I am attracted
Like a magnet
To a man
Who is
Inaccessible
To me
It is my
Particular
Pathology
From a Mom
Who worked
Constantly
And a Father
Who travelled
Far
Never again
To be a daily
Part
Of my life
I can find
A single person
Unable to commit
To lifelong
Relationship
Out of a room
Of a thousand
People
Point me
In any direction
And I'll find
Quite accurately
All the unavailable
Men
Within 300 yards
Proximity
About Women
Friday, December 26, 2008
1919. Finding the Pot of Gold
Driving
Through the magic
Of a rainbow's end
Caught me by surprise
I first realized
What was happening
When all the world
Turned blue then yellow
Around me
It took a second
To comprehend
The meaning
Of the experience
I am the treasure
And I am found
About Women, Finding Direction
Through the magic
Of a rainbow's end
Caught me by surprise
I first realized
What was happening
When all the world
Turned blue then yellow
Around me
It took a second
To comprehend
The meaning
Of the experience
I am the treasure
And I am found
About Women, Finding Direction
1915. Over the Rainbow
I drove
Through the end
Of the rainbow,
And that's when
I realized
For the right
Man,
I am
The pot of gold.
About Women
Through the end
Of the rainbow,
And that's when
I realized
For the right
Man,
I am
The pot of gold.
About Women
1918. Meeting a Man, At Last
You
Are a real man
Perhaps
The first
I've met
In years here
Chronologically
You're younger
Than me
But you're
Ready
For marriage
Family
And responsibility
That sets you apart
From all
Of Silicon Valley's
Grown up boys
Self-centered
And focused only
On their sports,
Dreams, and toys
Dating
Are a real man
Perhaps
The first
I've met
In years here
Chronologically
You're younger
Than me
But you're
Ready
For marriage
Family
And responsibility
That sets you apart
From all
Of Silicon Valley's
Grown up boys
Self-centered
And focused only
On their sports,
Dreams, and toys
Dating
1917. Halo in Night Club Blue
You are
In my mind's
Spotlight
All the world
Fades out
Around you
Forming a halo
In night club
Blue
You are the man
Who caught
My attention
We feel
A mutual
Physical
Connection
Together we,
With our
Particular
Pheromones
And looks,
Feel chemistry
Dating
In my mind's
Spotlight
All the world
Fades out
Around you
Forming a halo
In night club
Blue
You are the man
Who caught
My attention
We feel
A mutual
Physical
Connection
Together we,
With our
Particular
Pheromones
And looks,
Feel chemistry
Dating
1916. Sky's Fury
I looked at the clouds
And they showed me
The ocean
Waves tall and menacing
Raging endlessly
Life in San Francisco
And they showed me
The ocean
Waves tall and menacing
Raging endlessly
Life in San Francisco
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
1913. Can't Buy Me Love
Mogul, doctor, pilot, CEO
Pursuing your dreams
And grand destiny
All you can offer me
Is your absense
That's not compelling
It doesn't matter
How much money
You have
Or how
Attractive
You seem
Dating
Pursuing your dreams
And grand destiny
All you can offer me
Is your absense
That's not compelling
It doesn't matter
How much money
You have
Or how
Attractive
You seem
Dating
1914. My Baby Is a Centerfold
You know _____?
That's not saying
Much of anything
I'm told
He's one of the most
Social men
In New York
And San Francisco
Dating
That's not saying
Much of anything
I'm told
He's one of the most
Social men
In New York
And San Francisco
Dating
1912. Poems Written to Me
Poets tend to find each other
Me, I've found a few
I hope you, my reader, too
Will enjoy seeing what some
Have written and shared
These next poems
Are written by men
They said
Inspired by me
Note for those who may know me and are curious: These next poems within this blog entry are from men, who are friends. As of this date, we've not had any love or other relationships, though at times, there may have been or be a spark of imagination. There's a deeper connection, one that can be felt by people, who in their heart are artists and have the courage to feel deeply. What's even more special about each of these men poets is that they are all writing in English as a second language. They are from 3 different continents - none of which is North America.
"Subtle Fire" was written by a dancer:
Subtle fire evolving in uncountable little whirlwinds
All over the surface of my body
Under my clothes
Caressing even inside my many pockets of broken thoughts
Intertwined with the way I move.
Dancing, walking, turning, twisting, stomp, stop
I breathe your smooth heat
I smoke you, let's say,
And it tastes like the Spring sky.
Again
We go.
I feel
That you
Feel.
-----------------------------------
"I looked for you" was written by a dancer:
I looked for you last night,
In every partner,
every song,
every beat.
All of them help me to forgive you
For not being there
But not to forget you
Because I did not want that.
I wanted to remember you more
Intensely;
So much
That I could feel you present,
So present,
In every instant,
every breath,
every pulse.
I felt time running like a song,
Beautiful pa-um-pa-um-pa, paúm…
Violins of wing' singing birds,
Piano, bandoneón, piano, bandoneón,
Bass, vas…
Tangible,
The floor,
My feet,
My pants,
Her legs,
Hips, belly, chest, shoulders, arms, her chest, her back, her neck, our faces,
Our lips so Close.
--------------------------
"You" was written by a dancer:
You…
are the dance.
I just follow you.
I'm devoted to you.
I like to make your experience,
to make real your dream for you.
That is my
Dream.
-----------------------------------
"Ripples" was written by a colleague and friend:
Ripples
Flowing through
Slicing hard
Pain
Hope
Shining elsewhere
Eternal spark
Here
A night
Eruption, Crying
Feeling wrong
Being right
The truth comes out
Tears of exhaustion
Hurt of confusion
Pleasure of numbness
Joyfully spent
Darkness sets way for dawn
New night
New life
New ripples
of energy
Bright
She is vibrant
Her colors
Emanating
Pulsating
Sensual
Desiring Touch
Wanting to Feel
Offer of Sanctuary
She says friend
Her body says love
She lays a boundary
Her eyes speak louder
She lets out a word
She bares her soul
Strong
Injured
Longing
Softness
Inifinite tenderness
Pouring out
A safe haven
A place to fall
A place to share
A place to hold
will she take it?
will she accept?
Power
Spirits connecting
Intensity unfolds
Vulnerable
-----------------------------------
"Girl, Princess" was written in a first online instant message by a gentleman in white tie tuxedo:
Girl in the dress with shoes and a smile,
You make me feel the happiness melting off your face.
You look like a princess and you stand in that dress for a while.
You are a model and princess to me.
We have many talents and common things.
Thank you for sharing your poem with me.
------------------------------------
Me, I've found a few
I hope you, my reader, too
Will enjoy seeing what some
Have written and shared
These next poems
Are written by men
They said
Inspired by me
Note for those who may know me and are curious: These next poems within this blog entry are from men, who are friends. As of this date, we've not had any love or other relationships, though at times, there may have been or be a spark of imagination. There's a deeper connection, one that can be felt by people, who in their heart are artists and have the courage to feel deeply. What's even more special about each of these men poets is that they are all writing in English as a second language. They are from 3 different continents - none of which is North America.
"Subtle Fire" was written by a dancer:
Subtle fire evolving in uncountable little whirlwinds
All over the surface of my body
Under my clothes
Caressing even inside my many pockets of broken thoughts
Intertwined with the way I move.
Dancing, walking, turning, twisting, stomp, stop
I breathe your smooth heat
I smoke you, let's say,
And it tastes like the Spring sky.
Again
We go.
I feel
That you
Feel.
-----------------------------------
"I looked for you" was written by a dancer:
I looked for you last night,
In every partner,
every song,
every beat.
All of them help me to forgive you
For not being there
But not to forget you
Because I did not want that.
I wanted to remember you more
Intensely;
So much
That I could feel you present,
So present,
In every instant,
every breath,
every pulse.
I felt time running like a song,
Beautiful pa-um-pa-um-pa, paúm…
Violins of wing' singing birds,
Piano, bandoneón, piano, bandoneón,
Bass, vas…
Tangible,
The floor,
My feet,
My pants,
Her legs,
Hips, belly, chest, shoulders, arms, her chest, her back, her neck, our faces,
Our lips so Close.
--------------------------
"You" was written by a dancer:
You…
are the dance.
I just follow you.
I'm devoted to you.
I like to make your experience,
to make real your dream for you.
That is my
Dream.
-----------------------------------
"Ripples" was written by a colleague and friend:
Ripples
Flowing through
Slicing hard
Pain
Hope
Shining elsewhere
Eternal spark
Here
A night
Eruption, Crying
Feeling wrong
Being right
The truth comes out
Tears of exhaustion
Hurt of confusion
Pleasure of numbness
Joyfully spent
Darkness sets way for dawn
New night
New life
New ripples
of energy
Bright
She is vibrant
Her colors
Emanating
Pulsating
Sensual
Desiring Touch
Wanting to Feel
Offer of Sanctuary
She says friend
Her body says love
She lays a boundary
Her eyes speak louder
She lets out a word
She bares her soul
Strong
Injured
Longing
Softness
Inifinite tenderness
Pouring out
A safe haven
A place to fall
A place to share
A place to hold
will she take it?
will she accept?
Power
Spirits connecting
Intensity unfolds
Vulnerable
-----------------------------------
"Girl, Princess" was written in a first online instant message by a gentleman in white tie tuxedo:
Girl in the dress with shoes and a smile,
You make me feel the happiness melting off your face.
You look like a princess and you stand in that dress for a while.
You are a model and princess to me.
We have many talents and common things.
Thank you for sharing your poem with me.
------------------------------------
1910. Comparison and Contrast
Some men
Just want
Someone
To warm
Their bed.
What's gotten
Into them?
I suppose
There are
Women
Who will
Accept so little.
You, by contrast,
Are a man
Looking
To create
Home and family.
That's so
Much more
Appealing
To me.
Me, I need
Something
More like
What you might
Offer.
Dating
Just want
Someone
To warm
Their bed.
What's gotten
Into them?
I suppose
There are
Women
Who will
Accept so little.
You, by contrast,
Are a man
Looking
To create
Home and family.
That's so
Much more
Appealing
To me.
Me, I need
Something
More like
What you might
Offer.
Dating
1908. White Tie Prince
You in white tie
Make me wonder
How high your mind
Sometimes soars.
Where do your
Dreams take you?
Who will you be
In the world
And to me?
Dating
Make me wonder
How high your mind
Sometimes soars.
Where do your
Dreams take you?
Who will you be
In the world
And to me?
Dating
1909. Good Starting
You start off well
I can tell you
Not many men
In their first
Communication
Have written me
A poem
In which I'm
The lovely
Princess
Of their
Imagination
Dating
I can tell you
Not many men
In their first
Communication
Have written me
A poem
In which I'm
The lovely
Princess
Of their
Imagination
Dating
1907. Already Gone
You took me
For granted
One too
Many
Times
Now I'm
No longer
Available
For you
To lose
Dating, Dumping
For granted
One too
Many
Times
Now I'm
No longer
Available
For you
To lose
Dating, Dumping
Friday, December 19, 2008
1905. A Perfect Party
A perfect party
Includes good friends
Who are great people
Drinking just a little
Chatting and dancing
Merrily
Until the wee hours
Of the morning
Life in San Francisco
Includes good friends
Who are great people
Drinking just a little
Chatting and dancing
Merrily
Until the wee hours
Of the morning
Life in San Francisco
1568. Agreed
OK, I don't
Want to date
You either
Why would
I want
To be
With anyone
Who doesn't
Also
Want to be
With me?
Dating
Want to date
You either
Why would
I want
To be
With anyone
Who doesn't
Also
Want to be
With me?
Dating
1599. Get On With It
Advice from Mom:
He told you
He's not
Interested
In you
He's moved on
Why don't you?
Long Relationships
He told you
He's not
Interested
In you
He's moved on
Why don't you?
Long Relationships
1628. Sodom and Gomorrah
After witnessing
The fringes
Of the Folsom
Street Fair
I'm kind of
Expecting
G-d to drop
Something
Spectacular
And unpleasant
On San Francisco
Today's
Modern Sodom
And Gomorrah
Life in San Francisco
The fringes
Of the Folsom
Street Fair
I'm kind of
Expecting
G-d to drop
Something
Spectacular
And unpleasant
On San Francisco
Today's
Modern Sodom
And Gomorrah
Life in San Francisco
1612. Partial Orders Not Accepted
One man offered
To be my lover
Without friendship
Marriage or family
A second one
Suggested marriage
Without mutual
Respect, admiration
Or compatibility
A third proferred
An extramarital
Affair outside
His open marriage
A fourth wanted
A friend to take
For frozen yoghurt
Without romance
Love or courtship
A fifth simply
Has little time
For love with me
In his life
None of these
Parts and pieces
Is enough for me
Dating
To be my lover
Without friendship
Marriage or family
A second one
Suggested marriage
Without mutual
Respect, admiration
Or compatibility
A third proferred
An extramarital
Affair outside
His open marriage
A fourth wanted
A friend to take
For frozen yoghurt
Without romance
Love or courtship
A fifth simply
Has little time
For love with me
In his life
None of these
Parts and pieces
Is enough for me
Dating
1665. Dark Calculus
If he sees
My home
And car
And makes
Those
Part
Of his
Calculation
That could
Be worse
As he'll
Be casing
Out
My money
Dating
My home
And car
And makes
Those
Part
Of his
Calculation
That could
Be worse
As he'll
Be casing
Out
My money
Dating
1857. My Intended
Why should
I continue
To waste
My life
Waiting
Hoping
For loneliness
To end
Maybe
This
Nothingness
Is what's
Intended
For me
About Women
I continue
To waste
My life
Waiting
Hoping
For loneliness
To end
Maybe
This
Nothingness
Is what's
Intended
For me
About Women
1861. You May Never Know
Whenever I
Pursue a guy
I find
He quickly
Disappears
From my life
So if I don't
Pursue you
You're left
To wonder
Why
It could be
Utter disinterest
Or a lot of it
(Interest, that is)
Dating, About Women
Pursue a guy
I find
He quickly
Disappears
From my life
So if I don't
Pursue you
You're left
To wonder
Why
It could be
Utter disinterest
Or a lot of it
(Interest, that is)
Dating, About Women
1883. Picturing a Player
A good friend
Post pictures
Of himself
With many
Women
For the world
To see
He wonders
Why
People believe
He's dated
Around
Considerably
Even if he's
Not a player
It's his
Online image
That says it
Long Relationships
Post pictures
Of himself
With many
Women
For the world
To see
He wonders
Why
People believe
He's dated
Around
Considerably
Even if he's
Not a player
It's his
Online image
That says it
Long Relationships
1902. A for Effort, Maybe
Overwhelmed with work
Stress exuding from every pore
You made the effort
To be with me at my party
Sort of
For that, I'd adore you more
If I thought you cared for me
Dating
Stress exuding from every pore
You made the effort
To be with me at my party
Sort of
For that, I'd adore you more
If I thought you cared for me
Dating
1901. Not in the Picture
I wanted to introduce
You to all my friends
I kissed you in public
To mark me as yours
And you as mine
In everyone's eyes
But you didn't notice
Me or the slinky
Red velvet dress
I wore to impress
My friends confided
To me about some guy
Hiding in the back room
Downloading all my files
I'm not sure
What to make of it
What do you?
Dating
You to all my friends
I kissed you in public
To mark me as yours
And you as mine
In everyone's eyes
But you didn't notice
Me or the slinky
Red velvet dress
I wore to impress
My friends confided
To me about some guy
Hiding in the back room
Downloading all my files
I'm not sure
What to make of it
What do you?
Dating
1903. It's My Party, and I'll Cry If I Want To
I told my friends
I'm dating you
And now they think
I'm deluded
You paid not one
Iota of attention
To me
At my party
I played the fool
As usual
That seems to be
The role life has
Given me
In love relationships
Dating
I'm dating you
And now they think
I'm deluded
You paid not one
Iota of attention
To me
At my party
I played the fool
As usual
That seems to be
The role life has
Given me
In love relationships
Dating
1904. An End to Tears
If you are not
Into me
Let's end
This quickly
Or how many
Tears
Should I lose
Over you?
Dating
Into me
Let's end
This quickly
Or how many
Tears
Should I lose
Over you?
Dating
1897. Have a good weekend!
Inferring his meaning:
A Friday evening
Message
Of have a good
Weekend
Mans you won't be
Hearing from him
Before next week
His quality time
Is occupied
With other people
Dating
A Friday evening
Message
Of have a good
Weekend
Mans you won't be
Hearing from him
Before next week
His quality time
Is occupied
With other people
Dating
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
1900. On Devouring a Pomegranate
I ate a pomegranate
Today
And thought of you
It's your favorite
And mine, too
The differences
In how we eat them
Are reflective
Of our divergent
Approaches to life
With your fingers
You gingerly
Pick each fruit
From the inside
And one by one
You gum
Ensuring that you
Swallow no seeds
Your process takes
A day
By contrast, me,
I devour mine entirely
In a few short minutes
Like a lioness
Long Relationships
Today
And thought of you
It's your favorite
And mine, too
The differences
In how we eat them
Are reflective
Of our divergent
Approaches to life
With your fingers
You gingerly
Pick each fruit
From the inside
And one by one
You gum
Ensuring that you
Swallow no seeds
Your process takes
A day
By contrast, me,
I devour mine entirely
In a few short minutes
Like a lioness
Long Relationships
Monday, December 15, 2008
1899. How Right Looks and Feels
How to tell if someone likes or loves you:
First of all, he calls and wants to be with you.
He makes time despite hectic schedules,
Gives you his attention and shows affection,
Cares about what you think and how you feel,
Thinks of you with interest and admiration,
In many cases naturally does things to protect you,
Desires your love, attention, and respect,
Starts to plan what life might be like together,
And, above all, keeps his commitments.
He prioritizes you above other activities,
Things, and people. Even a quick text
Sends a loving message if it's enhanced
With actions: calls, dates, and in person caresses.
It's a wonderful feeling to be a man's priority.
Dating
First of all, he calls and wants to be with you.
