The black cat came in
Through the dryer vent,
Ripping a silver hole
And scrambling up
The back of the machine
And onto a pile of towels.
Okay then. What now?
–Shaun Perkins
Tag: humor
Peggy has her own blog!
Peggy the Personification Pig has proven too popular. She must have her own blog. In the future, you can click on the Peggy link above to be directed to her site. She is quite the . . . ham. She wrote a poem to celebrate her day at Chouteau High School.
I am a pig of many roles.
A pig of many rolls.
You helped me see my dream.
You helped me to believe
A pig can be queen for a day.
–Peggy
A Writer in the Norton Introduction to Literature was Born in 1981
Her name is Alicia
And the photo next to the title
Of her story is a black and white shot
Wherein she rests her left cheek
Against her right denim-clad knee.
Her glowing face reveals
Baby fat on her cheeks.
Her closed-mouth smile is Mona-Lisaish
In its knowing. Continue reading “A Writer in the Norton Introduction to Literature was Born in 1981”
Call Eney Time! (Craig’s List Poetry)
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up with a compound bow. Continue reading “Call Eney Time! (Craig’s List Poetry)”
Craig’s List Poetry: Truffle Bed
I have lain in the exquisite pleasure
Of a strong, loving man’s arms,
And I have slept where the creek
Flows in the summer evening,
And made my bed in the breeze
Of a fall day near the meadow’s edge, Continue reading “Craig’s List Poetry: Truffle Bed”
Pine Suit
Bedroom suit. No bed.
Perhaps there are other rooms
Your pine attire will match,
Though do not forget the armoire,
Which for some reason,
Is easier to spell than “suite.” Continue reading “Pine Suit”
Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry 