Salt Lick barbecue

Vegans, stay away,
lest your firm resolve melt from
tender smoked brisket.

Offsite meeting of the computer geeks

We all complain there’s
no place to plug in. One by
one, our laptops die.

Visiting colleges

Muddy quads, walls bare
of ivy still inspire awe.
Can we get in?

Ithaca, NY

Ph.D.s waitress
here, M.A.s babysit, ’cause
no one wants to leave.

Why I’ve been absent

Haiku, like bonsai,
needs care and pruning. A mind
unfocused kills both.

Disorganized

Incrementally
I clean unearthing a clear
space on the table.

Silda Wall Spitzer

Wan, pale, red-eyed, she’s
the poster wife of Wynette’s
song, “Stand By Your Man.”

Saving grace

While I throw pennies
into a coin jar, Bear Stearns
gets a big bailout.

Eliot Spitzer

When a righteous man
is caught with his pants down, it’s
likely he’ll get spanked.

Fuzzy logic

posted to my Twitter account

I need sleep, but I * need to work but I need sleep * to work can’t think straight.