Friday Fill-Ins 2011-03

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1. So many of us would prefer to be home during this snow storm; instead, we show our dedication and head to the office.

2. A good marriage will weather through a lot, even in hardship.

3. Those who are accepting of compliments too readily might do better to consider the source.

4. Of to left, just behind the potted palm tree, a kitty is waiting quietly, ready to pounce.

5. Light is in both the refrigerator and the stove, though you can’t see it when the doors are closed.

6. I am the ultimate example of all that is ordinary.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to making it home in the snow, tomorrow my plans include a gig at the Black Bull with Blind Albert, and Sunday, I want to work on that snare drum that needs restoration!

Poem With No Title

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I was coming home from a wake last night. I was on this stretch of road in Warren, and the almost full moon was shining over a field. I know moon poems are cliche, but this one sorta just came to me. I tried to get it into a proper haiku form, but I couldn’t say what I wanted to within the form. Finally I just figured “Look, it hasn’t got the right amount of syllables. The feel, though, is decent. So keep what you got.” Here it is.

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The moon hangs luminous
in the mid-winter blue black sky
A Victorian milk-glass door knob.

Friday Fill-Ins 2011-02

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1. Right now I need some chocolate.

2. Milk, most probably, is what’s in my glass.

3. A copy of this letter shall be duly filed in the county of Knox in the state of Maine.

4. If you’re going to eat frosting directly out of the can, you will find it is best with a spoon.

5. The best movie I’ve seen lately is Wisconsin Death Trip.

6. Italian food I like; Susan, I love.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to an evening at home with my family, tomorrow my plans include a gig with Three Button Deluxe, and Sunday, I want to have finished my Sunday School homework!

Friday Fill-Ins 2011-01

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1. It’s 2011; I haven’t got many gigs booked yet.

2. I saw this show the other day that’s got me hankerin’ for some spicy hot pickles.

3. Thankfully I have my light saber nearby, so I shan’t have to worry about any marauding wampa.

4. My wife’s roasted broccoli is one of the best things in life.

5. I am so ready to go to bed.

6. Sometimes, when I need a quick low calorie lunch, I’ll have a bowl low fat, home-style, canned chicken noodle soup.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to finishing house cleaning, tomorrow my plans include having a giant family get-together at my house and Sunday, I want to help a friend get her computer running nice and smooth!

To Jesus on His Birthday

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For this your mother sweated in the cold,
For this you bled upon the bitter tree:
A yard of tinsel ribbon bought and sold;
A paper wreath; a day at home for me.
The merry bells ring out, the people kneel;
Up goes the man of God before the crowd;
With voice of honey and with eyes of steel
He drones your humble gospel to the proud.
Nobody listens. Less than the wind that blows
Are all your words to us you died to save.
O Prince of Peace! O Sharon’s dewy Rose!
How mute you lie within your vaulted grave.
The stone the angel rolled away with tears
Is back upon your mouth these thousand years.

~Edna St. Vincent Millay