Monday, March 31, 2014

The First Hummingbird of Spring

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com The First Hummingbird of Spring O wing’ed messenger of innocence, Aloft among the pollinating flowe...

Hey, Nice Little Suitcase You Got Here. Hate to See Anything Happen to It.

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Hey, Nice Little Suitcase You Got Here.   Hate to See Anything Happen to It. ...
Monday, March 24, 2014

Ode to a Dead Coral Snake in the Road

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Ode to a Dead Coral Snake in the Road (Where do the Neurotoxins Go?) Red and yellow kill a fellow...

High Noon at the Bird Feeder

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com High Noon at the Bird Feeder A little dog, a streak of dachshund red, Across the grass speeds to a ...

Bipolar Vortex

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com Bipolar Vortex Global warming? The concept’s tired and old, For one only knows that today is cold. ...

The Frogs of January

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com The Frogs of January Have the frogs of January lost their minds? This is the season of reptilian sl...

What Do the Trees Talk About

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com What do the Trees Talk About? A damp wind blustering from the east Says nothing for itself but sets...

Seven Silent Buzzards

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Seven Silent Buzzards Some seven or so so-silent buzzards Lurk in the pine-tops in the last of the ...

Longbows and Rosary Beads

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Longbows and Rosary Beads For Pearl of Tyburn Our happy England is Our Lady’s dowry An island of ...

Deep Dusk

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Deep Dusk A skeleton of dead black branches frame The falling sliver of January moon While an owl’...

Lenin's Dream

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com Lenin’s Dream Imagine slaves buying their chains Proudly bragging about their chains Prettily deco...

Canary in a Coal Mine

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Canary in a Coal Mine If a canary dies, who notices? One little bird, of no significance - Except ...

Semester Exam

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Semester Exam Fluorescents flicker and fall upon bowed heads And printed letter-paper, organized B...

Janus Laughs

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Janus Laughs Old Janus surely laughs at our mistakes In thinking that the world begins again, That...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Quebec's Separation Anxiety

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Mack Hall, HSG Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Separation Anxiety Second only to the matter of the missing Malaysian aircraft and Mil...

Music Download on the Roof - A New Silent Musical

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Music Download on the Roof – A New Silent Musical “Rabbi, is there a blessing for the Czar?” “A bless...

A Catholic Funeral

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com A Catholic Funeral Oh, our sister is dead; what is to be? Shall we bury her with a Rosary? No, thos...

A Boy and His Dinosaur

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com A Boy and His Dinosaur In another world, a silent world within, The dominant species are dinosaurs. ...

The Westminster Chinese Chimes

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com The Westminster Chinese Chimes An elegant clock ticks on the mantelpiece Proclaiming the hours with a...

The Homeowners' Association

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com The Homeowners’ Association For Robin “Your attitude’s been noticed, comrade.” - Block Warden to Y...