Home For The Summer

Notes hammer the air
Live music for the tourists
Blues, alt-country, rock

Concertgoers' lust
They require live music
Even the bad ones

Concers are full tilt
Heavy, humid air awaits
Bring a filled cooler

June, July, August
Hot fun in the summertime
Tourons all over

Chill tunes and roadtrips
Family out the yin yang
My preferred season

Now home for two months
Deliciousness from the grill
A welcome respite

Curiosity
How have things changed... or, not changed?
It'll still be home

Read a book or sleep?
Making time for everything
Oh, right...meet with friends

So much to do, see
A long-ass plane ride awaits
Only one month left

Brother and sisters
Nieces, nephew and parents
The times, how they change

No greater pleasure
Birds chirp, a light breeze blowing
Reading on the porch

Chapter by chapter
Thank God the phone didn't ring
Just sitting outside

The day floats on by
Reclining on a deck chair
A book and a drink

Gentle breezes blow
A dog barks. Insects chitter
My porch universe

Haiku for Fatties

Plight of the obese
We're the majority, right?
Doritos beckon

Woe, to be skinny
Give in to your temptations
Anything with cheese

Power to the fatties!
No, we won't be pushed around
Even if you tried

Eating what you like
Bad cholesterol is a myth
Almost like a cult

Spandex is for jerks
Muu Muus are comfortable
Throw away your belts

The new ruling class
Pledge allegiance to fatty
There are 'tons' of us

Keep your Nautilus
Richard Simmon's the devil
Gimme some ice cream

What's the big deal, man?
So? I can't touch my toes
But, I'll fall on you!

Get out of my face
Fuck you and your unitard
These pork rinds are great

Lots of luck, sucker
I pray to the Denny's god
Four, five times a week

Mainlining gravy
Country fry my whole body
Try to find a vein

Roll it, then fry it
Vegetables are for losers
Come, join the Dark Side