By Ken Gosse If I write yours, then I am you.If you write mine, then I am two.That’s surely not what we should dofor I’m sure I’d obscure the viewintended; you might be offendedand your readers seek amendedpoetry from you, not me,that’s written how it’s s’posed to be;but otherhanded, should you chooseattempts to write while … Continue reading Who’m I If Not Me?
Reading at the Parlor
By Ken Gosse They decided the Reaper was truly a keeper,his poetry earning their membership’s yearning,a group which would meet once their days were completeyet before their last showing, while tears were still flowing.The prep nearly finished, with hopes undiminishedthat they’d read again to a group with a yenfor their poetry’s call which would clearly … Continue reading Reading at the Parlor
My Heart Skips a Beat and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse My Heart Skips a Beat With resources replete but reserved for the youngwe would touch the ground just for a moment’s rebound,then zoom upward, inhaling the sky as our tongueat its zenith would taste every star to be found.Never bound by directions displayed on a map,in our flow we would go where … Continue reading My Heart Skips a Beat and Other Poems
Old McWilliams Had a Dog and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Old McWilliams Had a Dog a Mixed-Melody Sing-Along Sing the verses to “Old MacDonald” and the alternate refrains to “Bingo Was a Dog” Old McWilliams bought a farm and brought his wife along. They had some children and a dog and loved to sing this song: B–I–N–G–O, E–I–E–I–O, Sing it fast or … Continue reading Old McWilliams Had a Dog and Other Poems
My Imaginerie
By Ken Gosse A Goosey Gander a quip What’s good for the gander is often a good gander at a goose. Pig, Pig, Duck! a senryu Don’t raise either eye looking for pie in the sky once pigs learn to fly. Boo Who! a quatrain A hippo doesn’t need to hide. When watching them, you … Continue reading My Imaginerie
The Time Was Right and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse The Time Was Right a pastiche on Dylan Thomas’ poem, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” He’ll rage against the dying of my light but old age took its toll along the way. He doesn’t know I think the time is right. Much wiser than he knows, I welcome night. … Continue reading The Time Was Right and Other Poems
So Texted Zachary and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse So Texted Zachary - a Phone Poem He texted her, “Oh, Merry me!” She texted back “That sounds so guy!” But he continued, “We could B ...” She interrupted, “Can’t you C? You send your love from A to Z but texting only makes me cry!” If he’d just reached across the … Continue reading So Texted Zachary and Other Poems
Night Flight and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Night Flight With a list, a red cap, and white beard, once his annual flight plan was cleared, he’d sneak into each house without waking a mouse and spread joy everywhere he appeared. The Other Side of Nick Although he was jolly and quaint, he knew jokes that could make ladies faint, … Continue reading Night Flight and Other Poems
Seasonal Shopping Syndrome and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Seasonal Shopping Syndrome There’s a rumor potty humor snares the noblest consumer, ’cause what’s funny grabs our money like a landlord grabs a roomer. While we plot upon the pot to buy whatever we have not, sales events make so much sense our phones get blisteringly hot. As November nears December seasons’ … Continue reading Seasonal Shopping Syndrome and Other Poems
Whose Time Is It, Anyway? and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Whose Time Is It, Anyway? I stared at its face and I dared it to grace me an hour of time, either way; one before or one after, for sadness or laughter (as if time is under our sway). A move into the future means now would be past and an hour … Continue reading Whose Time Is It, Anyway? and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 