I think
therefore I am

a declaration said
for all to understand

with that said
we must cautiously expand

turns out it's not important
that I am.
 

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I was going to write today

and make something beautiful

a package of wonderful words

to be completed and sent on

wrapped in a red ribbon

with a bow on top

but then the poem

slipped through my fingers

and fell apart and

all the words

scattered on the page

so now

it is up to you

to put them back in order

and arrange them properly

a poem

is only as...

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Crotchety old man

refused Vaccine

was filled with dread

he said

He had no clue

out of the blue

was shot

by wife instead!

~Po Wit

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More often than I care to mention

I was wrong, I will submit

I was wrong so very often

as wrong as I could get

Experience taught me little

no light bulb ever lit

Instead of brains, God gave me

an inordinate amount of wit.

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After each rain

a new day arrives

with fresh smells

and a fresh outlook

everything is so much

greener and better

the trees

the plants

even the people

look happier

all refreshed by rain

our natural additive

the nectar

that sweetens our life.

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Two old people survive

by taking care of one another

when one gets sick or down

one helps the other

taking up the slack

the special thing is

sensing what the other needs

without even a conversation

knowing automatically

that there is pain or hurt

physically or mentally

sharing empathy

with small acts of caring

expressions of concern

sometimes just ask...

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When the Covid pandemic is over

we will all celebrate

and throw parties and parades

but some of us will have trouble

removing our masks

which have now grown into

our facial skin

and become permanent

like a graft on a tree

the masks will just be absorbed

into our skin

and create a new hybrid species

that flourishes on gauze and rubber bands

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If you are sick

get a Covid test

to make sure

also

while your at it

get a tattoo

the test will show

if you are positive

for Covid

the tattoo

will show

that you're

an idiot

there is now a vaccine

for Covid

There is no vaccine

for stupidity.

-Al Amony

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All poetry

has been quarantined

there will be no poems or rhymes

nothing

involving words or thoughts

since poems cannot

wear masks

the risk is just too high

a poem could appear

and then all the rest

of the words would be infected

we can't have poems

spreading uncontrollably for god's sake

poems could wreak havoc

on our society

pull people away from...

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When a thought appears

the poet scrambles

to write it down before it vanishes

like a ghost in the night

it is fleeting

a will-o-wisp

it has no legs to steady it

it is only a blurry image

a temporary apparition

it can fly away in an instant

so the poet knows

he has only a short time

to catch the mysterious thought

and turn it into a poem

he must be fas...

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The nightstand clock

to which I now allude

disturbed my good sleeping

put me in a bad mood

I was having fun dreaming

a great movie plot

then your blast interrupted

the rest I forgot

The dream so appealing

starring me in the lead

now I'll never know how

the dream would proceed

Your blare never charming

loud as a fog horn

in the futu...

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When you get in trouble

with the wife

there is one thing

that rings true

If in trouble

with the wife

it's best to

not pursue

You get those looks

that silent stare

and words are

very few

Why prolong the fight

admit she's right

or your life will be

loveless too.

~Po Wit

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A man grows old

and loses sight

aspiration's lost it seems

His sad regrets

take precedence

replacing all his dreams

Oh such a sin

what could have been

remorse becomes his theme

Pity the man

when pipe dreams are all

the poor man ever achieved.

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I wonder if

there is a country

where people respect

each other honorably

where people are

industrious

do not expect

all things for free

A country so united

people help

each other

harmoniously

Wonder if such a country

ever could exist

and wonder where

it would be.

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at my age

I have given up

a lot of things

certain things I just caint do anymore

like i gave up smokin

I gave up drinkin

i gave up chewin tobacco and

i gave up chasin wimmen

but to compensate

i'm so happy they came up with

that covid category of High Risk

I am definitely in the High Risk group

more susceptible to getting the bug

and croakin'

it's hars...

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Where does time go?
wherever it goes
I want to go there too
so I can get some of it back

imagine if you could find that place
would it not be delightful
to retrieve all that time
years and years of it
that disappeared
before your very eyes

that secret place time goes
is actually within you
you carry it around
you use it up
what you do with it
is your business
but I would n...

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I am old

as I can be

yet I weathered all

wind and rain and fire

my skin is rough as a cob

my hair is thinning

my arms are weak

yet I still live on

seeing my children

have children

populating

spreading joy

I want to live another 200 years

I want to keep growing

so you can come see me

hug me

sing to me

tell me how much you love me

do not cut...

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Conniption is
what people get

When hysterical
it aptly fits

A word assigned
to angry twits

The choicest word
Conniption's it!
 

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My wife has squeaky shoes

they make an awful sound

as she walks around the house

squeak squawk squeak squawk

the most annoying sound

they are athletic shoes

and she wears them mostly for walking

as a result, she walks alone

even the dog refuses to go along

that squeak squawk irritates his ears

but the one good thing about those shoes is

those squeaks tell me

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Trees will sometime

lose their limbs

to weather and

its violent whims,

yet trees with limbs

scattered about

will still endure

with or without.

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Sometimes I wish you were finally gone

after years of disobeying our orders

not coming home when you were supposed to

sticking your nose up at your dinner

not listening to our guidance

running off at all hours of the night

lolling around on the couch

you had no ambition or drive

you expected us to wait on you hand and foot

worst of all, you had no gratitude

alway...

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SEEING

A bug is always looking up
so small a thing it be
and we in turn do not look down
to see beneath our feet,
for underneath our lumbering legs
are creatures unperceived
in arrogance we only believe
in our superiority.
 

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Such a beautiful scene

all snowy and bright

until it piles up

breaks our water pipes,

Days upon days

we live under this dome

all shaken and froze

to hell with snow globe.

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My fly

is open

half

the time

forget

to zip

commit

a crime

apologies

I crossed

the line

but look

at yours

and not

at mine.

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Of all the people I know

I am the dumbest

I compensate by inserting humor

where there is not much understanding

I am quick on my feet

but slow of mind

many things are over my head

so when I am in deep water

I ride the current

stay away from snags

I hide my ineptness skillfully

so no one knows the real truth

I get away with it

because no one wants to hurt...

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