Edmund Conti Verse-Virtual 2018 February

February 2018

I have been writing light verse all my life (assuming one’s life doesn’t include junior high school, elementary school and the wet diaper stage (oh, not that again!) ). I sent out a lot of light verse and when it all came back I tried my hand at free verse. I like writing bio notes my favorite being “Edmund Conti lives in Summit, NJ and divides his time between day and night.” Can’t use that anymore—I moved to Raleigh, NC. I’ve had over 500 poems published (Google “Edmund Conti” and see what comes up.)

Karma

Coulda
Woulda
Shoulda
-Buddha

Time and Tide

Many a castaway
Has passed away
Writing "Help" in the sand
And "Help" and "Help" and

Footsteps

When I was young (and now I’m old)
I was a rotten kid.
I never did what I was told
Or told them what I did.

But now I’m old and find this true--
My kids will very seldom
Tell me what they’re going to do
Or do the things I tell them.

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