the ploy

2008-10-09T16:40:00.002-05:00

Joe, smokes, and pizza:
essentials of the campaign.
Running for ulcers.

2008-10-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

Russell Paul's birthday
is right around the corner.
Another year gone.

2008-09-30T20:40:00.002-05:00

The best taste of fall
is apple cider doughnut
in upstate New York.

2008-07-03T10:10:00.001-05:00

Found a bicycle.
Fixed it with a butter knife.
Rode it for three hours.

2008-07-02T10:38:00.000-05:00

On Canada Day
everything in town is closed
except for the beer.

2008-06-16T00:00:00.000-05:00

Wind snaps the oak branch;
acorns roll off the tin roof
like Dude’s bowling ball.

2008-06-15T00:00:00.000-05:00

One drowns the garden
and screws the bolt too tightly
with good intentions.

2008-06-14T00:00:00.000-05:00

The arugula
sends up a single flower—
its flag on the moon.

2008-06-13T09:49:00.001-05:00

One can tell a lot
by the way someone eats
his corn on the cob.

2008-06-08T12:44:00.002-05:00

Speed bumps and road humps
always sit past the shade line
where you can’t see them.

2008-06-07T13:08:00.001-05:00

First tune of the gig.
A spring on my horn snaps off.
I pack up in shame.

2008-06-06T14:53:00.000-05:00

It’s so humid that
I need to loosen my watch
to a bigger size.

2008-06-05T09:18:00.000-05:00

spring becomes summer
humidity increasing
need to get AC

2008-06-04T09:22:00.001-05:00

Dry aging rib eyes
in the bottom of my fridge.
I await the funk.

2008-06-03T05:01:00.000-05:00

Vegan muffins suck.
Butter in the batter is
the right way to bake.

2008-06-02T09:15:00.000-05:00

King salmon fillet
with two types of fresh relish
and corn on the cob.

2008-05-29T07:23:00.000-05:00

Cabbie drove to work
with emergency brake on
and went the wrong way

2008-05-28T07:27:00.000-05:00

Cab stunk like carcass
for second day in a row.
Homes, smell ya later.

2008-05-24T00:00:00.000-05:00

Chris Potter is the
finest saxophone player
I have ever heard.

2008-05-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

Say what you will, but
Radiohead always gives
a great rock concert.

2008-05-22T00:00:00.000-05:00

My lady and friend,
soon it will be your birthday.
We will celebrate.

2008-05-21T08:52:00.000-05:00

Stone wall in the woods—
I wonder who built it and
who carried the rocks.

2008-05-14T00:00:00.000-05:00

Vacation over,
but my travel partner is
still drunk from last night.

2008-05-13T09:13:00.000-05:00

South Beach, Miami—
where the sun is hot and the
people are dark gold.

2008-05-10T19:28:00.001-05:00

High of ninety-five.
After sweating all day long
ice fell from the sky.