Monthly Archives: May 2007
Money Love
Evil is a tree with a poisonous fruit, And the love of money is its poisonous root. Yes, the love of money is a root that dives Down to the Pit, where the Devil thrives. Timothy Tilligan altered the facts On the … Continue reading
February Song
This month is ugly to behold— I’m out of work, the days are cold, Machines we trust are growing old, The pump is leaking, woe, woe, woe– The clock has stopped, it chimes no mo’ Our billings seem a bit … Continue reading
The Gold Standard
We dreamed about Gold, as a man in command, With his brow to the wind and the wheel in his hand– So we went with the man. He would soon set us free As the man and the woman we wanted to be. … Continue reading
Getting the Cows
When I was a boy in Nebraska, I was never happier than when school let out in May and I could wander free on the farm, and climb trees, during the warm mornings. Or play in the woods. I worked … Continue reading
On the Fringe
I know this Meadow well, But not the Woods nearby, Because my parents warned me long ago Against the Wolf of the Woods. Hello! a side trail– Not here in my boyhood days– It ends beneath an archway Curtained with ferns. Worth exploring, … Continue reading