He makes time despite hectic schedules,
Gives you his attention and shows affection,
Cares about what you think and how you feel,
Thinks of you with interest and admiration,
In many cases naturally does things to protect you,
Desires your love, attention, and respect,
Starts to plan what life might be like together,
And, above all, keeps his commitments.
He prioritizes you above other activities,
Things, and people. Even a quick text
Sends a loving message if it's enhanced
With actions: calls, dates, and in person caresses.
It's a wonderful feeling to be a man's priority.
Dating
Saturday, December 13, 2008
1898. Dancing on Water
On calm waters
With an experienced skipper
(And just a little drinking),
Yachting and salsa dancing
Are an unexpectedly fun
Combination of activities.
When the boat sways,
No one cares
As it adds to the motion
You initiated anyway.
Life in San Francisco
With an experienced skipper
(And just a little drinking),
Yachting and salsa dancing
Are an unexpectedly fun
Combination of activities.
When the boat sways,
No one cares
As it adds to the motion
You initiated anyway.
Life in San Francisco
1895. Let's Be Friends
Oops
I started dating
Someone new
And totally
Forgot about you
Hopefully
We can still be
Friends?
(This conversation has once or twice happened to me. Maybe it even came from me sometimes. I imagine, it's also happened to a few of you - through third parties. If the words weren't quite so direct or honest when you or I first heard them from someone we once dated and who then seemed to completely disappear, or even if we had to infer them from observing silence and inaction, we each later discovered the meaning described in this poem. True?)
Dating
I started dating
Someone new
And totally
Forgot about you
Hopefully
We can still be
Friends?
(This conversation has once or twice happened to me. Maybe it even came from me sometimes. I imagine, it's also happened to a few of you - through third parties. If the words weren't quite so direct or honest when you or I first heard them from someone we once dated and who then seemed to completely disappear, or even if we had to infer them from observing silence and inaction, we each later discovered the meaning described in this poem. True?)
Dating
1896. Ask and Receive the Answer
For those of you
Who are wondering
What I'm thinking
And why I write
What I do
Ask me directly
If you want
An answer
I'll give your question
My full attention
On Writing
Who are wondering
What I'm thinking
And why I write
What I do
Ask me directly
If you want
An answer
I'll give your question
My full attention
On Writing
Friday, December 12, 2008
1894. No Standards in the Matter
I just met and spoke briefly with
Two married men at a party.
One said when he met
His wife if just felt right.
Everything was easy.
It all fit together
Like puzzle pieces.
They had so much in common
From the very beginning.
It wasn't intrigue or tremendous
Chemistry but comfort
That was the major feeling.
Their lives fit together neatly.
The other boldly told me
His wife to be was engaged
To be married to someone else.
He and she both thought
It would just be a fling,
Not anything lasting.
Moreover, he and she,
His future bride to be,
Lived in foreign countries.
They had lots of chemistry.
They dated long distance
For years, and she kept him
A secret from her family.
Both these couples are now
Happily, faithfully married.
Is there any pattern here
From which anyone can learn?
Perhaps it's only that
Where love's concerned
There is no standard
Way of starting or meeting.
Dating
Two married men at a party.
One said when he met
His wife if just felt right.
Everything was easy.
It all fit together
Like puzzle pieces.
They had so much in common
From the very beginning.
It wasn't intrigue or tremendous
Chemistry but comfort
That was the major feeling.
Their lives fit together neatly.
The other boldly told me
His wife to be was engaged
To be married to someone else.
He and she both thought
It would just be a fling,
Not anything lasting.
Moreover, he and she,
His future bride to be,
Lived in foreign countries.
They had lots of chemistry.
They dated long distance
For years, and she kept him
A secret from her family.
Both these couples are now
Happily, faithfully married.
Is there any pattern here
From which anyone can learn?
Perhaps it's only that
Where love's concerned
There is no standard
Way of starting or meeting.
Dating
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
1894. Tantalizing Planning
Advance planning
Fun and private
Together time
Is a delicious
Passtime
Both happily
Enjoy twice:
While crafting
And in the enacting
Dating
Fun and private
Together time
Is a delicious
Passtime
Both happily
Enjoy twice:
While crafting
And in the enacting
Dating
1890. On Last Minute Plans
As my friends
Who are social organizers
Will freely tell you
Being last minute-ed
Is the same as
Getting second-rated
Sombody's trying to find
Something or someone
Better to do than you
Life in San Francisco
Who are social organizers
Will freely tell you
Being last minute-ed
Is the same as
Getting second-rated
Sombody's trying to find
Something or someone
Better to do than you
Life in San Francisco
1893. Location, Location, Location
A female friend
Who is a natural beauty
Can't find a man
Who's straight to date
In San Francisco
She's pondering changing
Location
Moving to a new city
Where men notice she's
Brilliant and pretty
A catcall or two
Would be welcome,
I think, don't you?
About Women, Life in San Francisco
Who is a natural beauty
Can't find a man
Who's straight to date
In San Francisco
She's pondering changing
Location
Moving to a new city
Where men notice she's
Brilliant and pretty
A catcall or two
Would be welcome,
I think, don't you?
About Women, Life in San Francisco
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
1888. On Being Mean
My natural inclination
Is to be nice to a guy
Who has caught my eye
This always disserves me
So I've recently resolved
To be mean
Dating
Is to be nice to a guy
Who has caught my eye
This always disserves me
So I've recently resolved
To be mean
Dating
1887. Pay for Praise
I've recently been honored
By two professional organizations
Who heaped praise upon me
And then asked me for money
If my cash contribution
Is a precondition for your award
Honor or special recognition
I assure you, I don't want it
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By two professional organizations
Who heaped praise upon me
And then asked me for money
If my cash contribution
Is a precondition for your award
Honor or special recognition
I assure you, I don't want it
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Monday, December 8, 2008
1879. Taking Charge
Your mother changed
The ballet?
She altered its course
Direction and ending?
You should have seen
His expression
As he for the first time
Realized
Nothing in life
Is written.
It's all what we make it.
Long Relationships
The ballet?
She altered its course
Direction and ending?
You should have seen
His expression
As he for the first time
Realized
Nothing in life
Is written.
It's all what we make it.
Long Relationships
1884. That's That
Aren't you
Worried sick
About all
The beautiful
Women
He'll see
In Argentina?
No, not at all
Actually.
He won't
Notice them
If he's
Into me.
Dating
Worried sick
About all
The beautiful
Women
He'll see
In Argentina?
No, not at all
Actually.
He won't
Notice them
If he's
Into me.
Dating
1882. In the Beginning
My grandparents
Deeply in love
With each other
Eloped
As teenagers
And then went back home
Each to live normally
With their own families.
Eventually,
A marriage certificate
Arrived in the mail.
Grandma's sister
Simply stated,
Mom, I think Jenni
Is married.
A more traditional
Ceremony followed,
And that's the beginning
As I know it.
Long Relationships
Deeply in love
With each other
Eloped
As teenagers
And then went back home
Each to live normally
With their own families.
Eventually,
A marriage certificate
Arrived in the mail.
Grandma's sister
Simply stated,
Mom, I think Jenni
Is married.
A more traditional
Ceremony followed,
And that's the beginning
As I know it.
Long Relationships
1881. Practical to the End
My grandpa,
Harry,
In the last
Three years
Of his long life
Kept
Safety pinned
To the back
Of his recliner
A note titled,
"What to do
If Harry is dead"
It simply said
Who to call
And what
Next steps
To follow
About coroners
Insurance
Paperwork
And burial
That was him
Thoughtful
And practical
To the end
Long Relationships
Harry,
In the last
Three years
Of his long life
Kept
Safety pinned
To the back
Of his recliner
A note titled,
"What to do
If Harry is dead"
It simply said
Who to call
And what
Next steps
To follow
About coroners
Insurance
Paperwork
And burial
That was him
Thoughtful
And practical
To the end
Long Relationships
1880. A Story for All People, All Times
When my eyes
Brim and overflow
With tears
As I watch
Mimi and Rodolfo's
Tragic love story
In the opera
La Boheme
Do I cry for me
Or for them?
Art
Brim and overflow
With tears
As I watch
Mimi and Rodolfo's
Tragic love story
In the opera
La Boheme
Do I cry for me
Or for them?
Art
Saturday, December 6, 2008
1878. Poetry for You
If from my words
Spring forward
Your own
Similar thoughts
And memories,
If my poems
Bring laughter,
Comfort or empathy,
If what you see
Against this...
Life's white
Background...
Rings true,
These poems
As for me
Are also for you.
On Writing
Spring forward
Your own
Similar thoughts
And memories,
If my poems
Bring laughter,
Comfort or empathy,
If what you see
Against this...
Life's white
Background...
Rings true,
These poems
As for me
Are also for you.
On Writing
1876. Must This Always Be the Consequence?
In Handel's opera
The fair Semele
Knows
The man she loves
To be her god
And in truth
He is the mighty
Jove
She makes him
Swear
To grant her wish
To see him
In all his glory
He afflicted
Realizes
Too late
The consequence
The instant
She, a mortal,
Sees him, Zeus,
Jove, Jupiter
As he really is
She dies
Must this be
What happens
In real life?
The opera's libretto: http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/libretti/semele.htm
Thank you to Alek Shrader and Ji Young Yang for their great Adler Fellows performance tonight.
http://sfopera.com/p/?mID=49&edID=347&eventtypeid=
Art, Life in San Francisco
The fair Semele
Knows
The man she loves
To be her god
And in truth
He is the mighty
Jove
She makes him
Swear
To grant her wish
To see him
In all his glory
He afflicted
Realizes
Too late
The consequence
The instant
She, a mortal,
Sees him, Zeus,
Jove, Jupiter
As he really is
She dies
Must this be
What happens
In real life?
The opera's libretto: http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/libretti/semele.htm
Thank you to Alek Shrader and Ji Young Yang for their great Adler Fellows performance tonight.
http://sfopera.com/p/?mID=49&edID=347&eventtypeid=
Art, Life in San Francisco
1803. Chemistry
You remind me
Physically
Of another man
About whom
I created
A fantasy
And even
Loved deeply.
But you,
By contrast,
Are real
And seem
To be
Interested
In me.
Perhaps
We have
The spark
Of chemistry?
Dating
Physically
Of another man
About whom
I created
A fantasy
And even
Loved deeply.
But you,
By contrast,
Are real
And seem
To be
Interested
In me.
Perhaps
We have
The spark
Of chemistry?
Dating
Thursday, December 4, 2008
304. Anachronistic
He to me:
You're not in the wrong place
But in the wrong time
You would have done better
In the age of gentlemen and ladies
You'll never find a home
In the now
Dating
You're not in the wrong place
But in the wrong time
You would have done better
In the age of gentlemen and ladies
You'll never find a home
In the now
Dating
179. Dumb and Dumber
What's
Uninspiring:
An event
Dumbed down
For mass appeal
A technical topic
Fluffed
And diluted
Leaving
The scientists
And informed
Observers
In the room
Unsatisfied
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Uninspiring:
An event
Dumbed down
For mass appeal
A technical topic
Fluffed
And diluted
Leaving
The scientists
And informed
Observers
In the room
Unsatisfied
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160. Human Nature
Why do all people
In a small place
Converge on the same
Spot
Is it safer there
Why do people want
To bump shoulders
Squeeze through
And push and shove
It must look like
The best space
That's why we all
Want it
Even if there's
Nothing there
But confinement
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In a small place
Converge on the same
Spot
Is it safer there
Why do people want
To bump shoulders
Squeeze through
And push and shove
It must look like
The best space
That's why we all
Want it
Even if there's
Nothing there
But confinement
Life in San Francisco
36. Blank
A book with blank pages
Unfulfilled, unfilled, empty
Drawing in potential
Inviting creation
Inviting ink, coloration
Like the folios of my life
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Unfulfilled, unfilled, empty
Drawing in potential
Inviting creation
Inviting ink, coloration
Like the folios of my life
Life in San Francisco
1851. Rethinking Linking
If you
Casually
Meet me,
Why do
You think
I'll connect
With you
Publicly
In LinkedIn?
I don't
Know you,
What harm
Or good
You could do
To my online
Reputation.
We link
Impetuously
Hopeful
Of future
Mutual
Benefit.
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Casually
Meet me,
Why do
You think
I'll connect
With you
Publicly
In LinkedIn?
I don't
Know you,
What harm
Or good
You could do
To my online
Reputation.
We link
Impetuously
Hopeful
Of future
Mutual
Benefit.
Life in San Francisco
1850. Deleted
Confused
As to why you
Couldn't
Take a second
And respond
To my SMS
Text,
I deleted
You as
My Facebook
Friend.
Life in San Francisco
As to why you
Couldn't
Take a second
And respond
To my SMS
Text,
I deleted
You as
My Facebook
Friend.
Life in San Francisco
1875. Engage Me
Mingling
With social
Notables
Is not
Interesting
Unless
They,
Genuinely
Friendly,
Have
Something
To ask
Or say
To me
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With social
Notables
Is not
Interesting
Unless
They,
Genuinely
Friendly,
Have
Something
To ask
Or say
To me
Life in San Francisco
1871. Un-Friended
He was
Unfriendly,
So I
Un-Friended
Him.
In case you
Wondered,
That's why
His picture
And profile
Are no longer
Listed
Among
My Facebook
Friends.
Life in San Francisco
Unfriendly,
So I
Un-Friended
Him.
In case you
Wondered,
That's why
His picture
And profile
Are no longer
Listed
Among
My Facebook
Friends.
Life in San Francisco
1870. Loose Affiliations
How well do
You know him?
How often
Do you call?
And do you
Also know
My friend,
Horton?
He's a handful.
I'm not sure
How to answer.
Connections
And mutual
Acquaintances
Could be a curse
Or a blessing
Depending.
Life in San Francisco
You know him?
How often
Do you call?
And do you
Also know
My friend,
Horton?
He's a handful.
I'm not sure
How to answer.
Connections
And mutual
Acquaintances
Could be a curse
Or a blessing
Depending.
Life in San Francisco
1873. Facebook Reflection
Friendship
Is now so
Public
What with
Facebook.
But all these,
Are they
Real?
How can
They be
With folks
I don't know
Seeking
To Facebook Friend
Me.
I've un-Friended
Two men,
Who were
Actively negative
Or unkind,
Deleting their
Pictures and profiles
From my sight.
All the world
Saw it, too.
What else or more
Can I do?
The alternative
Is to be daily
Reminded
Of unkindness
Or continue
A charade.
I prefer
To keep
A smaller group
Where each
Is actually
Either a friend
Or at least
A past
Or potential
Positive connection
Reflective
Of elements
Of my life.
Life in San Francisco
Is now so
Public
What with
Facebook.
But all these,
Are they
Real?
How can
They be
With folks
I don't know
Seeking
To Facebook Friend
Me.
I've un-Friended
Two men,
Who were
Actively negative
Or unkind,
Deleting their
Pictures and profiles
From my sight.
All the world
Saw it, too.
What else or more
Can I do?
The alternative
Is to be daily
Reminded
Of unkindness
Or continue
A charade.
I prefer
To keep
A smaller group
Where each
Is actually
Either a friend
Or at least
A past
Or potential
Positive connection
Reflective
Of elements
Of my life.
Life in San Francisco
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
1705. Managing Appearances Over Ice Cream
On that last day
They went
For ice cream
Together
He requested a cup
She ordered a cone
Inwardly he groaned
About how
It might look
To a casual
Observer
As she ate
She was careful
To do nothing
That would raise
Any eyebrows
She cautiously
Withheld
Any flirtation
As it was clear
He wanted distance
And hoped none
Would think
They had any
Remaining
Relationship
Dating
They went
For ice cream
Together
He requested a cup
She ordered a cone
Inwardly he groaned
About how
It might look
To a casual
Observer
As she ate
She was careful
To do nothing
That would raise
Any eyebrows
She cautiously
Withheld
Any flirtation
As it was clear
He wanted distance
And hoped none
Would think
They had any
Remaining
Relationship
Dating
1810. Barack Obama's Promise
Our first black president
Signals a bright day
For an America
Whose people needed
His message
Of hope and change
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Signals a bright day
For an America
Whose people needed
His message
Of hope and change
Life in San Francisco
1869: Palin: A Post Turtle
And I quote:
"Sarah Palin
Is a post
Turtle"
As proclaimed
By an Alaska
Citizen
And reframed
By an illustrious
Princeton
Alum,
John Bunzel.
To define
"Post turtle,"
He replied:
"She's like
A turtle you
See
While driving
On the highway
Perched
Precariously
High
Atop a post.
You know
She didn't
Climb
Up there
By herself.
She doesn't know
What to do
In the situation,
And you
Have to wonder
About the dumbass
Who
Put her there
In the first place."
No other
Commentary
Is really
Necessary
To discuss
The governor
From Alaska.
Many thanks
For these words
Go to John Bunzel,
Princeton class
Of 1946.
Life in San Francisco
"Sarah Palin
Is a post
Turtle"
As proclaimed
By an Alaska
Citizen
And reframed
By an illustrious
Princeton
Alum,
John Bunzel.
To define
"Post turtle,"
He replied:
"She's like
A turtle you
See
While driving
On the highway
Perched
Precariously
High
Atop a post.
You know
She didn't
Climb
Up there
By herself.
She doesn't know
What to do
In the situation,
And you
Have to wonder
About the dumbass
Who
Put her there
In the first place."
No other
Commentary
Is really
Necessary
To discuss
The governor
From Alaska.
Many thanks
For these words
Go to John Bunzel,
Princeton class
Of 1946.
