How I Sprained my Ankle

The man in the moon and me were talking about hey diddle-diddle,

and listening to a cat with a fiddle

Then alas, a woe:

it was time for me to go.

But a cow was jumping over the moon

watching the dish run run away with the spoon.

So while I went up, the cow's hoof went down on my foot

as I went to jump home.

My ankle then went kaput,

and I could not roam.

So I sit at home while my foot heals,

eating beef with all my meals.



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NO LAN is an Island

NO LAN is an island;

Every LAN is a piece of the network,

a part of the whole;

If any hardware fails to work,

the network is the less;

any hardware's death busies me,

because I am involved with the network.

(With apologies to John Donne)

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Doing Laundry

Doing laundry

is like having

unprotected sex.

You never quite know

till after it is done

how things come out.

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The Meal

The Meal


Tonight is the night that I will finally do it.

Finally sleep with my bf.

I feel nervous, happy, anxious.

A long time I have put him off, but no longer.

He comes over, and I make dinner for us.

Wash the dishes and sharp knives and put the in the rack.

My pretty pink rack that I will not change for him.

After dinner, he leads me to the couch where we make out

as the tv drones on in the background.

Finally it is time and he leads me to my bedroom.

He's been so patient with me;

waiting for me to say yes.

I love his patience; I never thought he would stay with me.

He takes his time and makes me feel good.

Eventually we come together and it feels good.

I am glad I waited for him..

I tell him he made me feel good.

He smiles and tells me has something to tell me.

I smile when he tells me that.

I dream of a ring on my finger.

He tells me that he's moving to Anchorage.

I say nothing. Wondering....wondering....

Will he ask me to go with him?

Instead he tells me that he do not want to be a father now.

I tell him I do not want to be a mother now.

I feel happy that he does not want to pressure me about having kids.

Then he tells me he did not use a condom.

I freeze. I feel fear, then scared, then anger

all the while wondering will this get me pregnant?

So, a plan forms in my mind.

I smile sweetly asking him if he is hungry.

He replies that he is, so I get up to make him another meal

and walk with him to the kitchen.

We go to the sink where he asks me what am I making.

Sweetly smiling, I tell him what I will make for him:

MC Pig's Rocky Mountain Oysters,

while reaching for the knife that I will use to get the oysters.

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Good Friend

Went out of town today.

Took 2 hours by train.

Had dinner and a movie.

Was nice and relaxing.

Then two hours back.

So happy to go out of town,

and spend time with friend

who lives 200 meters from me.

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On Top of the Flue (Revised)

Clover and I climbed the flue
because i was feeling blue.

When Clover and I got to the top,
I yelled yoohoo.

Then I heard the cop
who was next to my pop

tell me not to jump,
so I sat on my rump.

When Elsie bellowed moo.
and i wondered oooooo;

how to get this bovine
off this chimney of mine.

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Cheer for a Journalism Student

go leanna go;

she's our writer;

a real deadline nailbiter;

she gets it done;

then goes out to have fun;

go leanna go.

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No Poem

End of the month and no poem
because I chose to roam.

Away from all
I had a ball.

Now back to the grind
I hope I can keep sane my mind.

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Forgot

I taught two classes,

but I forgot my glasses.

I could not see

if I had students,

or it was just me.

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Blank Mind

My mind is blank.

Thoughts move like a one tread tank.

Thinking of what to do,

yet I have no clue.

Formulate words I try

but only get a sigh.

My mind just wants to roam

as I write this poem

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Five Little Piggies

Five little piggies went to market.

The first little piggy bought some marijuana.

The second little piggy bought some downers.

The third little piggy bought some uppers.

The fourth little piggy bought some heroin.

The fifth little piggy was a narc.

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