Happy 2011!

Hi folks : The year is drawing to a close and the new one will begin soon. If you like my poetry and have not yet had the chance to see the trailer for the third edition of my poetry collection : Instant Poetry (Just add words!) You can look it up on youtube. Just type in the title and it will show up. You can by the book from http://www.amazon.com/, http://www.borders.com/, http://www.iuniverse.com/ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ or your local bookseller but that's up to you. Anyway, have a happy new year and enjoy this week's poem.

Season of change

By Lawrence R. Berger

Time passes as it does

we reflect on a life lived.

The direction we took in our careers

Life

Love

Business

and Pleasure .

Did we leave this world a better place

for future generations ?

Or did we make things much worse?

Will we be remembered

by the birds or the trees?

or by anything at all?

These are popular questions this time of year.

I wish you interesting answers!

Happy new year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

see ya in the new decade!

I'm busy this week!

Hi folks : I know this is a day early but it's a busy week ! here's the poem for Christmas. :

On the Fritz

By Lawrence R. Berger

The road stretches onward

back through time and into the future.

Spot came first!

with her silent laughter and ready licks to brighten your day.

Next came Scooter and his high wire act

he'd only bark when the wells were successfully drilled.

Next came Lorca and Sam.

a lordly couple that couldn't scare a fly

but eagerly put up with poems and makeover madness

in a town without prostitutes.

Now

we have Fritz the cute!

Who longingly looks for walks

and grandma's cookies

and remains broken

like a genital horse you can settle onto.

Love comes in many sizes.

fortunately they all fit.

Oh the weather outside.

Hi folks: Well this week I'm back to a reasonable posting time. The eastern Half of the country is blanketed in snow and e verybodys digging out for the holidays. Hopefully your staying warm were you are. Here's this weeks poem:

Snow

By Lawrence R. Berger

It's that time of year

when white flakes fall

from the sky and shovels

come out of hiding and the plows hit the road.

People huddle together for warmth

and the homeless head for shelters.

Burning trash cans dot the landscape

and people bring home packeges of all types.

There is a hush in the air.

See you next week.

I just busted a cherry!

Hi folks: Don't adjust your screen! the time stamp is correct , it really is 2:06 Am eastern standard time . I just finished /Listening to De'Joynt on Killradio.org . It's hosted by my first poetry teacher James Maverick and his partner De De. I was the first one to call into their talk show and I did four poems. It was great to hear from James again and He said everyone in LA misses me. The show is based in Los Angles California but goes out over the Internet to the world. The time difference was a struggle but I'm still wide awake and very excited. Here's this weeks poem :

Cherry bustin

By Lawrence R. Berger

There's nothing like an old friend

to make you feel safe

Words travel far when pushed forth

Sometimes sleep is a bad thing.

Love concurs all even time.

See you next week.

Brrrrrrrrrr 2

Hi folks: Well I hope you're all warm and snuggle where you are. It's freaking cold by me! I hope you had a great thanksgiving and ate lots of turkey. Enjoy the rest of the holidays too. Here's this weeks poem :

The rent is to damned high!

By Lawrence R. Berger

The toy stores celebrate

the holidays differently

from the rest of us.

They stay open and tempt

children's imaginations

and guilt the parents

into spending more than they can afford .

Then they have to struggle to put food on the table

or pay the rent . Only in America.

see you next week!

Tommorow's the big Day!

Hi folks : Last week was anticipation, this week the big day is here! Hooray for Turkey and football! Just a reminder , the third edition of my book Instant Poetry(Just add words!) is now out and available on I universe. you can get copies at www.amazon.com, www.borders.com, www.barnseandnoble.com , www.iuniverse.com or order through your local bookseller. I'm very excited about the video they produced for the book. Here's the link on You Tube so you can check it out! The video can be seen at: http://youtube.com/watch?vo3TqXoWFIg0 you can email me at laughingl@yahoo.com and let me know what you think . Feel free to share! Okay enough with the sales pitch ! Here's this week's poem!

Tastings

By Lawrence R. Berger

The mouth waters

The stomachs bulge

The malls fill with shoppers

all is as it should be in America.

see you next week.

Happy week before thanksgiving !

Hi folks : I don't know about you but I can already taste the gravy and mashed potatoes. Unfortunately I live with my vegetarian parents so I'll have to make due with tofurkey. hope you and yours enjoy a real good bird! Here's this weeks poem :

The week before thanksgiving

By Lawrence R. Berger

The count down has started

six days twelve hours and ten minutes till it's here!

Our annual ritual that no other country has and

the only Holiday celebrated by all religions in America.

The rich meaty bird

is already in the freezer

Hey they were on sale this week

so why wait till the last minute right?

I can already taste the mashed potatoes

and gravy . I can literally feel it sliding down

my throat. I've got the TV guide all set up for the games I want to watch.

Thank god for credit cards! I paid my cable bill!

Oh well ,

I guess I must be hungry today.

see you next week!

Happy Wednesday!

Hi folks :

Well, it's that time again! Here's this weeks poem :

Night Driving

By Lawrence R. Berger

Last night I drove to a reading

With my friends Kitty and MJ

My Second time driving at night in 20 years.