Life in San Francisco
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
1867. Crisp Green Where It Should Be
Today's
Brilliant
Beauty
Warm sun
Fresh
Cool air and
All the trees
Still a crisp
Green
Make it
Momentarily
Impossible
To remember
Stocks
Are falling
Like winter
Leaves
Life in San Francisco
Brilliant
Beauty
Warm sun
Fresh
Cool air and
All the trees
Still a crisp
Green
Make it
Momentarily
Impossible
To remember
Stocks
Are falling
Like winter
Leaves
Life in San Francisco
1866. Painted Silk Sky
Lavender
Blends
Into soft
Orange
With the moon
A cradle
For the night's
First star
Life in San Francisco
Blends
Into soft
Orange
With the moon
A cradle
For the night's
First star
Life in San Francisco
1865. Sari Sunrise
Sari silks
In my memory
From a friend's
Indian wedding
Mirror
Brilliant
Sunsets
And dawns
Making a woman
Their center
A star
About Women
In my memory
From a friend's
Indian wedding
Mirror
Brilliant
Sunsets
And dawns
Making a woman
Their center
A star
About Women
1864. Eery
Empty airports
Short
Lines in stores
Clear driving
On the highway
The easy feel
Of an economy
Sliding deeper
Into catastrophe
Life in San Francisco
Short
Lines in stores
Clear driving
On the highway
The easy feel
Of an economy
Sliding deeper
Into catastrophe
Life in San Francisco
Saturday, November 29, 2008
1863. What's That Sound?
What's that sound?
Is it
Sleigh bells jingling
Or the more profound
Clang and rattling
Of all the screws
Coming loose
In our economy
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Is it
Sleigh bells jingling
Or the more profound
Clang and rattling
Of all the screws
Coming loose
In our economy
Life in San Francisco
1862. Political Seasons
To the novice
Political office
Must seem
Very appealing
This is
Before realizing
How quickly
Cheers
Become jeers
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Political office
Must seem
Very appealing
This is
Before realizing
How quickly
Cheers
Become jeers
Life in San Francisco
Friday, November 28, 2008
1860. Healthy Christmas Recipe
Christmas
Trees
Create
Instant
Holiday
Feelings
They're
A perfect
Recipe
For good
Cheer
Without
Calories
Life in San Francisco
Trees
Create
Instant
Holiday
Feelings
They're
A perfect
Recipe
For good
Cheer
Without
Calories
Life in San Francisco
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
1856. Skinny Dipping
Swimming
In soft sheets
And the touch
Of our skin
Thanksgiving
Is indulgence
In each other
Dating
In soft sheets
And the touch
Of our skin
Thanksgiving
Is indulgence
In each other
Dating
Monday, November 24, 2008
1849. Pre-Thanksgiving Feeling
Today's balmy
60 degrees
In San Francisco
Hardly feels
Like Thanksgiving
To me
After an upbringing
In colder climes
Then again
Warm weather
Is
Something
To be thankful for
It's quite
Remarkable
Just a few days
Before
Scheduled fun
Of late November
Time with family
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60 degrees
In San Francisco
Hardly feels
Like Thanksgiving
To me
After an upbringing
In colder climes
Then again
Warm weather
Is
Something
To be thankful for
It's quite
Remarkable
Just a few days
Before
Scheduled fun
Of late November
Time with family
Life in San Francisco
1848. Silent Treatment
I thought
The silent
Treatment
Was a tactic
Reserved
For adolescent
Girls
I guess
Others
...Adult and
Male...
Also practice
It
Dating
The silent
Treatment
Was a tactic
Reserved
For adolescent
Girls
I guess
Others
...Adult and
Male...
Also practice
It
Dating
1847. Unsolicited Advice
Guys:
Don't treat
A woman
You're dating
Like you would
A colleague
In a business
Meeting
It's extremely
Offputting
Dating
Don't treat
A woman
You're dating
Like you would
A colleague
In a business
Meeting
It's extremely
Offputting
Dating
Sunday, November 23, 2008
1847. Picturing the Past in Dance
Snuggled warmly under covers
I'm not the first to dash to class
Early on a chilly Sunday morning
Especially as my cat in a curl
On the pillow beside me is purring
I'm too much enjoying bed's soft textures
Feelings like these will not help me
Get back to stage performance
It's a good thing I got pictures
When I had the chance
Life in San Francisco
Saturday, November 22, 2008
1846. Not So Bad
Reading magazines
At a beauty salon
While my hands
And feet
Get pampered
Helps me realize
Sometimes
It's not a bad
Life after all
About Women
At a beauty salon
While my hands
And feet
Get pampered
Helps me realize
Sometimes
It's not a bad
Life after all
About Women
1768. Queen Me
Starting
My own
Company
Leaves me
In a California
Quandary.
When I say
I, me, or my,
A Buddhist
Friend
Chides
My use
Of personal
Pronouns.
My only
Answer:
Well, If I
Become "we"
Without officially
Adding people
- Not advisors,
Contractors,
Friends, or family
But real FTE
Employees
Or Co-Founders -
To my team,
You can also
Refer to me
As Your Highness
Or Your Majesty
As I'll need
To be
The Queen
- Using
The royal
"We."
Life in San Francisco
My own
Company
Leaves me
In a California
Quandary.
When I say
I, me, or my,
A Buddhist
Friend
Chides
My use
Of personal
Pronouns.
My only
Answer:
Well, If I
Become "we"
Without officially
Adding people
- Not advisors,
Contractors,
Friends, or family
But real FTE
Employees
Or Co-Founders -
To my team,
You can also
Refer to me
As Your Highness
Or Your Majesty
As I'll need
To be
The Queen
- Using
The royal
"We."
Life in San Francisco
1734. Drowning Her Troubles
It should not
Surprise me
At all
That a woman
I met
At a bar
Is a full blown
Alcoholic
It saddens
Nonetheless
To discover
It's true
That's who
She is
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Surprise me
At all
That a woman
I met
At a bar
Is a full blown
Alcoholic
It saddens
Nonetheless
To discover
It's true
That's who
She is
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1844. Not Intended
You're
A man
Who's
Not sure
About dating
My gender
Let's make
This easy
It's clear
Anything
Between us
Is not
Meant
To be
Life in San Francisco
A man
Who's
Not sure
About dating
My gender
Let's make
This easy
It's clear
Anything
Between us
Is not
Meant
To be
Life in San Francisco
1843. No Thanks
No,
I won't
Date
You,
A man,
Who
Is married
Already.
Refer
To
My earlier
Poem,
Which
Expresses
My feelings
On sharing.
About Women
I won't
Date
You,
A man,
Who
Is married
Already.
Refer
To
My earlier
Poem,
Which
Expresses
My feelings
On sharing.
About Women
1616. Scratch That
Finally
A man
Wrote
A poem
To me
Too bad
He's
Married
To another
Woman
Already
Life in San Francisco
A man
Wrote
A poem
To me
Too bad
He's
Married
To another
Woman
Already
Life in San Francisco
1517. Freeze It Off
Crazy
People
Swimming
In San
Francisco
Bay
On a
Cool day
Must be
Trying
To kill
Whatever
Ails them
Freezing it
Into submission
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People
Swimming
In San
Francisco
Bay
On a
Cool day
Must be
Trying
To kill
Whatever
Ails them
Freezing it
Into submission
Life in San Francisco
1474. Non Reciprocal
My brother
Scolded,
"You've gone
Too far
Bringing him
To meet
Our family.
To whom
Has he
Already
Introduced
You?"
Long Relationships
Scolded,
"You've gone
Too far
Bringing him
To meet
Our family.
To whom
Has he
Already
Introduced
You?"
Long Relationships
1693. Unexpected Reaction
I got
A new job.
That's great!
Did you
Celebrate?
No, I cried.
This is not
The life
I wanted.
Life in San Francisco
A new job.
That's great!
Did you
Celebrate?
No, I cried.
This is not
The life
I wanted.
Life in San Francisco
1804. Smelling a Gay Male
I met a man
Who shares
The name
Of another,
Who used
To give me
Happy
Goosebumps.
I'm afraid
This new male
Is gay.
He hasn't said it
Or experimented,
But I can
Smell it.
Dating
Who shares
The name
Of another,
Who used
To give me
Happy
Goosebumps.
I'm afraid
This new male
Is gay.
He hasn't said it
Or experimented,
But I can
Smell it.
Dating
1807. Ideas in Love Don't Count
I loved
The idea of you
Not you yourself
Personally
So don't feel
Guilty
Dating
The idea of you
Not you yourself
Personally
So don't feel
Guilty
Dating
1808. No Sense In It
There is
No sense
In pining
For a man
Who wasn't
All that
Grand
In real life
No matter
What
My mind
Made of him
Dating
No sense
In pining
For a man
Who wasn't
All that
Grand
In real life
No matter
What
My mind
Made of him
Dating
1828. The Badlands
Badlands
Fields of sand
Oceans
Of nothing
Stretched
Before you
Thirst
Growing
Knowing
No water
Is close
To you
Life in San Francisco (actually South Dakota)
Fields of sand
Oceans
Of nothing
Stretched
Before you
Thirst
Growing
Knowing
No water
Is close
To you
Life in San Francisco (actually South Dakota)
Thursday, November 20, 2008
1832. Chemistry Indicator
Good chemistry
Is when you
Want to
Crawl happily
Inside each
Others' clothes
Nose to nose
And touch
Every inch
Of skin
Kissing
And caressing
Recklessly
Dating
Is when you
Want to
Crawl happily
Inside each
Others' clothes
Nose to nose
And touch
Every inch
Of skin
Kissing
And caressing
Recklessly
Dating
1833. Attracted Like Magnets
True attraction
Is present
When
You're in public
And find
It impossible
To stand
Quite
Close enough
Dating
Is present
When
You're in public
And find
It impossible
To stand
Quite
Close enough
Dating
1835. How To Spot Attracted Couples
A couple
In pheramone
Heaven
Is easy
To determine
Or verify:
As they stand
In public
Their
Feet & fingers
Practically
Intertwine
Their hands
Caress
Each others'
Shoulders
And backs
They snatch
A delicious
Snack
Of lips kissed
Clandestine
And chat
Happily
About everyone
And all
Around them
Dating
In pheramone
Heaven
Is easy
To determine
Or verify:
As they stand
In public
Their
Feet & fingers
Practically
Intertwine
Their hands
Caress
Each others'
Shoulders
And backs
They snatch
A delicious
Snack
Of lips kissed
Clandestine
And chat
Happily
About everyone
And all
Around them
Dating
1827. Full Stop
If you don't
Want to be
With me
Physically,
I prefer not
To be yours.
Period.
Dating, About Women
Want to be
With me
Physically,
I prefer not
To be yours.
Period.
Dating, About Women
Friday, November 14, 2008
1823. Technology Disease
Interviewing
For jobs
In technology
I meet
Young men
With nervous
Ticks
Without their own
Homes
Or families
But with lasting
Coughs and colds
In their computers'
Cold glow
They work
Till their last
Breath
Is extinguished
Like a modern
Technologist
Keats or Shelley
Who died young
Of TB
Life in San Francisco
For jobs
In technology
I meet
Young men
With nervous
Ticks
Without their own
Homes
Or families
But with lasting
Coughs and colds
In their computers'
Cold glow
They work
Till their last
Breath
Is extinguished
Like a modern
Technologist
Keats or Shelley
Who died young
Of TB
Life in San Francisco
1822. Pink Dream
Seeing the sky
And ocean
Both a sea
Of pink
Brings
A smile
That washes
Over me
Life in San Francisco
And ocean
Both a sea
Of pink
Brings
A smile
That washes
Over me
Life in San Francisco
Sunday, November 9, 2008
1798. Loving What's True
I fell in love
With the idea
Of a few of you
Now I've found
A man
Who'll see me
Through
Life's ups and downs
Its unexpected
Sideways turns
Its peaks, puddles,
And forward
Bounds
Together
We'll learn
What true
Love means
And we'll be happy
Honestly and deeply
Dating
With the idea
Of a few of you
Now I've found
A man
Who'll see me
Through
Life's ups and downs
Its unexpected
Sideways turns
Its peaks, puddles,
And forward
Bounds
Together
We'll learn
What true
Love means
And we'll be happy
Honestly and deeply
Dating
1819. Playful Interaction
You held
And examined
My hand, and
Feeling
Playfully
Trapped,
I wiggled
My fingers.
You laughed.
I loved that
Interaction.
Dating
And examined
My hand, and
Feeling
Playfully
Trapped,
I wiggled
My fingers.
You laughed.
I loved that
Interaction.
Dating
1813. Noticing Details
Your hands
Are gentle
And your nails
Are not some
Strange red
I like them
He said
Meanwhile
It makes me
Happy
That he
Sees me
Dating
Are gentle
And your nails
Are not some
Strange red
I like them
He said
Meanwhile
It makes me
Happy
That he
Sees me
Dating
Friday, November 7, 2008
1811. Almost Carried Away
This is another story that's just too unusual not to share - even before it makes its way into poetry:
Last night as I was leaving a networking event with a group of friends, a man I don't know picked me up, not figuratively or metaphorically, but rather, actually, he wrapped his arms around me and lifted me from the floor. The man had grabbed my hand as I walked toward the door and expressed some anguish at not having talked to me before. After that, he asked my name, and in the usual professional credentials exchange, I volunteered that I've founded a company to build iphone, online, and social networking applications and have previously worked in enterprise software marketing organizations. That was all I said, and it prompted quite an outsized reaction. Next thing I knew, I was airborne in a big, unexpected hug with my feet dangling a foot above the floor. For some reason, some men instinctively feel they want to just kiss me spontaneously or carry me off with them within 5 minutes of our first meeting, which as you can imagine, for me, can be disconcerting. Even stranger than this singular occasion is that this type of thing has happened to me not just once - but twice or three times - including once at a business networking event for the San Francisco American Marketing Association. Fortunately for me, yesterday evening, another man saw what happened and came to my rescue. My rescuer stood patiently observing the other man, who was so enraptured that he promised to join my networking group in order to see me again; happily, my rescuer got me quickly and safely to my car. Having seen this incident, my friends' eyes were understandably wide with disbelief - as were mine. I'm still shocked from it. Perhaps strangest of all, these men are not on the surface freaks or ne'er do wells on the streets. These are businessmen just released from long days of meetings - mostly sober except for what appears to be their instantaneous intoxication from meeting me. It's not what I was wearing as that was normal fare of a conservative tan top, black knee-length skirt, and high heels. Truth certainly is stranger than fiction.
Last night as I was leaving a networking event with a group of friends, a man I don't know picked me up, not figuratively or metaphorically, but rather, actually, he wrapped his arms around me and lifted me from the floor. The man had grabbed my hand as I walked toward the door and expressed some anguish at not having talked to me before. After that, he asked my name, and in the usual professional credentials exchange, I volunteered that I've founded a company to build iphone, online, and social networking applications and have previously worked in enterprise software marketing organizations. That was all I said, and it prompted quite an outsized reaction. Next thing I knew, I was airborne in a big, unexpected hug with my feet dangling a foot above the floor. For some reason, some men instinctively feel they want to just kiss me spontaneously or carry me off with them within 5 minutes of our first meeting, which as you can imagine, for me, can be disconcerting. Even stranger than this singular occasion is that this type of thing has happened to me not just once - but twice or three times - including once at a business networking event for the San Francisco American Marketing Association. Fortunately for me, yesterday evening, another man saw what happened and came to my rescue. My rescuer stood patiently observing the other man, who was so enraptured that he promised to join my networking group in order to see me again; happily, my rescuer got me quickly and safely to my car. Having seen this incident, my friends' eyes were understandably wide with disbelief - as were mine. I'm still shocked from it. Perhaps strangest of all, these men are not on the surface freaks or ne'er do wells on the streets. These are businessmen just released from long days of meetings - mostly sober except for what appears to be their instantaneous intoxication from meeting me. It's not what I was wearing as that was normal fare of a conservative tan top, black knee-length skirt, and high heels. Truth certainly is stranger than fiction.
1806. Starting with G and PG 13
I'll share
With you only
The G and PG 13
Poems I've written
After last night
Or since
This morning
If after getting
To know me
You're bold
And dare
To want me
Completely
I might
Venture
To show
You more
Dating, On Writing
With you only
The G and PG 13
Poems I've written
After last night
Or since
This morning
If after getting
To know me
You're bold
And dare
To want me
Completely
I might
Venture
To show
You more
Dating, On Writing
1801. Le P'tit Laurent
My favorite haunt
In San Francisco
Is Le P'tit Laurent
All the staff and owner
Know and greet me
With kisses and bonhomie
I appreciate them
More fully
Than they can imagine
They create for me
In San Francisco
A bit of Paris
Life in San Francisco
In San Francisco
Is Le P'tit Laurent
All the staff and owner
Know and greet me
With kisses and bonhomie
I appreciate them
More fully
Than they can imagine
They create for me
In San Francisco
A bit of Paris
Life in San Francisco
1802. American Dream Alive
Barack Obama wins
The American
Presidential election
Celebrations
Break out in San Francisco,
London and Kenya
All the world watches
As average Americans
Renew global hope
In the American Dream
Life in San Francisco
The American
Presidential election
Celebrations
Break out in San Francisco,
London and Kenya
All the world watches
As average Americans
Renew global hope
In the American Dream
Life in San Francisco
Monday, November 3, 2008
1797. Open to Possibilities
You love me?
I'm so happy
You do.
If you keep
Experiencing
That feeling,
Maybe
I'll start
To love you,
Too.
Dating
I'm so happy
You do.
If you keep
Experiencing
That feeling,
Maybe
I'll start
To love you,
Too.
Dating
1796. Erasing the Past
I guess
It would be
Better
For me
If there were
No record
In my memory
Of ever
Loving you
Dating
It would be
Better
For me
If there were
No record
In my memory
Of ever
Loving you
Dating
1792. Better Never Felt
Maybe it would
Have been better
Had I never
Met you
You're still
In my thoughts
And my sense
Of longing
To be yours
Never ends
Dating
Have been better
Had I never
Met you
You're still
In my thoughts
And my sense
Of longing
To be yours
Never ends
Dating
Sunday, November 2, 2008
1788. Worst Date Ever
First, he was 30 minutes late.
Then, when he learned
I'm mostly vegetarian,
He proceeded to tell me
A story about his friends,
Who kill animals
For entertainment.
