Deborah's Poetry

Supper Fried up some chicken For supper tonight Worked in the kitchen And made it just right Cooked ‘til it was just So tender inside Crisped up the crust ‘Til perfectly fried. Mashed some potatoes With garlic and cream Sliced some tomatoes A summer cook’s dream Boiled up some field greens With... Sign in to see full entry.

Attitude Basset Hound sitting on a city sidewalk Looking so proud while his people talk Head held high with his nose in the air Watching people pass without a care Now and then his people give him a pat While they eat their lunch and have their chat Food bits occasionally drop his way He sure is... Sign in to see full entry.

REVENGE They had an awful fight From mouths did venom drip The very next night He left on a business trip While the man was gone As quiet as a mouse The woman hummed a song And sneaked into his house She had a wondrous plan And with angry woman rants With sizzors in her hand Cut the legs off all his... Sign in to see full entry.

(A partially fictional autobiography) “I must tell you,” my good friend said, “A cowlick sits on your fair head.” “Good God,” I cried, “I see it there, “Sitting up on top my hair.” So quickly went I to the shop To get some gel for my flawed top. When I arrived I had to choose The perfect gel that I... Sign in to see full entry.

Mentalis Juris What to say of the job I have had? Well one thing for sure, it’s driving me mad. Like the Hatter’s in Alice’s strange little world, My sanity’s being away from me hurled. My schooling taught me to logically think, This job sucked that out like a drain in a sink. No reason nor good... Sign in to see full entry.

SOUTHERN RAP I come from the South Just listen to my mouth I’ll teach you how to talk I beg you please don’t balk You’ll like it once you learn Our language to discern I’ll teach you the rules So you’ll have the tools To speak just like me Just listen and you’ll see The first word is “ain’t” I know... Sign in to see full entry.

THE REALMS I don’t cast my eye upon the blue Wondering if heaven Waits for me. I don’t live my life in fear Worrying I’ll burn For eternity. My heaven and hell Are here and now, Kingdoms of my own design. Whenever I allow little things To cause me Aggravation, Whenever I permit life’s stresses To... Sign in to see full entry.

American Worker I’m so tired, I’m not well, My boss is away and I’m in hell. I’m doing his work and my work too, Along with the work of Martha & Lou. Four people, I tell you, I am not, Much, too much, work I have got. I cannot last, my life I miss, I must get out from under this. From crisis to... Sign in to see full entry.

The signal light has just turned red, I will not stop, I’ll plow ahead. The lights they are not meant for me, I’m driving in my SUV. You others think that it’s your turn, Well here’s a lesson you must learn, My desires are paramount And in my world you do not count. You people in the crosswalk... Sign in to see full entry.

One day I went into the park, And there I met a singing lark. He looked at me and then he said, “Why you have hair of cherry red!” “Oh, yes,” I said, “a gift from Mom, I was conceived at senior prom.” They came from near, they came from far, And congregated in a bar. “And there she met a man in... Sign in to see full entry.