I ain’t heard from Swanson
In a long time... not a word, none
They used to be my go to TV meal
Real aluminium trays were all the rave
Back in them good ‘ol days son
When Swanson rode the…
Mar 8 2021
Mar 8 2021
Sundays Eucalyptus Walk - By Dan'l MclLhenny
Over halfway through winter
The smell of green eucalyptus
Accents our February air
We breathe in its freshness
Not because of some weird want
Instead... this natural aromatic pleasures us
As olfactories go... it seasons our walk
Beneath our feet…
Feb 7 2021
Next - By Dan'l MclLhenny
On papyrus
Words fall
Unrehearsed
Free association
Scribed in stack
Leaving tracks
Eyes may follow
Only interested
Need apply
Some might
Most will not
Bother their day
Thus unrewarded
Whilst others
Scan for traces
Nourishment justified
A resolution
Worth their…
Feb 7 2021
Can Nostrils Be Envious? - By Dan'l MclLhenny
Can nostrils be envious?
‘Tis a sly question I ask.
Because she chose rye.
Toasted of course!
Slathered in melting butter.
Oh... the intoxication~
Imagine my smell o’ meter peaking.
The needle sprung in a full tilt boogie,
Pegged as…
Feb 7 2021
Rucksack - By Dan'l MclLhenny
Hey, Rucksack here’s
My compass, biscuits
Plus... an apple or two
Water for our trail hike
Needed because we do
Matches for sparkin’ a campfire
Should we spend the night
Ya know…
Light creeps into darkness
As sunshine fades, then…
Jan 1 2021
Wilbur Snoddgrass and Petey Boy Dejoy Abscond With Moon - By Dan'l MclLhenny
That’s exactly what the front page read...
Wilbur Snoddgrass and Petey Boy Dejoy Abscond With Moon
October 31st, 1951 Mount Beesly, Vermont ~
Home of the Mount Beesly Decrepit Press Newspaper
Happy Halloween you houligans!
Most of us who hail…
Jan 1 2021
What's All the Commotion About? - By Dan'l MclLenny
With pumping wings
It’s follow the leader
One, two, then three redtails ascend
Into the invisibility of a thermal
We suppose they are family
Taking to the sky
Right next to our residence
A townhouse above Monterey Bay
The cliff…
Jan 1 2021
Soaring Toward Loftier Places - By Dan'l MclLhenny
With pumping wings
It’s follow the leader
One, two, then three redtails ascend
Into the invisibility of a thermal
We suppose they are family
Taking to the sky
Right next to our residence
A townhouse above Monterey Bay
The cliff…
Jan 1 2021
If I Had Something To Say - By Dan'l MclLhenny
Guess she forgot again
About the stars tonight
Just like she’s done for so long
Right or wrong, in fleeting light
The sun always bows, before it goes
As darkness comes she hides inside
A desert girl readies
To curl-up…
Jan 1 2021
Go Santa, Go Santa, Go - By Dan'l MclLhenny
Go Santa, Go Santa, Go Santa... GO!
Go Santa, Go Santa... GO!
Santa’s got a rowboat
With an outboard motor
That never seems to fail
Or ever runs out of gas
It’s a miracle of science
The storied tall tale
…
Jan 1 2021
Solong Perky Solong - By Dan'l MclLhenny
The day you arrived
You’d risen handily
What a lofty chap
Towering above us
Polite, quiet, yet colorful
A good listener certainly
An awful conversationalist
Ever present though
Unassuming of course
Adding ambiance
Able to react but mostly still
Forever…
Jan 1 2021
Aftermath Messages - By Dan'l MclLhenny
Under a contrailian sky
Passenger jets exhausting
Sketch their impressions
Broad stroke white puffers
These visible remains
Linger becoming clouds
Eventually pushing on
Under other commands
Naturally occurring
High altitude winds
Seem to silently say...
“You must go now”
Clearing…