Upon hearing I'm a poet,
He laughed,
Making numerous
Inappropriate assumptions
About what he supposed
Were the hidden meanings
Behind my poetry.
After our lunch,
He looked and waited
To see if I'd reach
And offer to split the bill.
Offering me a ride
On his motorcycle,
He chided that I'd
Never be successful
In business
Until I learned to take
More risks.
This was after I told him
I'm a dancer and prefer
Safer modes
Of transportation.
He said he has a PhD
In psychology
But never wanted to practice
As a psychologist.
Maybe he needs more schooling
In how to be a decent, thinking
Human being.
Dating
Then, when he learned
I'm mostly vegetarian,
He proceeded to tell me
A story about his friends,
Who kill animals
For entertainment.
Upon hearing I'm a poet,
He laughed,
Making numerous
Inappropriate assumptions
About what he supposed
Were the hidden meanings
Behind my poetry.
After our lunch,
He looked and waited
To see if I'd reach
And offer to split the bill.
Offering me a ride
On his motorcycle,
He chided that I'd
Never be successful
In business
Until I learned to take
More risks.
This was after I told him
I'm a dancer and prefer
Safer modes
Of transportation.
He said he has a PhD
In psychology
But never wanted to practice
As a psychologist.
Maybe he needs more schooling
In how to be a decent, thinking
Human being.
Dating
1789. Another Worst First Date
He took me
To a restaurant
And proceeded
With a 90 minute
One-way interview:
Tell me how you
Moved from one
Field of study
To another
And then every job
You've held
Starting from age 12
To the present.
I kept trying in vain
To turn the tables
And create
A more two-way
Conversation.
At the end
He told me
His pre-rehearsed
15 minute
Personal pitch
Of how he came to be
So successfully
Where he is today.
A meat and potatos guy
He winced a little
As I happily devoured
All my vegetables.
By my doorway
As he kissed me goodnight
And I didn't invite
Him to come inside,
He looked a mix between
Confused and disappointed.
Had I mastered my wits
And been fully aware
Of my choices
I would have left
In the middle
Of the interview,
...er, dinner.
Dating
To a restaurant
And proceeded
With a 90 minute
One-way interview:
Tell me how you
Moved from one
Field of study
To another
And then every job
You've held
Starting from age 12
To the present.
I kept trying in vain
To turn the tables
And create
A more two-way
Conversation.
At the end
He told me
His pre-rehearsed
15 minute
Personal pitch
Of how he came to be
So successfully
Where he is today.
A meat and potatos guy
He winced a little
As I happily devoured
All my vegetables.
By my doorway
As he kissed me goodnight
And I didn't invite
Him to come inside,
He looked a mix between
Confused and disappointed.
Had I mastered my wits
And been fully aware
Of my choices
I would have left
In the middle
Of the interview,
...er, dinner.
Dating
1790. His Audition
He offered to come
See me dance
And then in fact
Spent the entire class
Watching another,
A busty-er woman,
Meanwhile, I thought
.... NEXT!!!
Dating
See me dance
And then in fact
Spent the entire class
Watching another,
A busty-er woman,
Meanwhile, I thought
.... NEXT!!!
Dating
1784. Daylight Savings
Daylight savings
Often leaves me
Craving
Extra sleep
But this time
I arrived
An hour early
That's quite
Unusual
For me
Life in San Francisco
Often leaves me
Craving
Extra sleep
But this time
I arrived
An hour early
That's quite
Unusual
For me
Life in San Francisco
Friday, October 31, 2008
1775. Wonders of San Francisco
I saw
A dog
Wearing
Sneakers
On Market
Street
Now
My day's
Complete
I've seen
Everything
Life in San Francisco
A dog
Wearing
Sneakers
On Market
Street
Now
My day's
Complete
I've seen
Everything
Life in San Francisco
1778. What Life Deals You
If you break
My heart
You become
A part
Of my life's
Deck of cards
Dating, San Francisco
My heart
You become
A part
Of my life's
Deck of cards
Dating, San Francisco
Monday, October 27, 2008
1773. Imagination Key
To me
Imagination
Is the key
To interesting
Living
...and to enjoying
The every day
Fully
Life in San Francisco
Imagination
Is the key
To interesting
Living
...and to enjoying
The every day
Fully
Life in San Francisco
1772. Never Assume
I said, "hi,"
To your
Neighbor,
And he
Glowered
At me.
How
Unfriendly!
Don't
Take it
Personally,
My brother
Told me.
He's hard
Of hearing.
Long Relationships
To your
Neighbor,
And he
Glowered
At me.
How
Unfriendly!
Don't
Take it
Personally,
My brother
Told me.
He's hard
Of hearing.
Long Relationships
Sunday, October 26, 2008
1769. Intrinsic Attraction
When we first met,
I thought you were
A hottie.
I didn't know a thing
About your fame, career,
Reputation or money
And had not Googled
Your name.
I liked you:
The handsome, fit,
Unassuming,
Polite and quiet,
Self-restrained,
Self-aware,
Shy and intelligent,
Potentially affectionate,
And strong but gentle man.
It's the intrinsic parts
I found attractive.
On our first date
You used interview
Techniques and tactics
As a personal shield
Or self-protection reflex
So you could determine
Whether to take
Any risk at all.
You shared
As much of yourself
As you could
While trying
To protect your
Golden heart.
No matter your
Past experience,
Even now that
We've parted,
Rest assured
I'll never take
Or ask for anything
From you.
Thanks for being
My muse.
Dating
I thought you were
A hottie.
I didn't know a thing
About your fame, career,
Reputation or money
And had not Googled
Your name.
I liked you:
The handsome, fit,
Unassuming,
Polite and quiet,
Self-restrained,
Self-aware,
Shy and intelligent,
Potentially affectionate,
And strong but gentle man.
It's the intrinsic parts
I found attractive.
On our first date
You used interview
Techniques and tactics
As a personal shield
Or self-protection reflex
So you could determine
Whether to take
Any risk at all.
You shared
As much of yourself
As you could
While trying
To protect your
Golden heart.
No matter your
Past experience,
Even now that
We've parted,
Rest assured
I'll never take
Or ask for anything
From you.
Thanks for being
My muse.
Dating
1770. On Life's Lemons
I'm tired
Of lemon tarts
Lemon pies
Little lemon
Candies
And making
Lemonade
This time
I'd like
To be handed
Something
Good
That needs
No additional
Sweetening
About Women
Of lemon tarts
Lemon pies
Little lemon
Candies
And making
Lemonade
This time
I'd like
To be handed
Something
Good
That needs
No additional
Sweetening
About Women
1767. Man's Idea of High Heels
A man
Speaking
Of his love
For women
In high heels:
Only a strong
Woman
Can wear
High heels
And they make
Her vulnerable
So she
Needs help
Maybe from me
That
Combination
Is very attractive
A woman
In high heeled
Boots
Is truly
Kick ass
And that's
Even more
Sexy
Dating
Speaking
Of his love
For women
In high heels:
Only a strong
Woman
Can wear
High heels
And they make
Her vulnerable
So she
Needs help
Maybe from me
That
Combination
Is very attractive
A woman
In high heeled
Boots
Is truly
Kick ass
And that's
Even more
Sexy
Dating
1764. A Welcome Compliment
A welcome
Compliment
From him
To me:
I don't know
Whether
You have
Really
Good taste
Or if
Everything
You put
On just
Looks great
On you
Dating
Compliment
From him
To me:
I don't know
Whether
You have
Really
Good taste
Or if
Everything
You put
On just
Looks great
On you
Dating
Friday, October 24, 2008
1760. Appreciating Modern Ballet
Modern ballet
Is the dance
Equivalent
Of sea
Urchin
Served
In a coctail
Glass
At a trendy
Sushi
Restaurant
The music
Is screetchy
Scenery
Is non-existent
Costuming
Is stark
The movement
Though
Sometimes
Beautiful
Can also be
Ugly
If someone
Can appreciate
It
They have
A taste
For raw
Art
Art
Is the dance
Equivalent
Of sea
Urchin
Served
In a coctail
Glass
At a trendy
Sushi
Restaurant
The music
Is screetchy
Scenery
Is non-existent
Costuming
Is stark
The movement
Though
Sometimes
Beautiful
Can also be
Ugly
If someone
Can appreciate
It
They have
A taste
For raw
Art
Art
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
1759. "You're On Fire" - a True Story Almost Unbelievably Funny
Here's a true story from this past Sunday that's not yet a poem - and is too funny not to share:
I was on a double date Sunday night. We two girls were early, and the guys were late. When my friend went to the bathroom, the saxophone player at the restaurant saw me and came over to give me a special solo saxophone serenade. When our dates arrived, the saxophone player remained undeterred and decided to continue trying to woo me. He walked over to our table, saxophone in hand, and shook hands with my date and continued flirting with me. He used the ruse of collecting musical play list requests from me and my friends. Later he returned to our table again, this time, bypassing my date and standing in between our table and the one directly beside us. Unbeknownst to him, his coat tail (purple velvet jacket) ended up resting in a lit candle. I said, "you're on fire." He thought I meant "you're on fire" in a flirtatious way. His face indicated his pleasure in what he thought was my responding to his saxophone playing and flirtation. Actually, though, I saw flames two feet high extending up above his head as his whole coat caught on fire. My friend finally yelled, "FIRE!", and I said, "Take off your jacket!" By this time he turned and realized the blaze behind him. He ran to the kitchen where they doused him with water. A few minutes later, he returned to playing with the band.
This was too unbelievable - while still being true - not to share with you.
I was on a double date Sunday night. We two girls were early, and the guys were late. When my friend went to the bathroom, the saxophone player at the restaurant saw me and came over to give me a special solo saxophone serenade. When our dates arrived, the saxophone player remained undeterred and decided to continue trying to woo me. He walked over to our table, saxophone in hand, and shook hands with my date and continued flirting with me. He used the ruse of collecting musical play list requests from me and my friends. Later he returned to our table again, this time, bypassing my date and standing in between our table and the one directly beside us. Unbeknownst to him, his coat tail (purple velvet jacket) ended up resting in a lit candle. I said, "you're on fire." He thought I meant "you're on fire" in a flirtatious way. His face indicated his pleasure in what he thought was my responding to his saxophone playing and flirtation. Actually, though, I saw flames two feet high extending up above his head as his whole coat caught on fire. My friend finally yelled, "FIRE!", and I said, "Take off your jacket!" By this time he turned and realized the blaze behind him. He ran to the kitchen where they doused him with water. A few minutes later, he returned to playing with the band.
This was too unbelievable - while still being true - not to share with you.
1758. Being Wooed is Better
Now that
We're through
I'm enjoying
Not dating you
And having fun
Watching others
Who want to woo
... Me
Dating
We're through
I'm enjoying
Not dating you
And having fun
Watching others
Who want to woo
... Me
Dating
1757. Who?
Hello? He said
With a voice
Of expectation
Hello... I replied
Wondering
Who was
On the line
Though we've
Corresponded
Online
We've not yet
Met
In person
Why would
You think
I'd have
You listed
In my
Caller ID?
Dating
With a voice
Of expectation
Hello... I replied
Wondering
Who was
On the line
Though we've
Corresponded
Online
We've not yet
Met
In person
Why would
You think
I'd have
You listed
In my
Caller ID?
Dating
1756. Happily Not Caring
He said:
I'm sorry
I didn't
Call you
Over the
Weekend
Like I
Told
You
I would
And hope
It won't
Negatively
Color
Your
Opinion
Of me.
I replied:
That's fine.
I was so
Busy
With friends
And other
People
That
I ...
... Didn't
Notice.
Dating
I'm sorry
I didn't
Call you
Over the
Weekend
Like I
Told
You
I would
And hope
It won't
Negatively
Color
Your
Opinion
Of me.
I replied:
That's fine.
I was so
Busy
With friends
And other
People
That
I ...
... Didn't
Notice.
Dating
Monday, October 20, 2008
1745. It's You
Some people
Tell you
It's not you;
It's them,
Instead.
You should
Believe
It really
Is
You and me,
Personally.
Lack
Of match
Is why
Men leave.
If you
Were
Someone
Else,
He'd still
Be here.
Dating
Tell you
It's not you;
It's them,
Instead.
You should
Believe
It really
Is
You and me,
Personally.
Lack
Of match
Is why
Men leave.
If you
Were
Someone
Else,
He'd still
Be here.
Dating
1750. Point System
Every man
I date
Starts
With a perfect
Score
Of 100 points.
You can
Only go down
From there
As I assume
The best
In each
Of you.
Can't I
Start
With 75?,
He asked
Smiling.
That way
I can
Also rise
Not just
Fail
Into a
Downward
Slide.
Dating
I date
Starts
With a perfect
Score
Of 100 points.
You can
Only go down
From there
As I assume
The best
In each
Of you.
Can't I
Start
With 75?,
He asked
Smiling.
That way
I can
Also rise
Not just
Fail
Into a
Downward
Slide.
Dating
1749. Confidentially
He told me
Confidentially:
Fundamentally
I want
To be
With a woman
Who loves me
As I am
But I hope
She'll want
To change
Me just
A little
As nobody
Likes a person
Whose affection
Is too easy
To win
Dating
Confidentially:
Fundamentally
I want
To be
With a woman
Who loves me
As I am
But I hope
She'll want
To change
Me just
A little
As nobody
Likes a person
Whose affection
Is too easy
To win
Dating
1747. Charmed
I saw you
With new
Eyes
For the first
Time
Last night
When we
Earlier met
Another man
Held my
Attention
On this recent
Occasion
You rose
Higher
In my
Estimation
Your genuine
Interest
In me
Is charming
Dating
With new
Eyes
For the first
Time
Last night
When we
Earlier met
Another man
Held my
Attention
On this recent
Occasion
You rose
Higher
In my
Estimation
Your genuine
Interest
In me
Is charming
Dating
1746. The Way It Is
In most
Cases
The man
Has to propose
And carry
The load
Of wife,
Family,
House, car
And related
Tribulations
And expenses
So it's
Men's choice
In the end
And women
Need
To settle
For the best
They can get
Dating
Cases
The man
Has to propose
And carry
The load
Of wife,
Family,
House, car
And related
Tribulations
And expenses
So it's
Men's choice
In the end
And women
Need
To settle
For the best
They can get
Dating
1748. Practice Woman
I should
Have known
He was
Following
A predetermined
Script.
He wasn't
Really interested.
Instead,
He was practicing
His dating skills.
Something
About his
Stiffness
And tendancy
To interview me
Should have
Clued me in.
But then,
I've never
Been good
At unmasking
A ruse.
Dating
Have known
He was
Following
A predetermined
Script.
He wasn't
Really interested.
Instead,
He was practicing
His dating skills.
Something
About his
Stiffness
And tendancy
To interview me
Should have
Clued me in.
But then,
I've never
Been good
At unmasking
A ruse.
Dating
1755. It's the Source That Counts
I still long
To give
You things
Of beauty
Write you
Poetry
Sing music
To you
Find ways
To please
And delight
You, bringing
Happiness
Since you
Don't care
For me
You want
None
Of these
The source
Is what's
Most
Important
Dating
To give
You things
Of beauty
Write you
Poetry
Sing music
To you
Find ways
To please
And delight
You, bringing
Happiness
Since you
Don't care
For me
You want
None
Of these
The source
Is what's
Most
Important
Dating
1715. Stable Choice
A woman
Who appears
Disinterested
Probably is
Though if
You're persistent
She may want
The stability
Of having a baby
With you
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Who appears
Disinterested
Probably is
Though if
You're persistent
She may want
The stability
Of having a baby
With you
About Women
1743. Staying Power
Just one tanda
Can lift my heart
For an evening
And the next day
Giving me
The strength
I need
To stay
Tango
Can lift my heart
For an evening
And the next day
Giving me
The strength
I need
To stay
Tango
1752. Auguste Rodin's View of Genesis
A woman
And man
Kiss
Naked
And
Passionate
In G-d's
Hand
Their
Intimacy
Is sacred
Art
And man
Kiss
Naked
And
Passionate
In G-d's
Hand
Their
Intimacy
Is sacred
Art
1751. Auguste Rodin's Hand of G-d
Rodin's
Hand
Of G-d
Forms
A cradle
For a man's
And woman's
Passionate
Embrace
Safe
Within
The palm
Of divine
Invention
Art
Hand
Of G-d
Forms
A cradle
For a man's
And woman's
Passionate
Embrace
Safe
Within
The palm
Of divine
Invention
Art
1753. G-d's Gift to Men
Today's men
Have got
It all wrong
Woman
Is G-d's
Gift
To man
Not
The other
Way around
Just read
Genesis
Have got
It all wrong
Woman
Is G-d's
Gift
To man
Not
The other
Way around
Just read
Genesis
1754. Ashes to Life
Rising
From the flames
Of another
Failed
Relationship
I attempt
Once again
To be
The Phoenix
Dating
From the flames
Of another
Failed
Relationship
I attempt
Once again
To be
The Phoenix
Dating
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
1728. Man Poet
He told me:
I didn't write it
About a woman.
If I wrote
About a love
Like this
People
Would think
I'm crazy.
Therefore,
It can't be.
It must focus
On religion.
...I don't
Believe it.
Admiring Men
I didn't write it
About a woman.
If I wrote
About a love
Like this
People
Would think
I'm crazy.
Therefore,
It can't be.
It must focus
On religion.
...I don't
Believe it.
Admiring Men
1722. My Vow
I know how
It feels
To be pursued
By someone,
Who wants you
And you could
Do without.
It's a nuisance.
I vow
Never to be
That
For another
Person.
About Women
It feels
To be pursued
By someone,
Who wants you
And you could
Do without.
It's a nuisance.
I vow
Never to be
That
For another
Person.
About Women
1729. The Logical Way
I am fine.
I try
To think
About it
Logically,
He said
Stiffly,
As he
Told me
He felt
No regret,
Remorse,
Or longing
After our
Breakup.
