The funniest thing I ever readIn the West Side Rag is best left unsaidThere are so many funny stories thereThat to publish mine here is a bit of a dare The Rag is so erudite, full of wisdom and knowledgeThat to live on the Upper West Side is a color-blind privilegeI live in the Bloomingdale […]
2020 was one of the worst years I’ve seen‘Twas the Year of the Plague known as Covid 19Everything closed and we were shut up at homeIt cramped my style cause I love to roam Free as a bird I used to beUntil my freedom was taken from meMy Senior Center was closed and locked downThen […]
Ostrich Man, Ostrich Man – his head stuck in the sandHe don’t wanna, he don’t wanna, never ever understandI don’t blame him, I don’t shame him, neither do I careHe can’t help it – born that way – born an Ostrich Man I was that man until I learned to love the Lord, my SaviorLived […]
Come praise your Creator in Central ParkWatch exercise videos by Emily LarkStretch and relax in the fresh air and sunIt’s good for your health and a lot of fun. Bring a bottle of water and a yoga matDon’t worry ’bout being too old or fatEarly risers can get there at the crack of dawnWhile sleepyheads […]
I got a lean mean swivel seat rocking chairI got a lean mean 5 wheel rocking chairI mean I got a lean mean reclining seat rocking chairI love my lean mean and portable Rocking Chair! I put a massage unit on my rocking chairDo my muscle massage and chair yoga thereI can take it cross […]
Whenever I sit down in my home office swivel chairI adjust the back cushion that I neatly placed there.It’s an old pillow stuffed into a worn out backpackWhich snugly fits into the arch of my tired old back. It helps me sit upright and my spine to alignInstead of slouching bent over as I did […]
From the four corners of the world we singOn every street corner let freedom’s bell ringUnshackle the chains and take off the yokeIt’s high time to wake up and to stay woke Free Hong Kong and bless Granny WongWe love to sing the Free Hong Kong SongIf free speech you cherish and love libertySupport Thais […]
Join the Milk Tea Revolution while sipping milk tea.I sweeten mine with raw sugar or a teaspoon of honey.Citrus and milk don’t combine so without lemon or limeI take mine mixed with coffee – it’s totally sublime. Add tapioca balls and you’ve got bubble tea.Gives me something to chew on while I write poetry.Now that […]
Free Hong Kong and sing the song … Glory to Hong Kong.I want to tell old people to come out and stand with the young.I felt sad when I saw the bloody scenes from Tiananmen Square.The bloodiness stuck with me, so did the protesters there. The longer I lived in Shenzhen, the more I felt […]
The time has come, it has been said, to talk of many thingsOf politics, religion and the tyranny of kings.Of liberty and freedom and what is right or wrongOf democracy in Thailand and freedom for Hong Kong. It doesn’t matter what’s your age or the language that you speakOr whether you are big and strong […]