Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Swivel in my chair

Swivel in my chair.
The office hums, confusion.
Give me my money.

-- Andrea Cruz

Oh my computer

Oh my computer,
The fairest one in the land.
You must be a Mac.

-- Steve Plone

Monday, December 29, 2008

# Infinite loop here

# Infinite loop here
# not to worry though
# good until 2910

-- Stan Schwarz

Sitting in math class

Sitting in math class
teacher is red and yelling
I don't even flinch

-- Franny Freeman

Chinny whisker grows

Chinny whisker grows
tweezers help me pluck it out
but it just grows back

-- Erika Schickel

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Dog bones are good

Dog bones are yummy!
Me and Rex ate too many.
Now we have to poop.

-- Steve Plone

Friday, December 26, 2008

Once upon a time

Once upon a time,
Dinosuars walked the raw land
And became extinct.

-- Andrea Cruz

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Butt

My butt's almost done.
Window down -- your problem now!
I love cigarettes.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Red sauce

Red tomato sauce
Brown mementos of meals past
Left on ceiling high

-- Richard Clucas

Socks

Black, brown, blue, white socks
Damn, where are thy faithless mates?
Alone, abandoned

-- Richard Clucas

Internet logins

Internet logins
They always ask for birth year
Write: 1980.

-- Beth Blenz-Clucas

Squirrel jumps, limb to limb

Squirrel jumps, limb to limb
Snowflakes flutter in its wake
Where are the acorns?

-- Beth Blenz-Clucas

Holiday wrappings

Holiday wrappings
Hours of folding, taping, bows
Torn up in seconds.

-- Beth Blenz-Clucas

New Year's Eve party

New Year's Eve party
Dancing, bubbly and fireworks
Will we stay awake?

-- Beth Blenz-Clucas

Chew

You chew, chew, chew, chew,
Chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew,
Chew, chew, chew, chew.
Gum.

Two a.m.

Two a.m. Awake!
Sudden pain. Why me? Why now?
Leg cramp. Ahhh! LEG CRAMP!

Monday, December 22, 2008

Worst smell

Worst smell in the world.
By universal acclaim.
Giant tonsil stones.

Can't breathe

Right nostril useless.
Left is 90% closed.
Damn nasal polyps.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Liberian spam scam

African e-mail:
"My name is Walter Taylor.
Send me your money."

Egg nog, peppermint

Egg nog, peppermint.
Christmas eating is the best.
Oh no, broke my scale.

-- Denise Russell

Talking in loud voice

Talking in loud voice.
Ears cupped to drown your drivel.
Blackberry wanker.

-- Denise Russell

Blithely on your cell

Blithely on your cell
Why so much empty prattle?
Oops, you ran red light.

-- Denise Russell

Dow Index goes down

Dow Index goes down.
Blood pressure up with the sun.
Take another pill.

-- Audrey Tawa

Smart, chic, gray wool slacks

Smart, chic, gray wool slacks;
subtle check pattern, wide leg.
I got it at Ross.

-- Audrey Tawa

Left peanuts on porch

Left peanuts on porch;
by 8 a.m. they're all gone.
Invisible pet.

-- Audrey Tawa

People Not Shopping

people not shopping
retail and recession suck
time for new career

-- Kayci Wheatley

Muggy Texas Day

muggy texas day
last week we had snow falling
now my arm pits stink

-- Kayci Wheatley

Sheep Dip

Little Bo Beep lost
Her sheep and doesn't know where
To find them. Well duh!

-- Jeff Burbank

Gridlock

It can't be a two.
It could be a four or six.
Sudoku is hell.

-- Jeff Burbank

Workin' It

Tongue tries to dislodge
Food fragment behind molar
All afternoon long.

--Jeff Burbank

Question

Soap. Yogurt. Eggs. Fruit.
No escape from that question:
Paper or plastic?

Spam. A lot.

"To view images, click here.
Fast shipping worldwide.
Dear [%first name%]." Junk it!

Smells

Smells of the season:
Pine tree, candles, cinnamon.
Sorry. I broke wind.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Cake!

Salty, pink and round,
Sometimes trapped by a target:
O urinal cake!

Missed exit

Radio chatter,
Billboards and merging semis.
I missed that exit.

Why?

Set the clocks ahead.
Six months later, set them back.
Every dang year. Why?

Poetry of the Mundane

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