by Alan Zoltie | Sep 1, 2022 | Poems
String vest hanging from a flabby shell Blowing handily in a breeze that feels like Fall An afterthought, clashing against multi-colored pants Bright white shoes, plodding angrily, never lifted Dragging a weirdo in the woods towards town A smile, yellow teeth and a...
by Alan Zoltie | Sep 1, 2022 | Poems
Fat and fatter, together one more time One issue, a stoppage Looking up with those large sad eyes With so many questions, mostly unanswered Craving a rest, getting one Looked down upon with the same reasoning Neither wishing to be there, both, wondering why Asked time...
by Alan Zoltie | Sep 1, 2022 | Poems
I had a weird cousin once, second hand She lived in 10024, Manhattan for short Her persona was west of the nineteen sixties Dressing up as a retired hippie Nor knowing what shampoo was, nor toothpaste Reminding everyone that nuclear bombs kill, surprise! She lived in...
by Alan Zoltie | Aug 29, 2022 | Poems
I picked up a paper this morning It was the same as yesterdays In fact, something reminded me of long ago A time when innocence made coherence impossible Unable to gauge significance Unwilling to accept truth Quote after quote rang bells behind tired eyes Only the...
by Alan Zoltie | Aug 29, 2022 | Poems
Oliver had made his decision, and he was sticking to it His owner, engrossed in another dimension Chitchat, her only outlet, in this, her only social life Distracted, and Oliver knew it, for the short time he required And so it began, in front of his largest ever...
by Alan Zoltie | Aug 29, 2022 | Poems
Oh sweet innocence, blending into desire Fulfilling dreams that may soon be irrelevant Passing by her youth, and so soon My darling daughter, trapped in this game called life Courting such simplistic passions All grown up at this tender age of transition Moving...
