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I graduated from West Virginia University many years ago, and I find myself in my early forties, hoping to regain some of my writing skills. The biggest part of what I write on here is an attempt at comic relief, but every once in a while a serious, hopefully

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Aging: 1 of 95
I'm a Miserable, Middle-Aged Geezer!Why can't I trade my knees inFor a much better pair?It seems to work with tiresWhen they show a little wearAnd how about a new face...One that doesn't have these linesI want to look just like a starAnd Brad Pitt would do fineI have these fallen archesBut I really could competeIn a bike race... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A gentle touch: 4 of 198
"A Spark in Inky Blackness"A sweet caress, I do attestCan soften any blowAn escape, but for a moment,From a highway lined with woeIf someone shares the worst of times,In darkness, far and wide,A gentle touch is all it takesTo stem the coming tideFor often, little victories,When it seems that all is done,Are a spark in inky bl... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Cheating on a lover: 1 of 44
"Cheating on a Lover...At Cards"Well I cheated on my girlfriendI really took her for a rideBut when she heard about itShe never even criedShe didn't winceShe didn't moanAnd she didn't even poutShe just opened up my walletAnd took a twenty outSee I'm not a womanizerI'm faithful through and throughI like to cheat at pokerBut in... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Insomnia: 4 of 165
"Most Nights I Snore Through the Colbert Report"Most nights I snoreThrough the Colbert ReportBut Steve kept me up 'til the endThen I outlasted JayAnd I have to sayThat I hope this ain't startin' a trendThen came George NooryAnd his tales of the goreyAnd four a.m. came into playBut two hours sleepAs long as they're deepJust mi... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Coffee: 2 of 76
"Kindergarten Coffee Drinker" As a kinder-coffee fan, I don't like my java bold On ice or in a bottle, It's a drink that's best served cold Coffee in its purest form Is nothing that I savor- Give me three creams and sugars And a touch of chocolate flavor My apologies, dear Juan Valdez, For sipping Joe that's mild ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Thinking: 2 of 70
"Inside the Mailman's Mind" An automatonic walk in the 'hood- Lights are on, but there's nobody home The odd side of Main, a right turn on High, Onward I mindlessly roam I peel off three letters for one-fifty-six; There's a parcel for three-eighty-four The Smith's German Shepherd is running the streets... Believe me, ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Am I crazy?: 1 of 31
Sanity: A Spur of the Moment ReactionAs in existentialist theoryWe fulfill universal needsAnd none of us are betterThan the acts of our last deedsMother Theresa or psychopathOr evil or devineA push could send it either wayWe're all dancing on a lineThe things we do, the thoughts we thinkWhen inside our four wallsIf the world ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A new year: 2 of 58
"Better Times Ahead?"Three-hundred sixty-five days go byNo accomplishments I fearI look in the mirrorIt's the same man standing hereThere's no new prize on my mantleAnd no more money in the bankI'd blame somebody for itBut I just have me to thankWhat makes next year feel so different?Well, I really can't be sureI'll have to t... More..
Education > College Life Should colleges ban firearms?: 1 of 27
I'm a firm believer in our rights as stated in the Second Amendment. In fact as a college student, I regularly hunted on weekends, but that was as a local who drove to school. If you asked me this question a year ago, I may have cast my lot with the other side, but the Virginia Tech incident has made things much fuzzier than ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Poets: 5 of 134
"The Cons of Writing Prose" A would-be poet laureate Sought a rhyme for 'dysentery' He struggled for three hours With his rhyming dictionary He moved to the next couplet And sought a match for 'pagan' He scratched his head, then he took A dip of Copenhagen "This rhyming stuff," he thought aloud, "Isn't really what ... More..