The first was a week ago at

Todd Davis's reading at St. John Fisher.

Everything looks different at night.

The dark makes it hard to see.

The lights from a thousand cars

make everything seem Eire

and I have never been so scared!

But I did it ! and I survived !

onwards and upwards!

Well it's over!

Hi folks : The mid term elections are now finally history! Maybe now we'll see more growth in the economy and get this country back on track . My candidate for Governor Didn't win but two of my Senate candidates were elected! We'll soon see what if anything changes . Now on to this weeks poem:

Temporary Insanity

By Lawrence R. Berger

Politics is strange!

The wolves chase the good ones

out of the pack as the elk preen and strut

their voices pronouncing the truth of their hunger.

Sheep are led to pasture by the Shepard

who watches for wolves.

Politics is strange

but it's like our favorite

sports teams lining up on the

grid iron for a Sunday afternoon Battle

We get energised and polarised

by our favorites.

My candidate did not win

so now we've got no chance

of getting any thing done.

.

See you next week.

Happy birthday to me!

Hi folks: Well it's official , as of today I've lived forty four years . I survived to see another birthday , but it's different now! Tom Bosley died last week as did a piece of my childhood. At a certain point I guess we all get old. Ive finally reach that point myself . So without waisting any more time here's this weeks poem :

Fate

By Lawrence R. Berger

Time stops for no one

from dust we came and

to dust we shall return.

The trick is to leave a mark while we're here!

Something that will outlive us and stand for all time.

I don't know what my legacy will be but it's high time I tried to find out!

Thanks for your comments!

Hi folks : Well the book is live on amazon.com, b&n.com and borders.com as well as from the publisher at www.iuniverse.com . I'm very excited and happy ! Here's this weeks poem :

Happy Days

By Lawrence R. Berger

Mr. C died yesterday at the ripe old age of 84

Richie was of making movies and had no comment .

Joni and Chachi were there crying and so

was Potsy.

The Fonz gave a stirring Eulogy

and Arnold Catered the affair.

I grew up on watching the show .

Mr.C taught me many things like the

millions of others who watched his show
i learned respect for my elders and how to be cool!

There are moments in life that you know

will affect you forever.

the loss of Mr. C is one of mine.

see you next week!

Special update !

Hi folks: I normally just update this bolg once a week, but I just got word that my new book Instant Poetry(Just Add Words!) third edition is out on I Universe! You can get copies at your local Barnes and Noble bookseller , through me or by calling I Universe at 1-800-288-4677
the Isbn number is 978-1-4502-5552-3 for the paperback or 978-1-4502-5553-0 for the e-book ! you can order on line from www.iuniverse.com . The book sells for $8.95 as does the e-book . Here's a poem from the book:

Bubble Gum

by Lawrence R. Berger

Soft and warm between my teeth
an old lover returns
sweet yet tangy inside my mouth
as over and over she dances
building ever more desire
slowly she turns up the heat
stoking the fire untill
her passions no longer confinable
she explodes ! Releasing the rapture of the moment.
And then
she slids along my tounge for
one more tango.

see you next week .
Buy lots of books! It's gift giving season after all.

Brrrrr!

Hi folks:

There's frost on the ground already and it's only October 13, 2010. this new year is flying by! But there is a saying here in Rochester, NY : If you don't like the weather here wait five minutes .It will change! These days though its changed for the worse one day and better the next. It's totally unpredictable! I feel sorry for the poor weather man. Anyway here's this weeks poem :

Snow blind

By Lawrence R. Berger

The flakes fall like dandruff

on the winter winds . Time to get

out the snow blower and shovels !

Everything looks surreal

and the poor trees caught still green

shiver along with the rest of us .

see you next week.

It's getting cold !

Hi folks :

Well the temperature is droping rapidly . Fall is here here's this weeks poem :

Sunset

By Lawrence R. Berger

The leaves turn to rainbows

and there's a chill in the air

the weather gets wetter

and clothes get heavier.

The moon hangs out longer

and you can count the stars in the sky

another summer has come and gone

man I feel old!

see you next week.

It's that time again !

Hi folks! Happy Simcha's Torah! Here's this weeks poem

Happy Dancing

By Lawrence R. Berger

Life is too short not to enjoy it!

Sometimes we forget that and it gets us into trouble.

But the sun still shines , the rain still pours , snow still

has to be shoveled. Life can be really good sometimes

so enjoy!

see you next week!

Great goga moga ! It's allmost my birthday !

Hi folks : Well September's almost over . The new year has come . I can't beilive I'll be 44 next month. It seems I learned to talk just yesterday. Here's this week's poem :

Marking Time

By Lawrence R. Berger

The clock ticks ever onward

the motion is slow but relentless.

Year by year

life ebbs slowly through you fingers

you try and catch a moment .

Something to hold on to so you cam believe

you made a difference . But the clock moves on

and on . Never stooping never changing

as we grow old and life passes us by

see you next week!

New Year Old Rules!

