"Ready for Trial"
Lawyer stood up in the courtroom and said:"Ready for trial, judge, let's go ahead."She meant, in a manner a little bit sly,Show me there're witnesses ... read more
2 years ago
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Subcategories: Poetry & Prose
A Codger's Lament
A Codger’s Lament We’re in the future now, I see,/ With camera phones and other nifties;/ But I eschew technology,/ And very much pre... read more
1 years ago
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A Place for Nothing But to Be
A place for nothing but to beIs how I think of home,To sink in folds of apathyOr percolate a poem.A yard to grow a garden inAnd watch a butterfly,To h... read more
2 years ago
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A Talkative Judge
The judges that a lawyer seesSometimes effect retainer fees,By taking too long on their docket,It costs more from the client's pocket.The judge that t... read more
2 years ago
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Accent Outlandish
Defendant spoke up in an accent outlandish,The judge didn't know what he said;Was it English or Haitian or Creole or Spanish,Or a language like Latin ... read more
2 years ago
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Adversariness -- a Poem
A lawyer who's too adversarialMay promote his own client's burial,He can't his nastiness efface,Cuts off his nose to spite his case. Lawyers come ... read more
2 years ago
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Aging
My aging isn't fairly caughtBy measurement in years,But by the waist size I just bought,And by the death of peers.I even handled Big Six-OhWith equani... read more
2 years ago
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Anti-smoking Poem
The smoker only thought of nowAnd nicotine retreat,With no concern for when and howDisease would be replete.She sucked the poison in and thought"I'll ... read more
1 years ago
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Arrangements
Arrangements in advance bespeakOf clockhand piety,Legitimate at times in lieuOf spontaneity.A time and place for everythingAs manners or regret;A need... read more
2 years ago
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Autumn Woods -- a Poem
In autumn near the piney woodThe lumpy ground lies fallow,An undergrowth of maple stoodBeside the Chinese tallow.The darkness of the needle greenUpon ... read more
2 years ago
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