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The New Breed - Michael Ramzy
Another beautiful day in America and to celebrate I thought it would be interesting to note a new breed of individual I have noticed lately in the news. I have included the profession and then followed it with a quote from this new breed. And yes, this is definitely tongue-in-cheek. I mean, it's... Submitted 3 years 135 days ago.

Meet Joe - Michael Ramzy
Joe didn't smoke. He didn't drink or swear, either. He lived a simple life and had a simple job and was the happiest person he knew. He drove a simple pickup and drove the same way to and from work every day. On the weekends he went to the lake or worked on his yard. He was as normal and... Submitted 3 years 140 days ago.

Can You Stop Being a Poet? - - Tex Norman
. . . . . Can you be a poet and suddenly just stop? Can you be a poet for a while maybe a long while and then become something else entirely? I only ask because lately I've been feeling all expository. For example, this morning I was going to write a poem about... Submitted 3 years 148 days ago.

The Hound Of The Baskervilles, et al, Remembered - Joel Hendon
Memories have a tendency to be pleasant to the average mind. Our minds tend to forget the unpleasant parts of our lives and the parts which were sweetest are often indelibly etched in our memory. Reading of the old classics tend to give me nostalgia more than anything else, I believe. Sir... Submitted 3 years 154 days ago.

The Caboose - Michael Ramzy
He sat on the fence with his small body squatting on the wooden beams. He leaned forward with his face held in his hands and looked at the cleared field across the street from his house. He thought of how he used to come here to play during the summer, how he used to walk down the small trails... Submitted 3 years 163 days ago.

Writing When I Don't Feel Like Writing. - - Tex Norman
I write every day. If you are serious about something and want to reach your potential, you have to work at it every day. You write when you don't feel like writing. That may be the hardest time to write, when you are uninspired, discouraged even, sick, in pain, when you just don't feel like... Submitted 3 years 165 days ago.

Say It Was A Lie! - - Tex Norman
One morning Mama says to me, "Tiff, you've seemed down lately. You've been grouchy lately, too. Tell me, is there something wrong? What is bothering you? I don't know why I picked then to tell, but then was when I said what I said. "Mama," I said, "sometimes daddy... Submitted 3 years 174 days ago.

The Blue Watermelon - Michael Ramzy
"Thanks for letting me borrow your car," Alpha said, entering the kitchen with the watermelon under his arm. He noticed Bob and Janet, a woman with an insane fear of knives, sitting quietly drinking coffee. "I really appreciate it." "You're welcome," Bob said, looking at Alpha. "Any... Submitted 3 years 177 days ago.

How to Get Poetry - - Tex Norman
Early in the film Dead Poet's Society we have a scene where the literature teacher, Mr. Keating , played by Robin Williams is teaching from the approved text book, and he has a student read from the preface of Understanding Poetry, by Dr. J. Evans Pritchard , Ph .D. To fully understand poetry, we... Submitted 3 years 179 days ago.

The Fall - - Tex Norman
I was up by six a. m. and the moment my bare foot touched the hardwood floor I knew this was going to be one fantastic day. Unbidden song escaped my lips. Really. I was tying my tie when I heard singing. I looked up to see if I could find out where it was coming from and caught a glimpse of... Submitted 3 years 180 days ago.

Rules (a Villanelle) - - Tex Norman
As much as I resist rules, there are just some rules that you can't avoid. RULES (a villanelle) I want some rigid rules to guide me, some sure, yet simple rule of thumb like: righty tighty,- lefty loosey. I'm sure that such a rule would set me free from making... Submitted 3 years 181 days ago.

There Was Blood On Our Food - - Tex Norman
I was taking a little girl, 7 years old, to the doctor. She was in Foster Care and I was a Child Welfare case manager. As we visited, this little girl revealed the incident that caused her to be removed from her home and placed into the custody of the state. I wrote it up as a poem. I followed... Submitted 3 years 181 days ago.

The Transportational Power of Poetry - - Tex Norman
I read this quote in a book called Bridges Out of Poverty : Carl Upchurch was in solitary at Lewisburg , Ohio when he found a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets wedged under the short leg of a table. "I won't pretend that Shakespeare and I immediately connected," writes Upchurch . "I must have... Submitted 3 years 181 days ago.