Dating
I try
To think
About it
Logically,
He said
Stiffly,
As he
Told me
He felt
No regret,
Remorse,
Or longing
After our
Breakup.
Dating
1737. Sensing a Preditor
One of the men
Working at that
Restaurant
Felt like
A preditor
I won't
Return there
Out of fear
To be near
Or leered
At by him
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Working at that
Restaurant
Felt like
A preditor
I won't
Return there
Out of fear
To be near
Or leered
At by him
About Women
1736. State of Affairs
My single state
Is not fate
It's choice
I've rejected
Several men
With whom
I felt
No love
Connection
That's
My difference
About Women
Is not fate
It's choice
I've rejected
Several men
With whom
I felt
No love
Connection
That's
My difference
About Women
1724. No Deal
No, I won't
Meet you
For dinner
Or trade sex
For a business
Reference.
I'd rather
Lose all
I have and
Die in a ditch
Than be your
Bitch.
About Women
Meet you
For dinner
Or trade sex
For a business
Reference.
I'd rather
Lose all
I have and
Die in a ditch
Than be your
Bitch.
About Women
1721. Nothing Personal
An ex who still holds
Part of my attention
Bristles my emotions
By not responding
To my email.
He said he loved
My poems.
My recent message
When unanswered.
Two morsels
Of poetry
Disappeared
Into the ether.
He's making his
Intention clear.
He liked my writing,
Not me, personally.
Dating
Part of my attention
Bristles my emotions
By not responding
To my email.
He said he loved
My poems.
My recent message
When unanswered.
Two morsels
Of poetry
Disappeared
Into the ether.
He's making his
Intention clear.
He liked my writing,
Not me, personally.
Dating
1720. Excess Saving
An ex-boyfriend,
Who was never there
When I needed him,
Sometimes texts
Or calls when he
Feels lonely
Or has a minute free.
Why should I answer?
I'd do better to delete
His number.
He doesn't really
Care for me
As if he did
He'd be with me,
Personally.
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Who was never there
When I needed him,
Sometimes texts
Or calls when he
Feels lonely
Or has a minute free.
Why should I answer?
I'd do better to delete
His number.
He doesn't really
Care for me
As if he did
He'd be with me,
Personally.
About Women
1719. Murphy's Skirt
Favorite skirt
Just returned
From dry cleaning
Five minutes
Into dinner
Is already
Stained
Irreparably
I'll take it
Back for more
Chemical magic
Tomorrow
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Just returned
From dry cleaning
Five minutes
Into dinner
Is already
Stained
Irreparably
I'll take it
Back for more
Chemical magic
Tomorrow
About Women
1716. Perception Management
I refused a
Party
Invitation
From a man
I'm interested
To date
Because a day
Before we were
To meet
Still no invitation
Came.
So: I accepted
Another's request
For my time.
Though I knew
Nothing would
Come from it.
Naturally,
After my not so
Subtle promting,
The note, for which
I had waited, arrived
20 minutes later.
I feared
To appear to be
Too available
Based on recent
Experience.
Dating, San Francisco
Party
Invitation
From a man
I'm interested
To date
Because a day
Before we were
To meet
Still no invitation
Came.
So: I accepted
Another's request
For my time.
Though I knew
Nothing would
Come from it.
Naturally,
After my not so
Subtle promting,
The note, for which
I had waited, arrived
20 minutes later.
I feared
To appear to be
Too available
Based on recent
Experience.
Dating, San Francisco
1738. No Call List
I won't allow
Myself to be
A nuisance to you.
From now onward
If ever
You want to know
What's happening
With me,
Read the poetry
On my blog.
I'm deleting
Every means
I have to contact
You directly.
About Women
Myself to be
A nuisance to you.
From now onward
If ever
You want to know
What's happening
With me,
Read the poetry
On my blog.
I'm deleting
Every means
I have to contact
You directly.
About Women
1739. Selfish Last Guest
The last patron
In a restaurant
Waches
The last few staff
As they clean up
And laugh
Just wanting
To go home at last.
Selfishly,
I observe and write
About my own life
And plight while
Worsening others'
Night.
Life in San Francisco
In a restaurant
Waches
The last few staff
As they clean up
And laugh
Just wanting
To go home at last.
Selfishly,
I observe and write
About my own life
And plight while
Worsening others'
Night.
Life in San Francisco
1740. Friends Over-Selling
It'll be a big
Mistake
If you miss
This event
Where there
Will be
Single men,
My friend said.
I attended.
No one struck
My fancy
Or was in my
15 year
Age range.
Singles Events, San Francisco
Mistake
If you miss
This event
Where there
Will be
Single men,
My friend said.
I attended.
No one struck
My fancy
Or was in my
15 year
Age range.
Singles Events, San Francisco
1741. Cringe Pill
When I was
On the pill
I dated men
Who now
Make me
Cringe
To imagine
Being with
It's clear
Those
Hormones
Do alter your
Perception
And enable
Or force
Choices
Women later
Regret
About Women
On the pill
I dated men
Who now
Make me
Cringe
To imagine
Being with
It's clear
Those
Hormones
Do alter your
Perception
And enable
Or force
Choices
Women later
Regret
About Women
1742. Lasting Supper
A solo dinner
Stretched
To two hours
Is not
Far fetched
For a lightweight
Drinker
Who wants
To finish
Her single
Glass
Of champagne
About Women
Stretched
To two hours
Is not
Far fetched
For a lightweight
Drinker
Who wants
To finish
Her single
Glass
Of champagne
About Women
1714. Advice to Guys
Guys, I've heard
From a few of you
That the instant
A woman
Shows too much
Interest
You're through.
That path
You are choosing
...To go for the ones
Who feel less...
Is a sure
Way to marry
A lesbian
Who just wants
A baby
Or a woman
Who cheats
On you flagrantry
Behind your back.
Isn't that right,
____, ____, and ____,
Three of my platonic
Male friends
To whom this
Happened recently.
Dating, San Francisco
From a few of you
That the instant
A woman
Shows too much
Interest
You're through.
That path
You are choosing
...To go for the ones
Who feel less...
Is a sure
Way to marry
A lesbian
Who just wants
A baby
Or a woman
Who cheats
On you flagrantry
Behind your back.
Isn't that right,
____, ____, and ____,
Three of my platonic
Male friends
To whom this
Happened recently.
Dating, San Francisco
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
1713. 10% Investment Best
A woman friend
Told me
She moved in
With her husband
...Then a brand
New boyfriend...
When not yet
Recovered
From a prior
Relationship.
He told her that he
Dreamt she
Said she loved him
Only 10 percent.
She responded,
"That's correct."
He has loved her
Ever since.
Dating, San Francisco
Told me
She moved in
With her husband
...Then a brand
New boyfriend...
When not yet
Recovered
From a prior
Relationship.
He told her that he
Dreamt she
Said she loved him
Only 10 percent.
She responded,
"That's correct."
He has loved her
Ever since.
Dating, San Francisco
1712. On Women Settling Down
He:
I know plenty
Of women
Who said they
Weren't attracted
To a man and then
They married him
Me:
Yes, so do I
Those women
Settled for less
Than what
They hoped for
And wanted
Some cheat
And keep
Lovers
On the side
About Women
I know plenty
Of women
Who said they
Weren't attracted
To a man and then
They married him
Me:
Yes, so do I
Those women
Settled for less
Than what
They hoped for
And wanted
Some cheat
And keep
Lovers
On the side
About Women
Monday, October 13, 2008
1709. My Personal Why
I figured out
Why I fell
So hard
And fast
For you
Years or
Months ago
I made a list
Of everything
I wanted
In a man
Today I found
And reviewed
What I had
Written
Unbeknownst
To me or you
You fit
The description
Except I missed
The most
Important
Part
Your also
Wanting to be
With me
Dating, San Francisco
Why I fell
So hard
And fast
For you
Years or
Months ago
I made a list
Of everything
I wanted
In a man
Today I found
And reviewed
What I had
Written
Unbeknownst
To me or you
You fit
The description
Except I missed
The most
Important
Part
Your also
Wanting to be
With me
Dating, San Francisco
1708. Georgia O'Keefe's Lake George
Go to see
Georgia O'Keefe's
Reflection Seascape
At SFMOMA
And flip
The painting
Mentally
On its side
You'll see
The view a lover
Named George
May have enjoyed
Art
Georgia O'Keefe's
Reflection Seascape
At SFMOMA
And flip
The painting
Mentally
On its side
You'll see
The view a lover
Named George
May have enjoyed
Art
1707. Memory Pricked
George Braque's
Painting
Violin and Candlestick
Pricks
My memory
Of childhood forays
To see museum art
And especially
Cubist Picasso
Exhibits
With my mother
In New York
Art
Painting
Violin and Candlestick
Pricks
My memory
Of childhood forays
To see museum art
And especially
Cubist Picasso
Exhibits
With my mother
In New York
Art
Sunday, October 12, 2008
1706. Saturday Night Quandary
Sitting at home
In the quiet
Of a Saturday night
I long to keep
My fuzzy slippers
On my feet
I don't want
To go out, party
And stay up late
Meeting men whose
First impressions
Turn to indifference
Or hate
I'd rather
Snuggle up and sleep
Till morning sun comes
But I've promised
My women friends
And won't disappoint them
About Women, Life in San Francisco
In the quiet
Of a Saturday night
I long to keep
My fuzzy slippers
On my feet
I don't want
To go out, party
And stay up late
Meeting men whose
First impressions
Turn to indifference
Or hate
I'd rather
Snuggle up and sleep
Till morning sun comes
But I've promised
My women friends
And won't disappoint them
About Women, Life in San Francisco
Saturday, October 11, 2008
1697. Crossroads
I'm at a
Crossroads
One of life's
Intersections
Not moving
Or turning
In any direction
Will set in motion
A completely
Different future
For me
Asking for Directions
Crossroads
One of life's
Intersections
Not moving
Or turning
In any direction
Will set in motion
A completely
Different future
For me
Asking for Directions
1702. Nature and Vaccuums
Blow someone off
And they'll be
Attracted to you
As nature
Abhors a vaccuum
Dating, San Francisco
And they'll be
Attracted to you
As nature
Abhors a vaccuum
Dating, San Francisco
1690. Grizzly Truth
Men in their 50's
Are finally realizing
They may have missed
Their chance for lasting
Love or romance
The looks they once had
Are now grizzled
And unattractive
To the younger women
Who still catch
Their eye
Dating, San Francisco
Are finally realizing
They may have missed
Their chance for lasting
Love or romance
The looks they once had
Are now grizzled
And unattractive
To the younger women
Who still catch
Their eye
Dating, San Francisco
1680. Market Mirror
A company
A startup
Deathly
Quiet
Inside
Reflects
Current
External
Market
Conditions
Life in San Francisco
A startup
Deathly
Quiet
Inside
Reflects
Current
External
Market
Conditions
Life in San Francisco
1695. Woman Overboard Unknown
As my need
For you
Grew
Your interest
In me
Receded
Startled
And forlorn
I am
A woman
Fallen
Overboard
Unseen
Unknown
With no
Life preserver
Or float
In the deepest
Ocean
Dating, San Francisco
For you
Grew
Your interest
In me
Receded
Startled
And forlorn
I am
A woman
Fallen
Overboard
Unseen
Unknown
With no
Life preserver
Or float
In the deepest
Ocean
Dating, San Francisco
1694. Message in a Bottle
Sending you
A message
Is like folding
A small
Hand-written
Scroll
Into a bottle
Protected only
By a cork
And casting it
Into the ocean
There's little
Chance
You read it
And even less
Hope
Of a response
Dating, San Francisco
A message
Is like folding
A small
Hand-written
Scroll
Into a bottle
Protected only
By a cork
And casting it
Into the ocean
There's little
Chance
You read it
And even less
Hope
Of a response
Dating, San Francisco
1694. Overdrawn
I loved you
And you
Withdrew
From me
Completely
Emotional
Bankruptcy
Is what
I feel
Dating, San Francisco
And you
Withdrew
From me
Completely
Emotional
Bankruptcy
Is what
I feel
Dating, San Francisco
1696. Mandatory Military Service
Young Israeli
Women and men
Slotted like pills
Or cattle
Into containers
Undergo
Mandatory
Military service
And role
Selection
They give
Their lives
To life and death
Endeavors
That at age 18
They hardly
Understand
Or maybe they
Grow older
Younger
There
Some become
New people
After living only
To protect
Family and friends
In a sun-parched
And contested
Land
Admiring Men, About Women
Women and men
Slotted like pills
Or cattle
Into containers
Undergo
Mandatory
Military service
And role
Selection
They give
Their lives
To life and death
Endeavors
That at age 18
They hardly
Understand
Or maybe they
Grow older
Younger
There
Some become
New people
After living only
To protect
Family and friends
In a sun-parched
And contested
Land
Admiring Men, About Women
1700. Reeling
A life's savings
Cut in half
In a few days'
Market crash
Leaves
Older Americans
Reeling
Wondering
How they'll pay
Their daily
Expenses
Life in San Francisco
Cut in half
In a few days'
Market crash
Leaves
Older Americans
Reeling
Wondering
How they'll pay
Their daily
Expenses
Life in San Francisco
1696. My Vote in the 2008 General Election
I am a Jew who
Just voted for a man
Whose middle name
Is Hussein
Due to my beliefs
On social issues
I think I made
The right decision
Life in San Francisco
Just voted for a man
Whose middle name
Is Hussein
Due to my beliefs
On social issues
I think I made
The right decision
Life in San Francisco
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
1685. Magic's Ebb and Flow
Each day
By the
Sun-baked
Midday
A misty
Land's
Magic
Dissipates
And scatters
But I know
It will return
By twilight
Today
Or in the early
Morning
Tomorrow
Life in San Francisco
By the
Sun-baked
Midday
A misty
Land's
Magic
Dissipates
And scatters
But I know
It will return
By twilight
Today
Or in the early
Morning
Tomorrow
Life in San Francisco
1684. San Francisco Magic
Forest mist
Like the
Kind
Where
Elves
And fairies
Live
Exists
Just outside
John Muir
Woods
By Highway
101.
At sunrise
On Golden
Gate Bridge,
The sky
And ocean
Are bathed
In pink
And orange
Kissed
By the morning
Sun.
Rolling over
The Sausalito
Hills,
Dense white
Fog
Envelops
And consumes
All our cars.
San Francisco
Is full
Of magic
If you look
For it.
Life in San Francisco
Like the
Kind
Where
Elves
And fairies
Live
Exists
Just outside
John Muir
Woods
By Highway
101.
At sunrise
On Golden
Gate Bridge,
The sky
And ocean
Are bathed
In pink
And orange
Kissed
By the morning
Sun.
Rolling over
The Sausalito
Hills,
Dense white
Fog
Envelops
And consumes
All our cars.
San Francisco
Is full
Of magic
If you look
For it.
Life in San Francisco
1682. Best Liar Wins
How can
One candidate
Be deemed
Elitist
When his
Competitor
Is far
Wealthier
With 100x
More money
In his personal
Bank account
A hard
Working stiff
Is getting
Politically jipped
By an older man
Who's a better
Liar
And has a wife
Worth $100 million
Dollars
Life in San Francisco
One candidate
Be deemed
Elitist
When his
Competitor
Is far
Wealthier
With 100x
More money
In his personal
Bank account
A hard
Working stiff
Is getting
Politically jipped
By an older man
Who's a better
Liar
And has a wife
Worth $100 million
Dollars
Life in San Francisco
1681. Incongruent
It's hard
To comprehend
The darkness
Inside
People's minds
And financial
Lives
When you
Look up
And see
Nothing but
California sun
Life in San Francisco
To comprehend
The darkness
Inside
People's minds
And financial
Lives
When you
Look up
And see
Nothing but
California sun
Life in San Francisco
1687. Stark Contrast
Gloom
Is the
Market
Mood -
A stark
Contrast
With
California's
Bright
Blue skies
And warm
Weather
Life in San Francisco
Is the
Market
Mood -
A stark
Contrast
With
California's
Bright
Blue skies
And warm
Weather
Life in San Francisco
1683. Butterfly Smiles
A professional
Tango
Dancer
Made my
Night
With these
Words
Tonight:
"It is my
Pleasure.
You are an
Excellent,
Excellent
Dancer.
You are
Like
A butterfly."
Tango, San Francisco
Tango
Dancer
Made my
Night
With these
Words
Tonight:
"It is my
Pleasure.
You are an
Excellent,
Excellent
Dancer.
You are
Like
A butterfly."
Tango, San Francisco
Monday, October 6, 2008
1668. Brazen Networking
A woman
I met today
Told me
I look
Almost
Exactly
Like her
Cousin Kim
For this
She wanted
To be
My Facebook
Friend
She's just
Networking
Brazenly
I'm curious
But not enough
To expose
My better known
Connections
Life in San Francisco
I met today
Told me
I look
Almost
Exactly
Like her
Cousin Kim
For this
She wanted
To be
My Facebook
Friend
She's just
Networking
Brazenly
I'm curious
But not enough
To expose
My better known
Connections
Life in San Francisco
1669. Just As Well
My date
Saturday
Night
Did not
Bother
To arrive
At least
I'll waste
No time
On him
Dating, San Francisco
Saturday
Night
Did not
Bother
To arrive
At least
I'll waste
No time
On him
Dating, San Francisco
1665. Stop Loss
If he's
A no show
He's cut his
Losses
In favor
Of other
Plans
And knows
He'll have
Zero chance
Of connecting
With me
Again
Dating, San Francisco
A no show
He's cut his
Losses
In favor
Of other
Plans
And knows
He'll have
Zero chance
Of connecting
With me
Again
Dating, San Francisco
1677. Laughter: Still the Best Medicine
My favorite
Helper at Rite Aid
Is a happy, portly man.
His skinny colleague
Said, "It sure is cold today."
My friend quickly retorted,
"Not if you're fat like I am."
He, the thin man, and
Petite little me, we
All looked at each other
And laughed.
Life in San Francisco
Helper at Rite Aid
Is a happy, portly man.
