives like he owns
the road, and based on his bank
account, he doesn't
Due to Simon and
Garfunkel, I could never
trust a Cecilia
John Mellencamp may
still fight authority, but
it's old age that's won
----------------------------
As you get older,
you'll find life's still short, even
on the longest days
With his wrinkles, John
Mellencamp now has nothing
to do with Cougars
He may now be John
Mellencamp, but for me he'll
always be Cougar
Testing negative
on all her Covid tests seems
to be positive
According to the
Catholic Church, everything
is apostle-ble
Autotune makes bad
singers sound like machines that
can't sing very well
If I squint real hard
I can see blue skies coming,
so I'll keep squinting
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Comic-Con reminds
me, while I'm nerdy, I am
quite low on the scale
Based on most men's rooms,
and parking spaces, I will
never go hunting
Waiting for Spring to
arrive so I can, maybe,
finally thaw out
My toes are frozen
and fingers numb, I guess I
should turn up the heat
Moving your wedding
date up usually means
a bump in your plans
February snows
remind you Winter can last
a really long time
There are some evenings
when "Just one more row" can mean
knitting until dawn
---------------------------------------------
Cheesecake Factory:
where the menu's thicker than
the novels you've read
There are some evenings
where the need to stay awake
is greater than sleep
Spending my day off
in a car dealership. I
know how to party!
There are some evenings
when the decisions you made
were not your best moves
There are some evenings
when you want to go out, but
your brain says, "Stay home!"
There are some evenings
when you want to go out, but
your body says, "no!"
There will come a night
when the choice you make will change
your life. No pressure.
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There are some evenings
when you work to perfect your
slug imitation
There are some mornings
when the pains of last night have
eased, but not by much
Hummingbird buzzes
by this rainy day, brings some
color to my gray
Waiting for my next
meeting to begin, hoping
I'll soon be set free
Blue sky hints sunshine,
dark clouds on the horizon
cannot take a hint
As a kid, the best
part of a motel stay was
the "Magic Fingers"
Madonna's face is
so taut and wrinkle-free, I
think she ironed it
------------------------------
Is it ageist and
misogynistic to loathe
plastic surgery?
Megan married a
carpenter, because he's so
skilled at tongue in groove
Why are we surprised
by his sour opinions?
His last name's Lemon.
In the shower, I
wash away the night, and let
the morning seep in
There are some mornings
when I try to ignore it,
but that doesn't work
I'm guessing it is
President's Day, as I keep
spending all of mine
There are some mornings
when my bladder determines
when the day begins
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There are some mornings
when the bed is so warm, the
decision's easy
There are some mornings
where I wake up alert. Wait,
those never happen
There are some mornings
when a poem wakes me up
and begs to be born
There are some mornings
when I just don't care about
what needs to be done
There are some mornings
where the night before feels like
a bad idea
There are some mornings
when the alarm is so loud
it wakes up the sun
There are some mornings
when the cats will let us sleep
in, but those are few
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There are some mornings
when even the sun doesn't
want this to start yet
There are some mornings
when just getting up out of
bed is a triumph
There are some mornings
when you just can't open your
eyes, but you have to
There are some mornings
where even the shower feels
like an enemy
There are some mornings
when heart and head disagree
on how to begin
There are some mornings
when the night before was just
an hour ago
There are some mornings
when the night before reminds
you of what you've done
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There are some mornings
when the night before reminds
you that this must stop
There are some mornings
when the day begins whether
you want it or not
There are some mornings
where you face the day, even
though you don't want to
There are some mornings
when it is better to sleep
until afternoon
Julie asked me to
be civil, so I filed a
lawsuit against her
I don't understand
calling your loved one "Honey",
since it's bee vomit
Let the darkness come
Let the light embrace the sea
Let the night begin
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If you happen to
see me running towards you,
something bad's coming
I wasn't sure who
had made me so sick, but I
wanted them to die
Bill fell into a
vat of molten copper. I
heard that it smelt bad
Internet outage
in your area. Email
us for more info.
At home, half of us
are in love, the other half
are packing their bags
I am the king of
lonely, castle deserted,
no one left to rule
Hard times are coming,
so prepare while you can! Damn,
they're already here
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All I ever want
is to see her smile. I wish
it was more often
The Grim Reaper came
and said, "I have bad news!" I
replied, "Get in line!"
In the morning, I'm
less beacon of clarity,
more numb fog zombie
Each oil change at the
dealership always finds more
costly things to fix
Each visit with my
folks could be the last, as their
or my time lessens
Calico cats seem
to be painted by someone
with ADHD
Tuxedo is my
cat's breed, so it is always
better dressed than me
--------------------------------
I adopted two
cats that look alike, so I'm
guessing Siamese
My cat's now wearing
slimming underwear. Yes, I
put my Manx in Spanx
Based on how much my
cat sleeps, I'm guessing the breed
is Himalayan
Based on the sound that
all cats make, I would have bet
they were all Persians
Both Americans
and British have short hair cats.
Hippies have long hair
Her giant cat is
a Maine Coon. I must have one
of the Minor Coons
When I asked my cat
if she was a saint, she said,
"Abyssinian"
--------------------------------
My cat doesn't watch
me at all times, but she does
keep tabbies on me
Rudolph decided
to try stand-up comedy.
He lit up the place!
Santa decided
to try stand-up comedy.
I hear he sleighed it
Three days past New Year's,
my resolution's broken.
Better luck next year!
It's the day after
New Year's, the resolution
already broken