Jupiter - Michael Ramzy
A place of fervid luxuriance and subtle death, Jupiter remains to this day something both awe-inspiring and mysterious. The largest planet was once thought to be a star, which was not true, or perhaps paired with its giant brother Saturn to form one Colossus that anchored the solar system, which... Submitted 3 years 184 days ago.

Between The Poles (poem) - Michael Ramzy
Deep in the heart of everyone Lays a spark that fires a passion A need of the will to rise above the plain and ordinary life, to keep nothing the same. We've come as a human race so far Through ancient ways, revolution and war And we still have so far to go. So we look to the skies and the stars... Submitted 3 years 187 days ago.

The Fling - Michael Ramzy
I shouldn't be here , he thought. I should just go home, which is where I was headed anyway, and be reasonable about this. Work it out. Sure, we've had our problems, but we can work them all out, get back to normal. He thought they would be able to, but he still looked, still stared at... Submitted 3 years 187 days ago.

Falling - Michael Ramzy
They knew the change would come, but they had never really taken it seriously. It was always present, like a soft breeze which slides through the trees. The fact the change would come was always evident, though, always felt. But, like that breeze, it was never considered as it was deemed not... Submitted 3 years 187 days ago.

Unjust Deserts: Book Review - Joel Hirschhorn
Like a law of physics, corrupt politics, unshared national wealth and uncontrolled greed combine to produce economic inequality and delusional prosperity. Now comes a book that should have been titled Stolen Wealth. This would have been more consistent with its long subtitle: How the Rich Are... Submitted 3 years 187 days ago.

The Beep for Bucks Bandit (a short story) - - Tex Norman
Mandi never got to read the morning paper before 6 P.M. Now she removed the dinners from the microwave while scanning the headline of the Local section. Beep Bank Bandit Strikes Again! Lester was late and his HungryMan Dinner was on time. Mandi set the table. She had a coffee mug filled... Submitted 3 years 188 days ago.

The Cage - Michael Ramzy
He looked around the cage, slowly moved his eyes around each bar of metal. He could not remember being anywhere other than where he was at this moment, this one particular moment the only time he knew. He had no past and knew of no future beyond the dull alloy of the cage which held him. The... Submitted 3 years 189 days ago.

Hairy Situation (a short story) - - Tex Norman
Betty was pulling Evelyn Vanderhausen's hair through a bunch of tiny holes poked through the skin of a plastic shower cap. With the grace of a conductor and the skill of a brain surgeon, Betty rolling each strand on to a thin roller, squeezing on the color solution. It was a motion... Submitted 3 years 189 days ago.

A Stumbling Block To Evolution - - Michael Ramzy
I walked into this store appropriately called The Bicycle Store and was amazed at all of the gleaming chrome and steel. They must have had hundreds of bikes in that store; all of them clean with shiny new tires and shiny new price tags. Along one wall were bicycle accessories; helmets, tires... Submitted 3 years 190 days ago.

The Flat Lie - - Tex Norman
"Sorry," Larry Sanderson said as soon as the door opened. "Sorry, sorry, sorry." Stella entered from the kitchen licking a large spoon. "What is it?" "I know," he said. "I'm late. Way late. It couldn't be helped." Larry held up his hands as if he were submitting the People's Exhibit A. The... Submitted 3 years 191 days ago.

Is Rhyme Obsolete - - Tex Norman
I recently got this message in my email from someone named Matthew. In my experience, if you rhyme in a poem, no one takes you seriously. I don't understand these brainwashed people. Are we to believe there are no more Poe's, or Frost's, or Shakespeare's, or all kinds of great poets... Submitted 3 years 213 days ago.

Worry and Deserve: two poems - - Tex Norman
Worry This is a poem about worry. The first line is not as poetic as the second line. I was worried this would go just as it has been going, but, hell, what'duh'ya'do? While worry is not a productive emotion and it contributes nothing posiitve to my life it is what I'm good... Submitted 3 years 217 days ago.