Sleep, What's That?

Pulling all nighters,
Going through next day in a daze
-living yin and yang.

Copyright 2009

NaPoWriMo Poem #13

Two poets recite,
One uses the podium
-the other dances.

Copyright 2008

(I have to confess to being the one who uses the podium; no value judgements here.)

NaPoWriMo Poem #9

To The Would-Be Plagiarist
by Edward S. Gault

Sir, if I could speak to you
About that paper you found.
On it, you may have noticed a poem-
With no by-line.
That was because it was a work copy-
I didn't mean for it
To get published like that-
I wanted to revise it before I sent it out.
Instead, I lost it,
-at least that copy.
So read it.
Snicker.
Then tear it up and throw it away!
That way, we both win.
Now, yes-I did say it was only a copy.
Since there is no name on it, you don't know who I am.
For all you know I could be famous,
Or the poem could be famous,
And have been taught in the schools for years-
For all you know.
And you really don't know, now do you?
So think about that before you send it or e-mail it someplace-
With your name on it!
There is a very good chance that you will be caught.
No one is immune.
Some very big names have been caught.
There are people out there
Looking out for this all the time.
It's what they do, and there good at it.
If your going to do something with it,
Make damn well certain that it looks a lot different
Than what you have, because that's crap!
And I really don't think you want to
Take the credit for that anyway, now do you?
(and by the way, wouldn't it be a lot easier
to just write your own damn poem,
than to put a lot of effort into camouflaging
the fact you stole mine?)
So, just tear it up.
Good.
Throw the pieces in that barrel over there.
Excellent!
Now, we both win.

Copyright 2008

NaPoWriMo Poem #2

This is National Poetry Month. For the entire month of April I am going to write and publish a poem a day here at Forest River Journal in participation with National Poetry Writing Month,
an event founded by poet Maureen Thorson.

I looked in journal
Only to find a blank page
-was the day empty?

Copyright 2008

NaPoWriMo Poem #1

The Month of April is National Poetry Month. I will be participating in National Poetry Writing Month NaPoWriMo, an event in which some of us have committed to writing a poem each day for the next thirty days. As you know I've been on a red hot haiku steak for awhile now, but it's
nice to be participating in this with other poets. I will be pushing myself a little harder this month. The NaPoWriMo event was started by Mareen Thorson.

A True Museum
Poetic Readings
Framed by violin music
-Muses' Gallery.

Copyright 2008