Welcome from Bob Grant – Editor

Please check out my merchandise on CafePress by clicking on the “RhymeStuff” logo below:

 

Linkedin Profile

Facebook Profile

A Platonic Love

dark clouds with orange undersides

gray sky to blue

considering this early morning

the way that i love you

the answer is of course i do

the question, for how long

of course i’ll be misunderstood Continue reading A Platonic Love

Sprinkles on your Sundae

     

I’m the sprinkles on your sundae.

I’m extra, on the side.

I know that you don’t need me

but I take it all in stride.

 

I’m two for one…a bonus

the unexpected prize

the refund you were hoping for

the burger with free fries

 

I like to be romantic

and do those little chores

those things that have no meaning

that prove you’re well cared for Continue reading Sprinkles on your Sundae

Mind the Gap!

“Mind the Gap!” he said

so the answer went

 a trivia question punch line

a connection created

between them

“Mind the Gap!” the postcard read

traveling she sent

this reminder of their private joke Continue reading Mind the Gap!

Since You’ve Gone

Since you’ve gone
the house gets dirty and the kids go late to school
’cause there’s no one here to scold them or to tell them what to do.
And I smoke now and every now and then I’ll have a little sip of wine.
And the girls don’t understand what has happened to their mom.
She seems distressed these days and she used to be so calm.
She used to always light up the house,
she used to be so happy all the time.

What would you say if I told you,
I try not to think about you.
Would you think me selfish in the method that I use to feel at ease? Continue reading Since You’ve Gone

Bounty

The fruit that falls from the lowest limbs is for the littlest of God’s own friends.

The fruit that grows on branches high is for all of God’s friends that float and fly.

But the sweetest fruit in the middle of the tree God has reserved for you and me.