thanks to our attention spans becoming microscopic

we are castaways awash on tides of random topic

we’re hypnotized and commandeered to watch

freak shows

unchosen

sure, we can flip

and keep our grip

but then some lederhosen

encasing some ungodly animated

bagpiped creature

deliberately blows our mind

evoking arthur treacher

..

they note which reels

have made us stay from one end

to the other

and then we see their cousin father

girlfriend

inlaw

brother

..

creating content is not hard

it’s frequently a snap

in fact we do it

every

single

time

we take a crap

the dead man’s can opener

March 15, 2026

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the dead man’s can opener

my brother brian is deceased

but long before he died bequeathed me

shirts and food on which to feast

and baggy shorts that loosely sheathed me.

..

most useful, by far, undeniable

is this. it works. it’s so reliable!

..

the store-bought ones don’t keep the track

and jam and are of shoddy fettle

with too much plastic, too much lack

of elegance that comes from metal.

..

hey, brian. MISS you as no other,

but you still help.

you’re still my brother.

may Heaven be like fine resorts,

and please forgive…

i ditched those shorts.

summa where

March 9, 2026

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summa: highest.

where: location.

summa where

syncopation steals the show

understanding helps us though

making waves from there to here

molding vision not to veer

apex when we persevere

..

Afterword: I continue to struggle to regain my footing, both with drawing and with acrostic poetry composition. The late comic-book writer Denny O’Neil wrote a feature in some comics called “From the Den” and he always ended the column with the fine two-word mantra “Perseverance furthers.” Here’s to that sentiment, and to Mr. O’Neil’s spirit.

grumpface

March 2, 2026

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grumpface

on the third visit to the phone store

trying to get something done and being asked

yet again for numbers they should already have

the man’s face twisted from harmless geezer

to grumpy threat

and the customer service rep hurries

but fumbles

..

but does his professional best

and now tells grumpface

it should only be another two hours

..

or so

..

except in rare cases

..

suddenly grumpface ceases to be with a smile

thanks the man

laughs maniacally

and leaves

Only Donna Sue Will Do

March 1, 2026

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Comes to fun and pitching woo

Only Donna Sue will do.

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Acrostic enhancement:

Good Show

Glide–no fuss

Odd-nice hush

O that we coo

Dig what we know

march march march

March 1, 2026

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it is march, it’s the first/so let us now burst/right out of the sprung starting gate

and march with elan/and gusto and brawn/against all the forces of hate

to take back the senate/is vital now when it/enables this evil regime

and also the house/oust the speaker, that mouse/who has made his dictator’s eyes gleam.

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we’ll need plenty of moxie/ourselves, not a proxy/applying epoxy and salve

so let’s march and reseize/and thus cure the disease/that afflicts all we live for and have.

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Historical note: We have American casualties now, in the unauthorized war on Iran, and the blood of more than half a hundred schoolgirls is on our hands. As an American I am filled with shame and anger. We need to find our way, the TRUE American Way, again.