July 2024
Bio Note: I had my first poem selected for publication when I was 60 years old. Now I have two chapbooks and two full-length collections available, email me. I'm addicted to Scrabble and pickleball, and I enjoy playing with my four grandchildren.
The Letter V's Lament
Why do people hate me?
After all, there I am
in the words live and love.
OK, maybe I’m not
as versatile as H or S
and maybe I should
be worth more than four points.
Even the Romans thought
I was worth five, and they
never even heard of Scrabble.
K is worth five points and
rarely gets tossed back in the tile bag
which happens to me all the time
despite my being vivacious.
I’m almost never part of a bingo
and way too often I’m left there
at the end of the game
on the loser’s rack.
Violet Triolet
roses are red
violets are violet
roses could be a different color instead
but all my roses are red
so get it in your head
this is a triolet
roses are red
violets are violet.
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