Hoarding Any Memory Come give me a smooch! – Richard Lingro, Sr.You appear in a family picnic clipfifty pounds heavier than I rememberand bearded. Come give me a smooch!that scruffy kiss and heavy hug.Lawn mower tractor pulls, greasy rags,and polka music play, profoundaround the fuzzy photos, figures distorted,shorter, thinner, younger years away,driving in a silverContinueContinue reading “Revision of Hoarding Any Memory”
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Recipes for American Meals
These are my best ones yet. I am certain of it.Recipes for American Meals(Haiku)I.Rigatoni: onebox rigatoni noodlesone jar pasta sauceII.M&M Brownies:one box brownie mix, one bagmini M&Msprepare accordingto package directions; addin M&Ms. Bake.III.Abandon ovenmitts and noodle colanders –drive through McDonalds.
Monday Recap
I am still bubbling over a bit about this whole chapbook thing. Chapbooks, for those who aren’t as bookish and nerdy as me, are kind of like mini-books or half the typical poetry manuscript. They generally consist of 15-25 pages of poems by one author. They are printed in limited edition print runs and usuallyContinueContinue reading “Monday Recap”
Driftwood
I have been wanting to get back into the habit of “blogging”, or what used to be called journaling and before that diarying, for some time – and this seems like a good time to start back up. I have known for about a week that we are pregnant with #3, which seems unbelievable. THREEContinueContinue reading “Driftwood”