His skinny colleague
Said, "It sure is cold today."
My friend quickly retorted,
"Not if you're fat like I am."
He, the thin man, and
Petite little me, we
All looked at each other
And laughed.
Life in San Francisco
1678. What's It All For?
Getting
What
I want
Is bitter
Sweet
Without
Love
In my
Life
All else
Has
Little
Meaning
About Women, San Francisco
What
I want
Is bitter
Sweet
Without
Love
In my
Life
All else
Has
Little
Meaning
About Women, San Francisco
1676. My Furry Blanket
My furry
Blanket
Has two hands
That caress
Two arms
That wrap
Two legs
That press
Words that
Encourage
And console
An easy
Laugh
And a heart
That holds
Me dear
He is a man
Who wants
To be
With me
Dating, San Francisco
Blanket
Has two hands
That caress
Two arms
That wrap
Two legs
That press
Words that
Encourage
And console
An easy
Laugh
And a heart
That holds
Me dear
He is a man
Who wants
To be
With me
Dating, San Francisco
1671. Ballet Escape
Dream state
Ballet class
Escape
All the world's
Gone wrong
But my
Dancing
Is on
And I feel
Beautiful
Today
About Women, San Francisco
Ballet class
Escape
All the world's
Gone wrong
But my
Dancing
Is on
And I feel
Beautiful
Today
About Women, San Francisco
1674. Hide and Seek No More
You can
Now
Come out
Of hiding
No joking
I won't
Pursue
You
And don't
Want to
Love you
Anymore
Dating, San Francisco
Now
Come out
Of hiding
No joking
I won't
Pursue
You
And don't
Want to
Love you
Anymore
Dating, San Francisco
1673. Free
The spell
Is broken
I woke
And felt
Different
This
Morning
My dreams
Are free
Of you
Dating, San Francisco
Is broken
I woke
And felt
Different
This
Morning
My dreams
Are free
Of you
Dating, San Francisco
1672. Spell Unbound
It's ok
The spell
Is broken
I no longer
Think of you
Each morning
By the same
Token
Why am I
Writing you
A poem?
Dating, San Francisco
The spell
Is broken
I no longer
Think of you
Each morning
By the same
Token
Why am I
Writing you
A poem?
Dating, San Francisco
1675. An End to Questions
I
Wanted
Answers
And never
Got
Them
After
A while
I didn't
Need or
Want
Them
I stopped
Asking
Dating, San Francisco
Wanted
Answers
And never
Got
Them
After
A while
I didn't
Need or
Want
Them
I stopped
Asking
Dating, San Francisco
1656. Why?
I felt
A negative
Unpleasant
Magnetic
Repulsion
When
I met him
His eyes
Were harsh
As he
Demanded
An answer
To a question
I preferred
To eschew
Why did
I pursue
And fall
In love
Why do
I still want
To be
Together
Everyone
Loves
A challenge
Dating, San Francisco
A negative
Unpleasant
Magnetic
Repulsion
When
I met him
His eyes
Were harsh
As he
Demanded
An answer
To a question
I preferred
To eschew
Why did
I pursue
And fall
In love
Why do
I still want
To be
Together
Everyone
Loves
A challenge
Dating, San Francisco
Saturday, October 4, 2008
578. Clouded Judgement
When you
Desire
Someone
Your decisions
May not be
The very
Best
It's tough
To stop
Fantasizing
About what
Else
Could be
Dating, San Francisco
Desire
Someone
Your decisions
May not be
The very
Best
It's tough
To stop
Fantasizing
About what
Else
Could be
Dating, San Francisco
456. Worst Case Scenario
Advice
From my
Mother:
He may
Never come
You might
Have to find
A way to live
Without love
And make a way
To be happy
On your own
Dating, San Francisco
From my
Mother:
He may
Never come
You might
Have to find
A way to live
Without love
And make a way
To be happy
On your own
Dating, San Francisco
371. Odd Combination
An old man
Plays harmonica
While biking
In the city
What on earth
Can he be thinking?
Life in San Francisco
Plays harmonica
While biking
In the city
What on earth
Can he be thinking?
Life in San Francisco
240. Curiosity
I watch me as I go by
Almond eyes
Track me in the mirror
Who am I, who is that
I'm a curiosity to myself
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Almond eyes
Track me in the mirror
Who am I, who is that
I'm a curiosity to myself
About Women, San Francisco
231. Ballerina
A girl of thirteen
Finishes a performance
Of astounding virtuosity
A star among adults
On the ballet stage
Afterwards, she's
A child in jeans
When praised for her
Extraordinary talent
She looks inward
And says quietly
It's G-d
Who moves through me
Art
Finishes a performance
Of astounding virtuosity
A star among adults
On the ballet stage
Afterwards, she's
A child in jeans
When praised for her
Extraordinary talent
She looks inward
And says quietly
It's G-d
Who moves through me
Art
230. Classical Ballet
Dance of the skeletons
Girls and women
Unearthly thin
Visions of beauty and grace
Except the hollows
Where the eyes
Should have been
Macabre sound
As the music plays
A dance of self-starvation
Art
Girls and women
Unearthly thin
Visions of beauty and grace
Except the hollows
Where the eyes
Should have been
Macabre sound
As the music plays
A dance of self-starvation
Art
175. Life with Others
The minor irritation
Of two other people
Shaking the bench
Where you are sitting
Do you call them out
Tell them to stop moving
Or do you move yourself
Life in San Francisco
Of two other people
Shaking the bench
Where you are sitting
Do you call them out
Tell them to stop moving
Or do you move yourself
Life in San Francisco
174. Making Art Personal
Striped
Objects
Make me
Dizzy
They always
Have
Do designers
Do it
On purpose
To make
Their art
A deeper
Part
Of each
Helpless
Victim
Passerby?
Art
Objects
Make me
Dizzy
They always
Have
Do designers
Do it
On purpose
To make
Their art
A deeper
Part
Of each
Helpless
Victim
Passerby?
Art
171. Me and Mom at Tavern on the Green
Two ladies - one older, one younger
One draped in jewels, a jewel herself
The other more rough hewn
And greatly less adorned
The young one hopes
That with each passing year
She'll grow closer in beauty to her mother
Long Relationships, San Francisco
One draped in jewels, a jewel herself
The other more rough hewn
And greatly less adorned
The young one hopes
That with each passing year
She'll grow closer in beauty to her mother
Long Relationships, San Francisco
166. Locked
Photographs are real
Maybe that is why
They scare me
Black and white
Stark reality ...truth
Preserved forever
Unchangeable with time
You can never go back
And change the past
Art
Maybe that is why
They scare me
Black and white
Stark reality ...truth
Preserved forever
Unchangeable with time
You can never go back
And change the past
Art
159. Femme au Chapeau
Matisse's green lady love
Staring at all of us
Daring us to object
Her husband's view of her:
Sometimes rosy
More often taciturn
Very frequently jealous
And generally irritated
With having to sit still
Her eyes contain no love
Neither does her frown
She's putting up with his folly
That the rest of us adore
Art
Staring at all of us
Daring us to object
Her husband's view of her:
Sometimes rosy
More often taciturn
Very frequently jealous
And generally irritated
With having to sit still
Her eyes contain no love
Neither does her frown
She's putting up with his folly
That the rest of us adore
Art
140. Remains
Gilded teapot from Thailand
Only two cups and saucers left
All the others smashed
By nonchalant, untrained movers
A subset of elegance remains
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Only two cups and saucers left
All the others smashed
By nonchalant, untrained movers
A subset of elegance remains
Life in San Francisco
134. True Identity
What do you do
I'm a poet
Oh, where are you published?
Or, no, really
What do you do for a living?
I don't know yet
I'm still planning
What to do with my life
Truth is
I just found out who I am
Isn't that enough?
On Writing, San Francisco
I'm a poet
Oh, where are you published?
Or, no, really
What do you do for a living?
I don't know yet
I'm still planning
What to do with my life
Truth is
I just found out who I am
Isn't that enough?
On Writing, San Francisco
131. Wanting to Give
A first newspaper begins to pile up
Just below the foot
Of my passed-away neighbor's stairs
How many papers will be left there
I had picked those papers up for her
To make them easier for her to reach
I'm sad this small gesture
Will no longer be received
Life in San Francisco
Just below the foot
Of my passed-away neighbor's stairs
How many papers will be left there
I had picked those papers up for her
To make them easier for her to reach
I'm sad this small gesture
Will no longer be received
Life in San Francisco
40. Peter Campus' Dor
Shows me how others see me
I know I can't see myself
I never have
Others constantly tell me
Their perceptions don't match mine
Not to be unkind
But in truth
Watching myself, I feel aloof
As if I were better than me
Art
I know I can't see myself
I never have
Others constantly tell me
Their perceptions don't match mine
Not to be unkind
But in truth
Watching myself, I feel aloof
As if I were better than me
Art
150. Results
Matthew Monahan's
"What Hasn't Killed Me"
Has made him
A crumpled piece of metal
Deformed, misshaped
Contorted and forlorn
Who says hardship makes
You stronger
It can also break you down
Art
"What Hasn't Killed Me"
Has made him
A crumpled piece of metal
Deformed, misshaped
Contorted and forlorn
Who says hardship makes
You stronger
It can also break you down
Art
39. Rodin's Le Baiser
Still a most captivating piece of art
Who doesn't want to be one of those lovers
Wrapped around in each others' arms
Kissing, oblivious to the world around them
Their forms, their intimacy
We all want to be them
They draw us in
We intrude upon their privacy
Art
Who doesn't want to be one of those lovers
Wrapped around in each others' arms
Kissing, oblivious to the world around them
Their forms, their intimacy
We all want to be them
They draw us in
We intrude upon their privacy
Art
1670. Happy Alternative
A male
Friend
Upon hearing
The tale
Of a date
Who cancelled
Late
And never
Came
Said
Cheerfully
To me,
"Maybe
He's laying
In a ditch
Somewhere."
Some guys
Are alright.
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Friend
Upon hearing
The tale
Of a date
Who cancelled
Late
And never
Came
Said
Cheerfully
To me,
"Maybe
He's laying
In a ditch
Somewhere."
Some guys
Are alright.
Long Relationships, San Francisco
1664. Research Subject
A first
Sign
Of jerkish
Behavior
And this
Time
My mind
Is set
To enjoy
The show
And just
Conduct
Research
On jerks
Dating, San Francisco
Sign
Of jerkish
Behavior
And this
Time
My mind
Is set
To enjoy
The show
And just
Conduct
Research
On jerks
Dating, San Francisco
1651. Not Emily Dickinson
A waiter
Hearing
Of my
Poetry
Happily
Proclaimed
Me Emily
Dickenson's
Honorary
Granddaughter
I hope
He didn't
Know
How young
She died
She was
37
I am
35
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson
On Writing, San Francisco
Hearing
Of my
Poetry
Happily
Proclaimed
Me Emily
Dickenson's
Honorary
Granddaughter
I hope
He didn't
Know
How young
She died
She was
37
I am
35
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson
On Writing, San Francisco
1662. Sure Path to Failure
When
I've done
All the
Giving
Things
Have
Always
Worked
Out
Poorly
For me
Dating, San Francisco
I've done
All the
Giving
Things
Have
Always
Worked
Out
Poorly
For me
Dating, San Francisco
1636. Nowhere But Up
Coming
From
The point
Of nothing
Can things
For us
Improve
From here?
Dating, San Francisco
From
The point
Of nothing
Can things
For us
Improve
From here?
Dating, San Francisco
1642. Practice Man
Wishing this
Were true:
When you
No longer
Feel much
About a
Man
Who's
A good
Catch
Because
Of something
He has
Or hasn't
Felt or
Done
It's easy
To reel
Him in
You'll
Never
Feel
The same
Passion
For him
Again
But this
Will give
You practice
Dating, San Francisco
Were true:
When you
No longer
Feel much
About a
Man
Who's
A good
Catch
Because
Of something
He has
Or hasn't
Felt or
Done
It's easy
To reel
Him in
You'll
Never
Feel
The same
Passion
For him
Again
But this
Will give
You practice
Dating, San Francisco
1661. Single Is Not A Badge of Honor
Older men
And women
Dating
Online
And hating
Their down
And alone
Time
Wondering
If they'll
Ever
Find
The love
Of their
Lives --
There
Are just
Too many
Of us
All earnestly
Looking
Not making
Any
Progress
Dating, San Francisco
Here are the facts and figures. From Going Solo in the USA By Sperling's BestPlaces September 29, 2008 in an article called, "The Top Ten Solo Cities": Nationwide, in the 379 metro areas, 34% of women 25-64 are single, and 32% of men are also single.
Rank Metro % Single
1. San Francisco, CA 44.7%
2. Detroit, MI 44%
3. New York, NY 39.8%
4. Boston, MA 39.2%
5. New Orleans, LA 39.1%
6. Los Angeles, CA 37.7%
7. Fort Lauderdale, FL 37.2%
8. Las Vegas, NV 37%
9. Miami, FL 36.9%
10. Albuquerque, NM 36.8%
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/going-solo-in-the-usa.html;_ylc=X3oDMTFpaTViZTJvBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEX3MDOTc2MjA0NjUEc2VjA2ZwLXRvZGF5BHNsawNnb2luZy1zb2xv
And women
Dating
Online
And hating
Their down
And alone
Time
Wondering
If they'll
Ever
Find
The love
Of their
Lives --
There
Are just
Too many
Of us
All earnestly
Looking
Not making
Any
Progress
Dating, San Francisco
Here are the facts and figures. From Going Solo in the USA By Sperling's BestPlaces September 29, 2008 in an article called, "The Top Ten Solo Cities": Nationwide, in the 379 metro areas, 34% of women 25-64 are single, and 32% of men are also single.
Rank Metro % Single
1. San Francisco, CA 44.7%
2. Detroit, MI 44%
3. New York, NY 39.8%
4. Boston, MA 39.2%
5. New Orleans, LA 39.1%
6. Los Angeles, CA 37.7%
7. Fort Lauderdale, FL 37.2%
8. Las Vegas, NV 37%
9. Miami, FL 36.9%
10. Albuquerque, NM 36.8%
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/going-solo-in-the-usa.html;_ylc=X3oDMTFpaTViZTJvBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEX3MDOTc2MjA0NjUEc2VjA2ZwLXRvZGF5BHNsawNnb2luZy1zb2xv
1652. Stick To # 1
You need
To be
With
Someone
You love
And I
Deserve
Better
Than
Second
Place
Dating, San Francisco
To be
With
Someone
You love
And I
Deserve
Better
Than
Second
Place
Dating, San Francisco
1658. Two-Way Street
I won't
Be interviewed
By you
Anymore
Any
Conversation
Between
Us
As friends
Or lovers
Needs
To be
Two-way
Dating, San Francisco
Be interviewed
By you
Anymore
Any
Conversation
Between
Us
As friends
Or lovers
Needs
To be
Two-way
Dating, San Francisco
1654. Silence Is Response
A message
Sent
Without
Reply
Is a
Sure sign
I'm not
On his
Mind
Dating, San Francisco
Sent
Without
Reply
Is a
Sure sign
I'm not
On his
Mind
Dating, San Francisco
1655. What a Waste
If I'm
Doing
All the
Giving
And communicating
You'd
Think
I'd realize
I'm
Wasting
My time
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Doing
All the
Giving
And communicating
You'd
Think
I'd realize
I'm
Wasting
My time
Dating, San Francisco
1657. Not Fooled Twice
I revealed
My
Secrets
You kept
Yours
Enshrined
This yields
Uneven
Feelings
Between
Us
I won't
Be tricked
A second
Time
Dating, San Francisco
My
Secrets
You kept
Yours
Enshrined
This yields
Uneven
Feelings
Between
Us
I won't
Be tricked
A second
Time
Dating, San Francisco
1659. Cat Included
If you're
Badly
Allergic
To cats
And can't
Stand
To medicate
That
Please
Don't
Contact
Me
About
Dating
Dating, San Francisco
Badly
Allergic
To cats
And can't
Stand
To medicate
That
Please
Don't
Contact
Me
About
Dating
Dating, San Francisco
1660. Man's Online Practice
A man
Recovering
From a bad
Relationship
Breakup
Or heartbreak
Uses online
Dating
As practice
He tries
To notice
One or two
Things
About you
That he finds
Exemplary
But overall
He's looking
For someone
Of higher
Quality
If you fall
In love
With him
It's too bad
For you
He's got
Nothing
To give
And believes
You're not
Good enough
For him
Dating, San Francisco
Recovering
From a bad
Relationship
Breakup
Or heartbreak
Uses online
Dating
As practice
He tries
To notice
One or two
Things
About you
That he finds
Exemplary
But overall
He's looking
For someone
Of higher
Quality
If you fall
In love
With him
It's too bad
For you
He's got
Nothing
To give
And believes
You're not
Good enough
For him
Dating, San Francisco
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
1650. Navigate Me
In 0.2 miles
Touch my
Knee
In 0.3
Caress me
Seductively
In 0.4
We both
Want more
In 0.5
We feel
Fully
Alive
In 0.6
To drive
Safely
We'd
Better
Pay
Attention
To the road
Dating, San Francisco
Touch my
Knee
In 0.3
Caress me
Seductively
In 0.4
We both
Want more
In 0.5
We feel
Fully
Alive
In 0.6
To drive
Safely
We'd
Better
Pay
Attention
To the road
Dating, San Francisco
1645. Waterfall
My caress
On your skin
Undressed
Is a waterfall
Comfortable
Welcome
And sensual
Dating, San Francisco
On your skin
Undressed
Is a waterfall
Comfortable
Welcome
And sensual
Dating, San Francisco
1649. First Impressions
An early
Instant
Message
Flirtatious
An email
That was
A little
Racy
And daring
A first
Look
Curious
A thoroughly
Pleasurable
Early
Dating
Experience
Dating, San Francisco
Instant
Message
Flirtatious
An email
That was
A little
Racy
And daring
A first
Look
Curious
A thoroughly
Pleasurable
Early
Dating
Experience
Dating, San Francisco
1646. Early Interest
I told
Him
I have
A cold
Today
He didn't
Run away
He came
Directly
To me
Caring
About
My well
Being
Dating, San Francisco
Him
I have
A cold
Today
He didn't
Run away
He came
Directly
To me
Caring
About
My well
Being
Dating, San Francisco
1648. Business Plan Attraction
He thinks
My business
Plan
Is sexy
That's
Romantic
Living
In Silicon
Valley
Dating, San Francisco
My business
Plan
Is sexy
That's
Romantic
Living
In Silicon
Valley
Dating, San Francisco
1630. Reeds to Penguins Seen
Chihuly's
Reeds
Appear
As thin
Pale
Purple
Penguins
Staring
Up
At the sun
To me
Art
Reeds
Appear
As thin
Pale
Purple
Penguins
Staring
Up
At the sun
To me
Art
1634. Soft and Firm Together
I like
The juxtaposition
Of soft and firm
Together
It's somehow
Sensual
Curvey, melted
Glass
Versus bent
Wicker basket
Art
The juxtaposition
Of soft and firm
Together
It's somehow
Sensual
Curvey, melted
Glass
Versus bent
Wicker basket
Art
1625. No Partial Deliveries
I demand
A whole
Man
No
Partial
Deliveries
Will be
Accepted
Dating, San Francisco
A whole
Man
No
Partial
Deliveries
Will be
Accepted
Dating, San Francisco
1626. Broken Set
"Two
Broken
People,"
He said
To me
Two or
Three
Times
What did
He mean?
