Lawrence Berger's poems

Sometimes we find thatlife is depressing tragety befalls us or we get married and get stuck with some for the rest of our lives Which would you prefer? a speeding accedent or a birth of your child? Either way your life would be over. this isn't much of a poem really, just some "happy "thoughts. Sign in to see full entry.

Hi folks: sorry I haven't been posting much lately, but I've been busy with other projects. Sometimes life gets in the way of writing. but that's where new material comes from is ain't that true? so here goes: She road the bird to the city of Snow. On t he way she became a farmer, the bird landed... Sign in to see full entry.

Happy memorial Day everybody! This is just a quick note to any poets/writers/interested folks that live in or around Rochester, NY USA. Believe it or not We have a Sci-fi/popular culture convention in rochester and I've been placed in charge of the Poetry/literary track. If you consider yourself a... Sign in to see full entry.

Four thousand years ago, The Nile ran red. Red with the blood of a people yearning for freedom. Five hundred years ago, The Hudson Ran red. Red with the blood of a people losing their homes to the new kids on the block. Fifty years ago, LA burned burned with the fires of injustice, of promises to... Sign in to see full entry.

hi folks: I'll be reading at ST. John Fisher College on monday 7-9 p.m. hope to see you there! I's just off of east ave in fairport. see you then! Sign in to see full entry.

There's not enough time quick sombody hand me the knife corks are poping Champane is flowing blood is drip ping from my pen there's just not enough tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim how the hell can you write anything decent in just 20 seconds? Sign in to see full entry.

Somtimes Happiness is tough! so you grab a pen and hand vomit across the page instantly people say thanks for the poem Sign in to see full entry.

The Iroquois offer clumps of tobacco to the great spirit and the four winds. Allah loves the dance of the seven veils. The tea ceremony has ingrained itself into shintoist mythology even deeper than the art of Hara-kiri, and even Jesus turned water into wine. Every major theological system on the... Sign in to see full entry.

In the bible, we're taught that the meek shall inherit the earth. That human beings were created in the image of God and given dominion over the rest of creation. We're also taught that shortly there after, along comes old Mr. Satan and he steals it all away. Now this has prompted a lot of my... Sign in to see full entry.

green glinted across his glasses and she could not resist forgetting her vows she let her passion rule the moment.T hen the alarm clock rings bringing with it the dawn of a new life. O ne where she fumbles with the controls to her hydraulic bed, lowering her aged bones into the wheelchair, which she... Sign in to see full entry.