Category Archives: poetry

Musings on Licks

Posted on July 1, 2014 by joegergen

No honey, don’t lick the epoxy. I know it’s sticky. I know it smells sweet. Would be the last treat For you and me. I know, you would lick it for me. I know, you would. Please honey, don’t lick … Continue reading →

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Musings on Chocolate Therapy

Posted on June 24, 2014 by joegergen

Sometimes chocolate is just good And Sometimes it is therapy You have to know the difference You have to see the significances Hidden in the craven desires Catapulting you to consume The nearest chocolate confection No time for reflection in … Continue reading →

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Lighter Musings on a Dangerous Day

Posted on June 24, 2014 by joegergen

Do not Climb Backside That’s what the ladder said Fair warning, I suppose Though even with the longest toes I could not have reached the first rung. Everything has a warning now days Dangerous things like chain saws Or innocuous … Continue reading →

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My Brain Needs a Massage

Posted on June 21, 2014 by joegergen

Pressure points on my neck My neck is very tight Pressure points on my back My back is very tight Stretch the shoulder Prod the quad You’re a wreck Could take all night The muscles groan Then give in I … Continue reading →

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Musings on Recessed Lighting Fail

Posted on June 19, 2014 by joegergen

Looming above, dark, huge A Perfectly square disaster The reamed out remains of the Recessed lighting failure. Once proudly covered by Opaque white glass That concealed the light source So persuasively the meager shadows Hid their shamed faces in their … Continue reading →

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Musings on a Young Tree

Posted on June 17, 2014 by joegergen

Lean, lean, lean deep Touch the wet ground Bounce, bounce, bounce high Reach for the clouds Lean, Bounce, Dip, Dive Too fast, slow down I hear your sinews groan I see your branches flail Lean, bounce, whoosh, whip Cannot slip … Continue reading →

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Musings on the Driveway Cracks

Posted on June 13, 2014 by joegergen

They said they would appear, The cracks that is, Eventually, Inevitably, Not hairline fractures Not superficial scratches But deep cracks, all the way Down to the times of sand That comprise the shifting Moving underlayment. Well come they did, they … Continue reading →

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Musing on a Street Symphony

Posted on June 10, 2014 by joegergen

Rumble, rattle and groan The box cars and the bridge Compose a symphony Sweet reverberations Echoing down the street Canopied by the trees Each box car plays its part Wears anonymous art From city to city A free show on … Continue reading →

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Musing on the Arhythm of the Falling Rain

Posted on June 7, 2014 by joegergen

Drip, drip, plunk Drip, plunk, plunk Full of junk Full of gunk The eaves are in strife Full of last year’s life Rain’s rhythm is playing Plunking eaves are grating Who will clean the eaves Who will stop this please … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Young Hop Plant

Posted on June 5, 2014 by joegergen

Seven leaves and two tendrils Brave the fence line teeming with Untamed vines, volunteer trees and Voracious weeds. Beyond all conceivable Reach, the summitted realm of the rusted fence Barren and bitterly cold even in the morning Sun waits for … Continue reading →

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