I may
Never
Know
The answer
Dating, San Francisco
Broken
People,"
He said
To me
Two or
Three
Times
What did
He mean?
I may
Never
Know
The answer
Dating, San Francisco
1633. And Vice Versa
I go through
An exhibit
Front
To back
And then
Reverse
My path
The same
Scene
Strikes me
Differently
Art, San Francisco
An exhibit
Front
To back
And then
Reverse
My path
The same
Scene
Strikes me
Differently
Art, San Francisco
1638. Superman
I finally
Recognize
My fantasy
Man
Is
None
Other
Than
Superman
From my
Childhood
TV programs
And movies
On the big
Screen
Mel Ramos'
Painting
Brought
This
Realization
To me
About Women, Admiring Men, San Francisco
Recognize
My fantasy
Man
Is
None
Other
Than
Superman
From my
Childhood
TV programs
And movies
On the big
Screen
Mel Ramos'
Painting
Brought
This
Realization
To me
About Women, Admiring Men, San Francisco
1639. Self-Destruction
If you
Still
Feel
Nothing
Toward
Me
I should
Not
Be near
You
It will
Just
Destroy
Me
Dating, San Francisco
Still
Feel
Nothing
Toward
Me
I should
Not
Be near
You
It will
Just
Destroy
Me
Dating, San Francisco
1640. Bad Timing or Wrong Match
I'm sorry
You met me
When I was
Weak
And unhealthy
Emotionally
It happens
Too frequently
I need
Someone
Who can love
All of me
Even the parts
That are
Clinging and ugly
Dating, San Francisco
You met me
When I was
Weak
And unhealthy
Emotionally
It happens
Too frequently
I need
Someone
Who can love
All of me
Even the parts
That are
Clinging and ugly
Dating, San Francisco
1619. Reaching through the Ether
A man
I haven't
Yet met
Emailed
Me to say
He could
Feel me
In reading
My profile
Online
He reached
Out to see
If I am
Enough
Adventurous
To meet
In person
Dating, San Francisco
I haven't
Yet met
Emailed
Me to say
He could
Feel me
In reading
My profile
Online
He reached
Out to see
If I am
Enough
Adventurous
To meet
In person
Dating, San Francisco
1618. Futile Communication
A man
Sporting
Nothing
In common
Responded
To my
Photograph
Online
Asking
Simply
"Work
With
Me"
Dating, San Francisco
Sporting
Nothing
In common
Responded
To my
Photograph
Online
Asking
Simply
"Work
With
Me"
Dating, San Francisco
1617. Like Feeling
An online
Dating
Male
Wrote
That my
Profile
Confided
What his
Heart felt
But
Couldn't
Put
In writing
Dating, San Francisco
Dating
Male
Wrote
That my
Profile
Confided
What his
Heart felt
But
Couldn't
Put
In writing
Dating, San Francisco
1641. Make Him Work
Give him
Less
And your
Divided
Attention
Let him
Desire
More
Than
He can
Have
Dating, San Francisco
Less
And your
Divided
Attention
Let him
Desire
More
Than
He can
Have
Dating, San Francisco
Saturday, September 27, 2008
1627. Spontaneous
Adventurous
And spontaneous
Sounds exciting...
And a little dangerous
Tantalizing...
Wouldn't you say?
Dating, San Francisco
And spontaneous
Sounds exciting...
And a little dangerous
Tantalizing...
Wouldn't you say?
Dating, San Francisco
Thursday, September 25, 2008
1611. ADD
Attention
Defecit
Disorder
He's got it
For sure
Eyes darting
Constantly
Moving
Never
Meeting
Yours
It's somewhat
Disorienting
To watch
A man
Continuously
In motion
Never mind
All that
He seems
The honest
Sort
Confessing
He'd slit
His wrists
If his company
Is not
Soon acquired
Admiring Men, Life in San Francisco
Defecit
Disorder
He's got it
For sure
Eyes darting
Constantly
Moving
Never
Meeting
Yours
It's somewhat
Disorienting
To watch
A man
Continuously
In motion
Never mind
All that
He seems
The honest
Sort
Confessing
He'd slit
His wrists
If his company
Is not
Soon acquired
Admiring Men, Life in San Francisco
1610. Love Interview
Dating you
Was like
An extended
Job interview
Thank G-d
You moved on
To another
Candidate
Dating, San Francisco
Was like
An extended
Job interview
Thank G-d
You moved on
To another
Candidate
Dating, San Francisco
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
1609. Tables Turned
I had
To refuse
A man
Who's nice
Because
He didn't
Make my
Heart
Come
Alive
Tables
Turned
Emotions
Churned
Another
Time
Dating, San Francisco
To refuse
A man
Who's nice
Because
He didn't
Make my
Heart
Come
Alive
Tables
Turned
Emotions
Churned
Another
Time
Dating, San Francisco
1608. Random
I can still hear
My friend's voice
Telling me
We think we
Make choices
But actually
Love is random
Dating, San Francisco
My friend's voice
Telling me
We think we
Make choices
But actually
Love is random
Dating, San Francisco
1604. Demanding the Impossible
I wonder
If it's true
That if
He loves you
You won't
Love him too
That if your
Love is deep
He'll feel
Little to nothing
This is what
Married
Women and men
Tell me
A psychology
PhD
Echoed
The same
Refrain
I want
The impossible
True love
And sexual
Attraction
That's mutual
About Women, San Francisco
If it's true
That if
He loves you
You won't
Love him too
That if your
Love is deep
He'll feel
Little to nothing
This is what
Married
Women and men
Tell me
A psychology
PhD
Echoed
The same
Refrain
I want
The impossible
True love
And sexual
Attraction
That's mutual
About Women, San Francisco
1605. What's In It For Me?
I hate
It when
Someone
Pretends
Something
They
Want
To do
Is of benefit
To you
When it's
Truly
Of value
Only
To them
About Women, San Francisco
It when
Someone
Pretends
Something
They
Want
To do
Is of benefit
To you
When it's
Truly
Of value
Only
To them
About Women, San Francisco
1606. Hope As Self Delusion
Planning
A short
Visit
To retrieve
An article
Of clothing
Makes me
Nervous
And excited
Hoping
He'll
Have changed
His mind
But actually
I
Know
Already
My love
Will remain
Unrequited
About Women, Dating, San Francisco
A short
Visit
To retrieve
An article
Of clothing
Makes me
Nervous
And excited
Hoping
He'll
Have changed
His mind
But actually
I
Know
Already
My love
Will remain
Unrequited
About Women, Dating, San Francisco
1603. Misdirected Emotion
I still
Want
To give
To you
Will
This
Feeling
Ever
Leave me
Like you
A man
With no
Interest
In what
I've got
To offer
Already
Have?
Why do
I hope
To please
You
Anyway?
About Women, Dating, San Francisco
Want
To give
To you
Will
This
Feeling
Ever
Leave me
Like you
A man
With no
Interest
In what
I've got
To offer
Already
Have?
Why do
I hope
To please
You
Anyway?
About Women, Dating, San Francisco
1607. Laid Flat
A muscle man
Who caressed
My ego
And promised
To call
But hasn't
Asks me
To take
Another
Emotional
Fall
But as I'm
Already
At the bottom
He's too late
To create
Any drop
In my
Expectations
You can't
Body slam
A woman
Who's flat
On the ground
Dating, San Francisco
Who caressed
My ego
And promised
To call
But hasn't
Asks me
To take
Another
Emotional
Fall
But as I'm
Already
At the bottom
He's too late
To create
Any drop
In my
Expectations
You can't
Body slam
A woman
Who's flat
On the ground
Dating, San Francisco
Sunday, September 21, 2008
1601. Remembering Omar Vega
Omar Vega
Was a star
Extinguished
Far
Too young.
A dancer
World
Famous
Known
For his
Milonga
And tango
Preeminence,
He graced
And danced
With all of us.
He was
Quick to love
And a man
Of passion.
He made
Every woman
Feel that she
Was the center
Of his attention -
Herself a star
In his imagination.
We dancers
Learned of his
Untimely death
Through impersonal
Email
And mid-party
Announcements,
Hardly worthy
Of his gifts
To us.
We heard
We'd lost
A favorite
Local lady's man,
Character, and
Tango compatriot.
This man,
Who made
Me feel
Like the best
Dancer
Every time
We waltzed
Together,
Who held me
In tango's
Close
Embrace,
And told me I
Have an angel's
Face,
Will be missed
And fondly
Remembered.
Never a romantic
Partner but
A favored
One in dance,
This friend is
Now laid
To rest.
May there be
Milongas,
Tango music,
And love
For Omar
Every day
And night
In heaven.
Watch videos of Omar Vega in performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKVtiYSMNA&NR=1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8iC4w5plT0Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpvVMvPVmN8
Admiring Men, Tango, Life in San Francisco
Was a star
Extinguished
Far
Too young.
A dancer
World
Famous
Known
For his
Milonga
And tango
Preeminence,
He graced
And danced
With all of us.
He was
Quick to love
And a man
Of passion.
He made
Every woman
Feel that she
Was the center
Of his attention -
Herself a star
In his imagination.
We dancers
Learned of his
Untimely death
Through impersonal
And mid-party
Announcements,
Hardly worthy
Of his gifts
To us.
We heard
We'd lost
A favorite
Local lady's man,
Character, and
Tango compatriot.
This man,
Who made
Me feel
Like the best
Dancer
Every time
We waltzed
Together,
Who held me
In tango's
Close
Embrace,
And told me I
Have an angel's
Face,
Will be missed
And fondly
Remembered.
Never a romantic
Partner but
A favored
One in dance,
This friend is
Now laid
To rest.
May there be
Milongas,
Tango music,
And love
For Omar
Every day
And night
In heaven.
Watch videos of Omar Vega in performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKVtiYSMNA&NR=1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8iC4w5plT0Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpvVMvPVmN8
Admiring Men, Tango, Life in San Francisco
1595. Gem Quality
Friends
Who love
Connecting
Me
With other
People
Are worth
More
Than
The finest
Diamonds
Long Relationships, San Francisco
Who love
Connecting
Me
With other
People
Are worth
More
Than
The finest
Diamonds
Long Relationships, San Francisco
1477. Telemarketer
A telemarketer
Called
Still sounding
Confident
She must have
Caught me
Early
In her grueling
Thankless
Day
Life in San Francisco
Called
Still sounding
Confident
She must have
Caught me
Early
In her grueling
Thankless
Day
Life in San Francisco
1598. Guilt Through Association
A CEO
Traveling
The world
To open
His eyes
Watched
As his
Companions
Destroyed
1000s
Of animal
Lives
For sport
Even if
He never
Participated
He witnessed
Those horrors
And accepted
Even endorsed it
He stood idly by
While they
Suffered
And died
I could never
Trust him
With my
Hopes
And dreams
When
Through
Association
He's a
Ruthless killer
Inside his mind
Dating, San Francisco
Traveling
The world
To open
His eyes
Watched
As his
Companions
Destroyed
1000s
Of animal
Lives
For sport
Even if
He never
Participated
He witnessed
Those horrors
And accepted
Even endorsed it
He stood idly by
While they
Suffered
And died
I could never
Trust him
With my
Hopes
And dreams
When
Through
Association
He's a
Ruthless killer
Inside his mind
Dating, San Francisco
1594. You're Out!
Two strikes
And you're
Out
No more
Chances
To count
Three
Would be
Too many
As I grow
Older
I have
Less time
For unreliable
People
In my life
About Women, Life in San Francisco
And you're
Out
No more
Chances
To count
Three
Would be
Too many
As I grow
Older
I have
Less time
For unreliable
People
In my life
About Women, Life in San Francisco
Saturday, September 20, 2008
1593. First Things First
A man
With a small
Business
But
A big heart
And huge
Love for me
Is more
Worthy
Of my devotion
Than any
Captain
Of industry
Who cares
Nothing for me
Dating, San Francisco
With a small
Business
But
A big heart
And huge
Love for me
Is more
Worthy
Of my devotion
Than any
Captain
Of industry
Who cares
Nothing for me
Dating, San Francisco
1592. A Mother's Intuition
My mother's
Intuition
Super accurate
As is her tradition
Predicted
In advance
My last love's
Fatal flaw:
His narcissism
She catches
What I don't
She should
Screen them all
Long Relationships, San Francisco
Intuition
Super accurate
As is her tradition
Predicted
In advance
My last love's
Fatal flaw:
His narcissism
She catches
What I don't
She should
Screen them all
Long Relationships, San Francisco
1591. Poolside Soiree
An all-white
Attire
Party
By the pool
Of a local
Retired
Business
Mogul
Is a totally
Luxury
Privileged
Experience
Graced
With beautiful
Faces
And open
Hearted
People
All day today
It reminded
Me that
Many lovely
Women
My age
Are still single
In the Bay Area
And that it may
Be okay
To live this way
Life in San Francisco
Attire
Party
By the pool
Of a local
Retired
Business
Mogul
Is a totally
Luxury
Privileged
Experience
Graced
With beautiful
Faces
And open
Hearted
People
All day today
It reminded
Me that
Many lovely
Women
My age
Are still single
In the Bay Area
And that it may
Be okay
To live this way
Life in San Francisco
1590. Perfect Match
I like
A big
Strong
Sensual
Man
Who works
With his
Hands
Is totally
Into me
And wants
To protect me
That's my
Kind of guy
Dating, San Francisco
A big
Strong
Sensual
Man
Who works
With his
Hands
Is totally
Into me
And wants
To protect me
That's my
Kind of guy
Dating, San Francisco
Friday, September 19, 2008
1589. EEEK!
Shucks,
You noticed
Your pink
Top missing,
And it
Looked so
Good on me,
He teased.
EEEK!
Was my
Response
In remembrance
Of similar
Unexpected
Actions.
I'm almost
Sure (and praying)
He was joking!
Please see
An earlier
Poem
About a prior
Man straying:
"If the shoe fits."
http://singlesanfrancisco.blogspot.com/2008/05/97-if-shoe-fits.html
Dating
You noticed
Your pink
Top missing,
And it
Looked so
Good on me,
He teased.
EEEK!
Was my
Response
In remembrance
Of similar
Unexpected
Actions.
I'm almost
Sure (and praying)
He was joking!
Please see
An earlier
Poem
About a prior
Man straying:
"If the shoe fits."
http://singlesanfrancisco.blogspot.com/2008/05/97-if-shoe-fits.html
Dating
1579. Deaf to You
"I miss you"
Coming from
A man
Who acted
Like Houdini
Disappearing
So expertly
And routinely
When he
Was needed
By me
Falls
On deaf ears
About Women, San Francisco
Coming from
A man
Who acted
Like Houdini
Disappearing
So expertly
And routinely
When he
Was needed
By me
Falls
On deaf ears
About Women, San Francisco
1577. Chum Luck
A chummy
Happy
Email
From a man
I wanted
To love me
Passionately
Leaves me
Needing
More
About Women, San Francisco
Happy
From a man
I wanted
To love me
Passionately
Leaves me
Needing
More
About Women, San Francisco
1576. How Many Lives Left?
My heart
On the line
Another time
How many
Efforts
Are left
Within me?
How many
Lives?
Dating, San Francisco
On the line
Another time
How many
Efforts
Are left
Within me?
How many
Lives?
Dating, San Francisco
1579. Action Verb
Your name
Is a verb
And hard
To avoid
In writing
Every time
It appears
On my page
I cry
Dating, San Francisco
Is a verb
And hard
To avoid
In writing
Every time
It appears
On my page
I cry
Dating, San Francisco
1574. Triathlete
You're a triathlete
I am too
I push through
Pain
Just like you
Yours is physical
Mine is emotional
Both are equally
Debilitating
Dating, San Francisco
I am too
I push through
Pain
Just like you
Yours is physical
Mine is emotional
Both are equally
Debilitating
Dating, San Francisco
1554. Routine
Seeing
The same
People
At multiple
Turns
And corners
I guess
I've fallen
Into routines
And predictable
Patterns
Inadvertently
Life in San Francisco
The same
People
At multiple
Turns
And corners
I guess
I've fallen
Into routines
And predictable
Patterns
Inadvertently
Life in San Francisco
1551. People Watching Extraordinaire
You never know what
You'll see and hear
Here
In the Bay Area:
Unicyclists, nudists,
Old money, immigrants,
Vagabonds discussing
Wheat grass drinks,
Entrepreneurs talking
About round the world trips,
Leggo-covered cars and Vespas,
Next to chauffeured limosines.
