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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

The Old Salt's Tale

Them was the days, I tell you, mate - The cruise of the Princess Royal, Where life was cheap and feelin's deep And the passions all a-boil. Now, yer violent type, I'll have you know, Is a chap like me 'n' you, Except, of course when he's lookin' to dry A load of wash or two. It's yer homicidal... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Don't Know Much About Geography

"You hear just what you want to hear." For some that might be true, But I hear what I THINK I hear, And so, I'm sure, do you. And here's my proof - I made a goof While learning the equator. My blunder geographical Was based on faulty data. The other kids all heard it right: "Imaginary line." But... Sign in to see full entry.

Trivia Prizes on The QM 2

Each trivia game boiled with strife One passenger just pulled a knife! When the winners did run To see what they'd won, The consensus was, "Jeez! Get a life!" - from The Cunard Suite Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

A blank verse sonnet

I never saw my ceiling true until Upon my back. Then there it was - a white Untrodden floor so near and strange And clean, a lamp hung in the middle. I never saw that yellow slice of moon The same, once I had learned its source of light Hung just below and down a bit, making Day for kids like me a... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

The View From the Fifth Floor

Just to end this August swelternoon the Whitestone Bridge in Queens will send the Bronx some weather - swift low gray scud air dimmed a bit and cooled a bit but moving doors will slam papers scutter circles in the alley and then stop - bushy whiteside leaves on trees heave warning - storm coming... Sign in to see full entry.

On First Testing the Toilets on the QM2

The captain announced with elation "We have plumbing befitting our station!" The vessel was hushed And the toilets were flushed With the sound of a great detonation. - from The Cunard Suite Note -The sound of cruise ship toilets startles newcomers like me. What a racket! Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 8, 2010

My First Pet Dinosaur (And, I Fear, My Last)

So you want to know just why I have A T-Rex as a friend? Ha! Try one as your enemy! The troubles never end! When I get home from school each day, He's strenuously glad. I pick myself up off the floor - Thank goodness he's not mad! "Just keep that monster off the couch!" Mom warns in tones distinct.... Sign in to see full entry.

Is Everybody Having Fun?

In sixteen cabins counselors With baleful looks Regard the summer rain The third day straight And kiss goodbye The hoped-for respite From the indoor noise And cranky campers' mayhem Born of nothing else to do. Sign in to see full entry.

Jerome Avenue El in 1969

I set my leather suitcase down And scanned the platform - No one there. A gentle jolt, we start to roll. I turn and walk back to a vacant wicker window seat And watch the tenements click by This wet September afternoon. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Weighty Matters

Gravity is my good friend - I have no doubt about it! I'm pleased to hear it's now a law; Things sure were tough without it! Stone walls could never get it right - They'd wander here and thither. The record states that lifting weights Was nothing special either. Oh, pity the poor pizza man! However... Sign in to see full entry.

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