News
I rush to get the morning news Hoping to read some joyous views Instead there comes horror and despair Blood and tears is daily fair Which proves again that life’s unfair -W.A.
Obituary
/in PoemsI read the obits every day To learn who passed away My old world seems fading fast I was hoping it would last But the ending comes to everyone You live, you love and then you’re done -W.A.
Recollections
/in PoemsIf your memory is super You’ll remember Gary Cooper And if you’re really really able You’ll recollect Clark Gable Also Eddie Cantor, Chaplin and May West Stanwyck, Karloff, Cary Grant and all the rest But if you can’t quite get it right They’re still around in black and white -W.A.
Politicians
/in Poems“Politicians” as read by Warren Adler The thing about conniving politicians They resemble skilled morticians Who can make the dead appear alive at rest To prove that they know best And can will the body to arise With their curatives of lies The intention is a trick To make us see the corpse as merely […]
The Damaged Ship
/in PoemsWhere are the leaders of yesteryear That led us without fear And captained our ship of state through heavy seas We thought it was built to last through centuries With keel still sound Its sails are torn The wheel is jammed and the rudder torn Thick clouds obscure the guiding star Ahead stands a high […]
The Mystery of Love
/in Poems“The Mystery of Love” as read by Warren Adler Who knows the answer to the mystery of love? You won’t find it in the heavens above Or in our misnamed hearts Pierced by mythical cupid’s darts Why love one and not the other? Why him and not his brother Or her and not her friend […]
Eighties
/in Poems“Eighties” as read by Warren Adler I know I am much closer to the further shore And I am still open to the question of more With blurry eyes I can see the outlines of the rocks Knowing that my faulty ears can hear less ticks and tocks Still I can hear the surging rhythm […]
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