I'll grant it:
It's the best people watching
I've seen.
Life in San Francisco
You'll see and hear
Here
In the Bay Area:
Unicyclists, nudists,
Old money, immigrants,
Vagabonds discussing
Wheat grass drinks,
Entrepreneurs talking
About round the world trips,
Leggo-covered cars and Vespas,
Next to chauffeured limosines.
I'll grant it:
It's the best people watching
I've seen.
Life in San Francisco
1552. Yacht World
Paradise Bay
Restaurant
Looks onto
Sausalito
Docked
Yachts
With soft
Jazz
In the
Background
Giving
And inkling
Of luxury
Life In San Francisco
Restaurant
Looks onto
Sausalito
Docked
Yachts
With soft
Jazz
In the
Background
Giving
And inkling
Of luxury
Life In San Francisco
1571. Stewing and Chewing
Interviewing
And putting
Myself
Back
In the cauldron
I'm already
Stewing
Inside my mind
And chewing
My lips
Unconsciously
In protest
It's
An unfortunate
Nervous
Habit
Life In San Francisco
And putting
Myself
Back
In the cauldron
I'm already
Stewing
Inside my mind
And chewing
My lips
Unconsciously
In protest
It's
An unfortunate
Nervous
Habit
Life In San Francisco
1569. Sterile
A sterile email
In my inbox
Today
Is
Appropriate
To commemorate
Our
Ex-relationship
Dating, San Francisco
In my inbox
Today
Is
Appropriate
To commemorate
Our
Ex-relationship
Dating, San Francisco
1542. Double Slam
A person
Of his age
Unmarried
Must have
Problems
-Many,
My friends
And family
Tell me.
Unconsciously,
They also
Let me
Know
I am
Similarly
Troubled.
Long Relationships
Of his age
Unmarried
Must have
Problems
-Many,
My friends
And family
Tell me.
Unconsciously,
They also
Let me
Know
I am
Similarly
Troubled.
Long Relationships
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
1540. Hoping
I've dialed
It back
With no contact
Since that
Last
Breakup call
And still have
Heard
Not one word
Dating, San Francisco
It back
With no contact
Since that
Last
Breakup call
And still have
Heard
Not one word
Dating, San Francisco
1535. Smothered
Discomfort
Mental
Emotional
Physical
Total
Disconnect
One person
Is overwhelmed
With love
The other
Smothered
His greatest
Wish:
Escape
From any
Relationship
Dating, San Francisco
Mental
Emotional
Physical
Total
Disconnect
One person
Is overwhelmed
With love
The other
Smothered
His greatest
Wish:
Escape
From any
Relationship
Dating, San Francisco
1539. Unburdoned Man
You are
The most
Loving person,
He said
Painfully,
And I
Am ready
To implode
With upset.
I don't feel
For you
What you do
For me,
He continued,
Visibly relieved
To unburdon
Himself
Of his load
Through
Confession.
Dating, Dumping, San Francisco
The most
Loving person,
He said
Painfully,
And I
Am ready
To implode
With upset.
I don't feel
For you
What you do
For me,
He continued,
Visibly relieved
To unburdon
Himself
Of his load
Through
Confession.
Dating, Dumping, San Francisco
1550. Embarrassed II
I feel
Embarrassed
For being
Who I am
Loving
As I do
And telling
You
Especially
Since
You don't
Feel it, too
Dating, San Francisco
Embarrassed
For being
Who I am
Loving
As I do
And telling
You
Especially
Since
You don't
Feel it, too
Dating, San Francisco
1542. Embarrassed
How are
You feeling?
Embarrassed
I showed
You my
Soul
Without
Knowing
Whether
You'd accept
Love, protect,
Or just reject
Me.
It was a
Bad decision
On my part.
Dating, San Francisco
You feeling?
Embarrassed
I showed
You my
Soul
Without
Knowing
Whether
You'd accept
Love, protect,
Or just reject
Me.
It was a
Bad decision
On my part.
Dating, San Francisco
1547. Crushed
A woman
Let go
By a man
She loved
Is petals
Crushed
Fragrance
Unnoticed
A rose
Trampled
Alone
Dating, About Women, San Francisco
Let go
By a man
She loved
Is petals
Crushed
Fragrance
Unnoticed
A rose
Trampled
Alone
Dating, About Women, San Francisco
1549. Too Much Pressure
I understand
Now
What you
Meant
To impress
Upon me
I put you
In a pressure
Cooker
Inadvertently
I apologize
Sincerely
Dating, San Francisco
Now
What you
Meant
To impress
Upon me
I put you
In a pressure
Cooker
Inadvertently
I apologize
Sincerely
Dating, San Francisco
Saturday, September 13, 2008
1530. Steps in Relationship
When you,
A man,
Were given
The task,
You clearly
Listed
Steps 1 to 6
In relationship.
1. Initial liking
2. Physical intimacy
3. Love and idea alignment
4. Meeting friends, family
5. Thinking as we
6. Marriage planning
The older way
Was better
Saving intimacy
For the very last
So steps 1 to 5
Actually happen
Dating, San Francisco
A man,
Were given
The task,
You clearly
Listed
Steps 1 to 6
In relationship.
1. Initial liking
2. Physical intimacy
3. Love and idea alignment
4. Meeting friends, family
5. Thinking as we
6. Marriage planning
The older way
Was better
Saving intimacy
For the very last
So steps 1 to 5
Actually happen
Dating, San Francisco
1529. Rescue Me
Please wake
Me from this
Nightmare
I'm in
The one
Where
You tell me
You feel
Too little
Or nothing
For me
I'm lost
Here
In your
Haunted
House
You're an
Eagle scout
Please
Rescue me
Carry me
To safety
My heart
Is going
To give out
I can't stand
Much longer
Alone
Dating, San Francisco
Me from this
Nightmare
I'm in
The one
Where
You tell me
You feel
Too little
Or nothing
For me
I'm lost
Here
In your
Haunted
House
You're an
Eagle scout
Please
Rescue me
Carry me
To safety
My heart
Is going
To give out
I can't stand
Much longer
Alone
Dating, San Francisco
1528. Loving On
I still
Love you
And probably
Will
For a long
Time
I don't
Have
To tell
You
If you
Don't want
Me to
Even if I
Don't say it
It remains
True
Dating, San Francisco
Love you
And probably
Will
For a long
Time
I don't
Have
To tell
You
If you
Don't want
Me to
Even if I
Don't say it
It remains
True
Dating, San Francisco
Friday, September 12, 2008
1526. Jaguar
1969
Jaguar
Of my dreams
In racing green
I've
Seen, smelled
And felt you
Caressed your
Leather seats
I've become
The cat lady
And you'll be
One of mine
Life in San Francisco
Jaguar
Of my dreams
In racing green
I've
Seen, smelled
And felt you
Caressed your
Leather seats
I've become
The cat lady
And you'll be
One of mine
Life in San Francisco
1527. Club Sportiva
Club Sportiva
For men
Young at heart
And divas
Into their cars
Both sports
And luxury
Feeling
Their power
On California
Streets
Experiencing
Their mystique
http://www.clubsportiva.com/
Life in San Francisco
For men
Young at heart
And divas
Into their cars
Both sports
And luxury
Feeling
Their power
On California
Streets
Experiencing
Their mystique
http://www.clubsportiva.com/
Life in San Francisco
1522. Time to Settle
I feel like
Such a jerk
And fool
For throwing
Myself
At you
It seems
When I
Love
Deeply
It's never
Returned
I'm not
Needed
Maybe it's
Time
For me
To turn
Around
And settle
Down
With someone
Who
Wants to be
With me
And I don't
Care about
Dating, About Women, San Francisco
Such a jerk
And fool
For throwing
Myself
At you
It seems
When I
Love
Deeply
It's never
Returned
I'm not
Needed
Maybe it's
Time
For me
To turn
Around
And settle
Down
With someone
Who
Wants to be
With me
And I don't
Care about
Dating, About Women, San Francisco
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
1521. Tango Love
Tango
Makes
Love to me
Sensually
Fulfilling
Me totally
Fully
Clothed
In 3 minute
Increments
Passion starts
The instant
The music
Grips
My heart
Tango, San Francisco
Makes
Love to me
Sensually
Fulfilling
Me totally
Fully
Clothed
In 3 minute
Increments
Passion starts
The instant
The music
Grips
My heart
Tango, San Francisco
1519. Most Satisfying
Tango
Is a lover
Unlike
Any other
Absolutely
Satisfying
Every
Time
Tango, San Francisco
Is a lover
Unlike
Any other
Absolutely
Satisfying
Every
Time
Tango, San Francisco
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
1514. Code Key
My heart
Is Basically
Binary.
In a mix
Of math and
Computer
Vocabulary,
With the right
1 I do.
0 as ever
Creates
Null factor.
I
Still hope
We
Can code
A beautiful
Program
Together
With both
Of us as 1.
Dating, San Francisco
Is Basically
Binary.
In a mix
Of math and
Computer
Vocabulary,
With the right
1 I do.
0 as ever
Creates
Null factor.
I
Still hope
We
Can code
A beautiful
Program
Together
With both
Of us as 1.
Dating, San Francisco
1515. Recovery
2nd day
Road
To recovery
Friends
Covering
For me
Inviting
And introducing
Me to new
Temptation
Dating, San Francisco
Road
To recovery
Friends
Covering
For me
Inviting
And introducing
Me to new
Temptation
Dating, San Francisco
1502. Fatal Flaw
You are so
Loving
And you treat
Me so well.
How can
That be
A flaw?
He asked
Just before
Letting me
Know he
No longer
Wanted
To see me
Romantically.
Obviously,
For a woman
In a relationship,
It's fatal.
Dating, San Francisco
Loving
And you treat
Me so well.
How can
That be
A flaw?
He asked
Just before
Letting me
Know he
No longer
Wanted
To see me
Romantically.
Obviously,
For a woman
In a relationship,
It's fatal.
Dating, San Francisco
1513. Shame
I feel ashamed
After making
Myself
Naked
Emotionally
And intellectually
Before you
And then being
Turned away
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After making
Myself
Naked
Emotionally
And intellectually
Before you
And then being
Turned away
Dating, San Francisco
1507. Saddleback
You mentioned
You're back
In the saddle
I decided
To stay
Here on the
Ground
And wait
To get trampled
It's better
Than falling
Off the horse
Again
Dating, San Francisco
You're back
In the saddle
I decided
To stay
Here on the
Ground
And wait
To get trampled
It's better
Than falling
Off the horse
Again
Dating, San Francisco
1510. Cloudy
You mentioned
My attention
Was a dark cloud
Hanging over you
Now that
I've withdrawn
From the horizon
Is your sky
Clear and bright
Blue?
Dating, San Francisco
My attention
Was a dark cloud
Hanging over you
Now that
I've withdrawn
From the horizon
Is your sky
Clear and bright
Blue?
Dating, San Francisco
Monday, September 8, 2008
1507. Not What He Expected
I hadn't
Thought
Through
What you
Would
Feel
As I
Dump you
Was his
Unprompted
Response
To my
Simple
Reaction
In one word:
OK.
Dating, Dumping, San Francisco
Thought
Through
What you
Would
Feel
As I
Dump you
Was his
Unprompted
Response
To my
Simple
Reaction
In one word:
OK.
Dating, Dumping, San Francisco
1506. Tourniquet
I put
A tourniquet
On my heart
To give
The rest
Of my life
A fresh start
Dating, About Women, San Francisco
A tourniquet
On my heart
To give
The rest
Of my life
A fresh start
Dating, About Women, San Francisco
1496. Intended Randomness
Poems
Out of order
Without an
Automated
Sorter
No one
Will take
The time
To find
The chronology
Of my story
And that's
The purpose
Of randomness
On Writing, San Francisco
Out of order
Without an
Automated
Sorter
No one
Will take
The time
To find
The chronology
Of my story
And that's
The purpose
Of randomness
On Writing, San Francisco
1493. Open Ended
If you have
Some
Leftover
Creative
Energy
Can you
Please
Write me
A happy
Ending?
I don't
Know how.
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Some
Leftover
Creative
Energy
Can you
Please
Write me
A happy
Ending?
I don't
Know how.
Dating, San Francisco
1400. You Blew It
I notice
You did not
Phone
As promised
Don't bother
Later
Your efforts
Will be
In vain
Dating, San Francisco
You did not
Phone
As promised
Don't bother
Later
Your efforts
Will be
In vain
Dating, San Francisco
1399. Unnecessary
If you
Wanted
To see
Me
You'd
Make
It happen
If you
Needed
To hear
My voice
You'd have
Made the
Choice
To call
Words are
Unnecessary
As is any
Further
Communication
Hope
Or anticipation
Dating, San Francisco
Wanted
To see
Me
You'd
Make
It happen
If you
Needed
To hear
My voice
You'd have
Made the
Choice
To call
Words are
Unnecessary
As is any
Further
Communication
Hope
Or anticipation
Dating, San Francisco
1398. No Second Chances
Five
And a half
Hours
Till
You
Become
A liar
You said
You'd call
Today
I've
Waited
No man
Will ever
Again
Receive
A second
Chance
From me
I've learned
From experience
No matter
How many
Opportunities
The results
Remain
The same
Dating, San Francisco
And a half
Hours
Till
You
Become
A liar
You said
You'd call
Today
I've
Waited
No man
Will ever
Again
Receive
A second
Chance
From me
I've learned
From experience
No matter
How many
Opportunities
The results
Remain
The same
Dating, San Francisco
1490. If It Bit Me, I Still Might Not Get It
While asleep
He rolled over
And punched me
Accidentally
I laughed
Hysterically
He woke
Up questioning
I'm imagining
Things
Can only
Go downhill
From here
Dating, San Francisco
He rolled over
And punched me
Accidentally
I laughed
Hysterically
He woke
Up questioning
I'm imagining
Things
Can only
Go downhill
From here
Dating, San Francisco
1480. Get Out of There
If you
Love
Someone
Who
Doesn't
Care
As much
For you
Get out
Of there
Dating, San Francisco
Love
Someone
Who
Doesn't
Care
As much
For you
Get out
Of there
Dating, San Francisco
1452. Better Now Than Later
You don't
Have to call
Having
To do it
Would cast
A pall
On all
Of it
I want
You to
Or think
I do
However
If never
Is when
We'll be
Together
I'd rather
Know today
Than later
Dating, San Francisco
Have to call
Having
To do it
Would cast
A pall
On all
Of it
I want
You to
Or think
I do
However
If never
Is when
We'll be
Together
I'd rather
Know today
Than later
Dating, San Francisco
1412. No Patience
The other men
Before you
Used
All my patience
There's none
Left
For you
There is
Forgiveness
But no
Second chance
Or going back
Dating, San Francisco
Before you
Used
All my patience
There's none
Left
For you
There is
Forgiveness
But no
Second chance
Or going back
Dating, San Francisco
1410. Recoil
Your picture
For the first
Time
This morning
Made me
Recoil
You've hurt
Me already
And I've
Decided
No longer
To accept
Repeated
Rejection
Dating, San Francisco
For the first
Time
This morning
Made me
Recoil
You've hurt
Me already
And I've
Decided
No longer
To accept
Repeated
Rejection
Dating, San Francisco
1413. Picture Ripped
I'm thinking of
Ripping up
Your picture
In hopes
It will
Make me
Feel better
Dating, San Francisco
Ripping up
Your picture
In hopes
It will
Make me
Feel better
Dating, San Francisco
1409. Bleed
If you
Wanted
To see
If you
Could
Inspire
Sad poetry
You won't
Receive
Any
From me
I won't
Let you
See me
Bleed
I've bled
Enough
Love
For you
And other
Men
You won't
Hear
Further
From me
Dating, About Women, San Francisco
Wanted
To see
If you
Could
Inspire
Sad poetry
You won't
Receive
Any
From me
I won't
Let you
See me
Bleed
I've bled
Enough
Love
For you
And other
Men
You won't
Hear
Further
From me
Dating, About Women, San Francisco
1408. Body Language
Your ears
Didn't need
To hear me
Your body
Didn't long
For my touch
Your eyes
Didn't pine
For mine
I can see
By your
Body
Language
You no longer
Want to be
With me
Dating, San Francisco
Didn't need
To hear me
Your body
Didn't long
For my touch
Your eyes
Didn't pine
For mine
I can see
By your
Body
Language
You no longer
Want to be
With me
Dating, San Francisco
1405. Women Are Sacred
Thank G-d
For women
Friends
Not even
Knowing
I was heart
Broken
One woman
Already
Texted
Inviting me
To join her
To meet
And greet
Other
Eligible
Bachelors
At an upcoming
Event
One woman
Friend
Is worth
10,000 men
About Women, San Francisco
For women
Friends
Not even
Knowing
I was heart
Broken
One woman
Already
Texted
Inviting me
To join her
To meet
And greet
Other
Eligible
Bachelors
At an upcoming
Event
One woman
Friend
Is worth
10,000 men
About Women, San Francisco
1402. Just a Guess
A man
With a PhD
In computer
Science
Can find
A way
To contact
Me
If he tries
So I guess
This is
Goodbye?
Dating, San Francisco
With a PhD
In computer
Science
Can find
A way
To contact
Me
If he tries
So I guess
This is
Goodbye?
Dating, San Francisco
1401. Humpty Dumpty
If you
Were out
To break
My heart
You've done
Your part
And I've
Done mine
I carried
It to the top
Of a high wall
From which
It had
Farther
To fall
Dating, San Francisco
Were out
To break
My heart
You've done
Your part
And I've
Done mine
I carried
It to the top
Of a high wall
From which
It had
Farther
To fall
Dating, San Francisco
1395. Dust
Hours pass
Tears well
Throat swells
Shut
Another love
Imagined
Fantastic
Never existed
Or turns
To dust
Dating, San Francisco
Tears well
Throat swells
Shut
Another love
Imagined
Fantastic
Never existed
Or turns
To dust
Dating, San Francisco
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