Margot Rudell: Featured Poet on San Francisco Open Mic Poetry TV, co-directed by John Rhodes and Clara Hsu

2141. Original Song: The Man I Loved with lyrics, vocal melody, and vocals by Margot Rudell

The Man I Loved - by Margot Rudell - audio recording

2140. Original Song: Not Polyamorous with lyrics, vocal melody, and vocals by Margot Rudell

2139: Original Song: Sailboats Sailing, lyrics, vocal melody, vocals, and keyboard composition by Margot Rudell

2138. Christmas

Christmas

Is full

Of pretty

Wishes

Colors

And

Lights

Here's 

Hoping

For happy 

Times

Too

2130. Decoded

"Where do
You live?"
Is code
For
How much
Respect
Should I
Give
To you
Based on
How much
You earn
And should
I take you
To a good
Or bad
Restaurant

2102. Life in Winter

Leafless trees
In winter
Leave me
Cold inside
But I
Can see
The trees
Are home
To vibrant
Life
The starkness
Clearly
Shows
Birds nests

2091. California Spring

Pretty pink
Spring flower
Fits on
My fingertip
So perfectly
Formed
You can't
Tell which
Is the back
And which
Is the front
Of it.
Its fragrance
Is sweet
Like
Strawberry
Cotton candy,
Its shape
Like a
Double-sided
Rose.

2045. Tuxedo Kittens

Pink noses, cute toeses

Spastic encounters 

With a bowl and stair

White and black

Fluffins

Soft and furry 

Puffins

Kittens so silent

With little eyes

That stare

Tuxedo outfits

Perfect fits

So awkward

Though 

Elegantly dressed

Barely old enough

Or able to play

Much less display

Sophisticated wiles

2037. Kitty Cuteness: Meghan

Before
My cat,
Meghan,
Pounces on
Someone,
She wiggles
Her bottom.
That is
So cute!

2029. A Happy Accident

A coffee stain
On my journal's page
Looks like the sun
The image somehow
Makes me smile
On this rainy day

2071. Orange Cones

Orange cones
In the street
Prevent
Workmen
And women
From becoming
Heaps
Of bones

2044. On Solitude

I see yachts

Lots

Lone

Without

Owners

Ripples

On water

A beach

Without sand

Sailboats

Distant

On the bay

Oakland's

Mounts

Barren

And whitecaps

Fast moving

Away

Pale

Blue

Skies

Shine

A flag waves

A jogger passes

The scene is

Tranquil

But lacking

Joy

Life in San Francisco

2035. Memory Store

Sausalito holds

A memory store

Not one single

Computer

Is shown

Instead

Mickey Mantle

Babe Ruth

Marilyn Monroe

Marlon Brando

Robert Deniro

John F. Kennedy

And Jackie O

Find a home

They are pictured

In American lore

The great women

And men

Of yore

Storied

Full of so

Much more

Glory

Than today's

Pale

Hollywood

Shadows

Life in San Francisco

2034. Joseph Phelps Membership

Wine club

Membership

Is

A sunny day

The St. Helena

Way

Gazing

On green

And yellow

Wild flowered

Vine covered

Hills

Tasting merlot

Cabernet

And petit

Verdot

Formulating

Your own

Bordeaux

A luxury

Experience

At no additional

Expense

Happily Married in San Francisco, Life in San Francisco

2020. Everything is In

This season

Everything is in

Fat or thin

Short or tall

Shaggy, bald

Tight, baggy

Long or mini

Skirts and slacks

Hair blond,

Red, brown

Or black

What does it mean

When all are seen

With equal beauty

Unheard of

Outrageous

Hopefully,

It will be contagious

Observations, Life in San Francisco

2007. Nature's Jewelry

Flowers

Like jewels

On a green

Pompom

Tree

Enhance

Their

Beauty

Life in San Francisco

2005. Winning Ticket

This is

A winning

Lottery

Ticket,

Netting me

One dollar

And ninety-

Seven

Cents.

Are we

Rich yet?

Life in San Francisco

1992. Gods in Love

The gods take

Ballet class

I can

Vouch for that

He 6 foot 3

She 5 foot 9

Both with flaxen

Hair

And brilliant

Blue eyes

Stature and visage

Divine

But they're

Human

Like

The rest of us

And prone

To love

Happily

They have

Each other

They smile

Kind

On the mortals

Below

Life in San Francisco

- after a dance class with dancers from leading companies and Broadway

1991. No Twinkle Tonight

Cloud filled skies

No star to wish

Upon tonight

Try I may

Try I might

All I see

Is man-made

Red and flashing

Lights

Life in San Francisco

- upon driving home on a gloomy night