Tag Archives: bad poetry

Cranky Poems for a Late Spring

Posted on April 26, 2018 by rossmurray1

Song for Municipal Workers There are potholes aplenty just outside my house, Some big as a manhole, some small as a mouse, One shaped like the head of my dear cousin Klaus. They came by to patch them last week. … Continue reading →

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Why You Drive So Loud?

Posted on September 25, 2014 by rossmurray1

        O, tender youth with ball cap perched And moustache like a wisp of dirt, Upon my street and through my town Why you drive so loud? There’s thrill in speed, I get that, fine, A race … Continue reading →

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Is one month enough (for poetry and other stuff)?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by rossmurray1

It’s hard to believe that National Poetry Month is more than halfway over. It seems like only yesterday President Obama was kicking the month off by pardoning a performance artist. It’s a purely symbolic gesture, of course, but it sure … Continue reading →

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