Alize called me last night and
said she wanted to come spend
a fews days before she has to fly
off to Australia so she can get some
rest away from it all I told her she
sure picked the right place so she knocked on my door and we had a
glass of wine and sat on the couch
listening to music on my stereo
and I made her dinner but not French because I have no idea but
she enjoyed it and we had another glass because you know how they are
and then she went to sleep and I stayed on the couch and a few days later she flew off to Australia.
But I'll watch her on T.V.

Times Change

Life Grows

People Endure Their Pains

With Each Passing Tear

We Grow Stronger

We Are Muscle

He has fake hair
and fake secret plans
He speaks fake truth
nobody understands
He even does weird things with his hands
He won by accident
He is--The Fake President

Emily said Hope is the Thing with Feathers
But this bird has flown
I hate to disagree with her
for all she has known
for everything there is a season
and it's this bird's time to sing
and it don't have me
so it is free
from the perch within my soul

I came upon the Beatles while walking in the woods
John and George were there and sounding good
They gave a wink and smile to me
I continued on my journey
and Let Them Be

I thought I saw an angel
Walking through the door
I guess that I was dreaming
Can't see her any more
Maybe it was morning
Or maybe times have changed
If only we could remember
The time that remains

I thought I saw Jesus
Walking down the road
His hair was long and flowing
and he was carrying a load
I rolled down my window
and opened up the door
And then I realized it was only
a homeless Troubadour

I'm Stuck Inside of Raleigh with the New York Blues again
I feel like Mr. Dylan did
way back when
He sang it with emotion
and wrote it with his pen
I'm hoping and I'm praying
I'll see New York again

I want to date Kristina Mladenovic
but she has no idea who I am
if she knew who I was
she would still have no interest
this is not encouraging
but one never knows...

I woke up this morning
and found I was dead
apparently I expired
last night in my bed
coffee seemed unlikely  
the butter the bread
figured I may as well
go back to bed

I played with myself last night
and made a big mess
I had to refill my coffee
and open a new deck

I saw my dog last night
from nineteen seventy-five
she was adorable
and looked so alive
she gave me her paw
and did what I said
and then she went
and sat in her egg

Muhammad went to Vegas
and tried his luck on slots
He won a couple of dollars
and bought himself a scotch
He sat at the bar
talking with Becka
and thought to himself
this sure beats Mecca

Is a Beautiful Woman

Worth all the horror and pain

Of the Human Condition

Is She a worthy contender

To challenge Human Extinction

I Dug Myself A Grave
And Lay Down in It
I Shovelled back the Dirt
And now I Am Finished
It felt So Good
To Be Part of the Earth
It was all Downhill
From the Moment of My Birth

If everything is beautiful in Heaven
and there is no place below
then Earth must be the Dungeon
where evil doth dwell

Friends Family and Love
Within the Holiness
Together Time stands still
For the Spirit of Jolliness
And the Heart calls out for more
The Heart calls out for more

So Much Music
So Little Time
It Will Be Pipe *****
Until I'm Supine

I asked God what He wanted
and He said not to cry
He said it doesn't matter
but He didn't say why
I pointed to the thing
way up in the sky
He told me not to worry
Then He said goodbye

The birds are pecking holes
in the house
I've got bees in the chimney
and in the attic a mouse
cicadas are crashing into the door
this is not my idea of amour

Read my obituary in the Times today
was a bit of a shock, I'd say
but it was there for all to see
that I had died Tuesday, August 23
Time was short and I had to go
but there is so much more to know
I never get to see Japan,
at least not the way I planned
I guess I was just a dreamer
about the lovely Caterina
But these are not the best of times
I tell you that, friends of mine
I won't miss the guns and shots    
the religious zealots
the people on the streets
the inane tweets
I imagine it will all pass
and we shall all be Free at Last!
but that's for another life to live
My time has come and I forgive

I fell for you
and scraped my knee
I don't know how
You do this to me

All my friends had dates last night
All I had was a fig
but it was very sweet

Yesterday I saw you by the river
I was calling out your name
when you turned to me I felt a quiver
from my toes up to my brain
It was ecstasy for a single moment-
Oh, what a lovely frame!
But a moment later
I wished I never knew your name

Even Narcissists Can Cry
It's not beyond My Imagination
It must hurt so bad to lose
The object of One's Manipulation
But it doesn't matter to Me
I can't Control Destiny
Or beg for Your Affection

I picked up the Pieces
of my Broken Dreams
and threw them to the Wind
It's time to let them go
and start a New Begin

Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my life and weep
If I'm alive when I awake
I say the Lord made a mistake

What if God had decided on three legs
Or one arm
Or two heads
Maybe a third ear?
I think he got it just right

President Donald Duck
The USA has run it's luck
He says he will bring us back
But all he'll do is quack & quack

My dog threw a party last night
and invited all her friends
I was on pooper scooper duty
from the beginning to the end

The flowers and the trees
have all grown up
some have gone and died
the wind and the breeze
rip down and up
trapped within the skies
the birds and the bees
have given up
it'll make you cry
the dog has the fleas
and the summer is up
yet people wonder why

Tommy stopped by last night
Boy, is he hard to communicate with
Then I remembered the old Pinball Machine down in the basement
Thank God!

The last time I saw Venus
I was walking on the moon
It was quiet like the evenings
back home in early June
I thought I might stay on a while
and see what I can do
but everyone keeps telling me
how much I mean to you
I guess it doesn't matter
that much to me no more
So I'll see you in the morning
when I walk in through the door

The Dog Named Donald
left a present on the Capital steps
It will stink to high heaven
Until someone scoops up the mess

George said it best
back in 1969
how little did I know
that in good time
It would also be
All Too Much for me

I found six new colors
when I awoke in the morn
they were scattered about
among the shadows on the lawn

I can't seem to commit
to anything anymore
I'm even backing out
of my driveway

Dust upon the dresser
Sweaters, shirts and leather-
Light sneaks by the door
Silence fills the silence
Like grass upon the green
Pillows, paints and paper
Now the time to dream
Dew drops on the sink
The toothpaste tube is pink
Like oranges in summer
Squeezed dry by the drummer

President Tweety Bird
Up all night tweeting words
They are all quite lame
Because he has a bird brain

My dog was thinking about the world the other day she said
the other morning she almost lost her  head
seems she saw a squirrel running across the floor
She leapt up to chase it
but ran into the door
I said, "yes, but what's the meaning, what's all this for?"
She said, "wait, listen-there's more."
So I put up my legs & listened to her story
I must say, things got pretty gory
She talked of birds & rabbits
blood and guts
mindless fury
animal stories
Vietnam, West Side Story

I lent a Hand
to a Man in Need
But, oh how
Did I Bleed

I went to see Jesus
He told me to go back home
I told him I think it's time
He said I'm still on my own
I said I have some questions
He told me to relax
So I went back to Texas
and ate some Apple Jacks

I caught a cold last night
Just before it hit the ground
And stopped it from spreading
It's germs all around

It's Your Karma
My Friend
You will Suffer
To the End
Enlightenment Adieu
There is no Hope
For You

And then I walked across the water
and met you on the other side
and there I asked you what you wanted
and then I saw it in you eyes
And so we wandered to the river
and felt like running wild
But then I told you about the morning
when I was just a child
And then the mountains in the distance
appeared from beneath the clouds
and we forgot about the nightmares
and all the wasted hours
And then I asked you about the reason
you walked away that night
But everything that happens happens
and we know that's right

I went to see the doctor
he was full of doom and gloom
he said I need to see the doctor
that is in another room
So I went back to New York City
because it's been so many years
and I looked up at all the buildings
and my eyes just filled with tears
Then I headed out to Vegas
just to see what I could do
but it was way too much money
so I got on a plane and I flew
Then I fell into the ocean
and ended up in Kalamazoo
so I drove to Carolina
and I listened to Dr Wu
And then I went back to the doctor
and he said he didn't know
and I said it didn't matter
so he told me all was well
So I called up the preacher
and I told him all is lost
he told me not to worry
then he tallied up his cost
Then I left for Mississippi
but she was there no more
so I went to California
with the cold and rocky shore
So I found a new profession
and I bought a brand new car
then I felt like drinking *****
with some tonic at the bar
And then I walked into the nighttime
and I swam from shore to shore
until my body couldn't take it
and then I did it some more
So I went back to see the doctor
and he asked me where I'd been
I said I walked across the nation
and it was all because of him
Then I felt like I was falling
and that was when he shut the door
he told me everything was broken
and that he could do no more
So I went to find another doctor
just to see what he would say
and he told me I was dreaming
but I didn't have to pay
Now I felt like God was calling
so I looked up in the sky
and he told me not to worry
but he didn't tell me why
So I went back to Indiana
and I found all of my friends
and I gathered all my family
and I said this is the end

**** and Span
Stopped by last night
Boy, are they clean!

It's like I've Been Reincarnated
My Dog is Still Alive!
For how many more days
I cannot surmise
But each one I will treasure
Until . . . (a couple of rhymes here, sadly)

Uncle Vanya Nyet

I ain't seen nothin' Yet

They've been telling me the story
all my life
about the money and the glory
and the wife
I smiled, laughed and snickered
thinking all the time
when Frosty moves to Hell
this will all be mine!