Happy 5771! We're coming up on the Holiest Day of the Jewish calendar , Yom Kippur it falls on a Saturday this year and will make me miss my monthly workshop.(Sorry Frank!) anyway Here's this weeks poem :

DESTINY

By Lawrence R. Berger

Rise up and be counted

the book of life is waiting for you to be inscribed

Don't dawdle! Let the sound of the shofar bring

tears to your eyes and warmth to your heart.

see you next week!

Happy Jewish new year!

HI FOLKS:

Well it's September again and the high holiday's are here. Happy new year to those of you who celebrate the holiday. May the days of this season be happy ones. Here's this weeks poem :

Trumpets blast !

By Lawrence R. Berger

The new year begins

with a shofar blast

drowning out the worries of the past

to be inscribed in the book of life

Is the goal of those of the stripe

to pray for blessing in the coming year

and to be around those we hold dear.

Time to join friends and family

and become one in the community

so have no fear and have a happy new year!

Happy labor day! special post!

Hi folks : Happy Labor day! This is a special post in honor of the holiday and because I got a challenge to do a rhyming poem by one of the reader's of this blog . So here's the special holiday rhyming poem :

Happy Labor Day!

by Lawrence R. Berger

To all who struggle

and toil in amongst the rubble

let the dust fall off your back

and lay down that heavy sack

for you have truly earned the rest

with which we have been blessed.

The time has come nigh

for you to rest and pacify

your aching wounds

from summer work

I only wish you the best

on this your well earned day of rest

for down your burdens you will lay

have a happy labor day!

Welcome to fall!

Hi folks: It's harvest season! all the fruits and vegetables are cheap and fresh! Here's this weeks poem:

Perfect pear picking weather

By Lawrence R. Berger

The sun is warm out today.

and the tree is ready!

There is much fruit on it

and it is perfectly ripe.

I go early in the morning

before it hits 90 in the shade

and get what I can from the tree.

There is plenty more for another

day. This year we've harvested more

pears than ever before and there is still more on the tree !

I guess it's like life, the more you get done the ,more you have yet to do!

see you next week!

I'm on time today!

Happy Thursday:

here's this weeks poem:

Do WA didity.

by Lawrence R. Berger

Today is today!

someday doesn't exists

but today is real!

see you next week

here I am!

now here's this weeks poem:

The death of Love

By Lawrence R. Berger

She was to be my one and only !

The mother of my children!

Yet we met as voices on the wind,

that travels around the world.

Some couples last forever

my parents are an example.

they still fight and kiss and

love each other fifty years

after there wedding day!

Their anniversary is in just a few weeks !

me, I get a goldigger who loves me for a week and is then

gone. vanshied back into the either from whence she came.

Oh well. 'tis better to have loved and lost and all that

shtick , maybe my next love will live closer!

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!

Sorry I'm late!

Hi folks: Sorry I'm late but I'm here now! Here's this weeks poem:

Sundance

By Lawrence R. Berger

Day turns to night

and the wheel spins

Light turns to darkness

and back again

life marches on.

see you next week!

no rest for the weary!

Hi folks: I've got good news! The third addition of my book Instant Poetry Just Add Words is due out on I Universe just in time for Christmas shopping ! Look for it at your local Barns & Noble or on Amazon.com . I'm invited to several picnics this summer it's been one party after another ! Except for the bathroom thing it's been a great summer ! On to this weeks poem:

Happy Happy Joy Joy

By Lawrence R. Berger

Time marches like an assault team

but every few months he takes a rest break!

Those are the moments when life is good!

The bathroom is fixed!!!!!!!!

Dana calls to do "bye-bye joke."

I go to a reading - life is good.

see you next week.

The clock is ticking!

HI FOLKS : Well good news to report ! I learned how to chat online this week and have already "spoken" with two nice young ladies. We'll see what develops but it's a start! Again any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated! On to other news. as you probably figured out from last weeks poem we had some remodeling done here at Casa de Berger# 1 and its been completed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The gym wanted $7. 00 a piece for us to take showers!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad the bathrooms and the showers work now ! You never know how good you've got it till somethings missing! On to this weeks poem !

A short poem

by Lawrence R. Berger

Words fail

time marches

words succeed!

one more time !

Hi folks: no help on the wife front yet but I'm still looking . again any help would be appreciated ! Here's this weeks poem :

Tomorrow we can use the Bathroom.

By Lawrence R. Berger

Remodeling takes its toll on everyone.

Not only do you have to pay the contractor

but a shower is $7.00 a day!

Oh well , it's almost over!

Tomorrow we can use the bathroom !

I think I can hold it till then!

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!

"I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Hi folks : well as you can tell from the last two weeks of poems I've been traveling this summer. I 'd love to travel more but I'm being informed that the next wedding will be my own so I've got some work to do towards that . Any ideas would be greatly appreciated !On to this weeks poem:

The Marrying Kind

By Lawrence R. Berger

When you find someone to spend your life with, spend it with them!

My parents are on their fiftieth year and still kiss like young lovers !

That's the marrying kind to me. see you next week.

The trip Part two

Hi folks : Happy fourth of July! Today's the seventh but who's counting? Anyway here's the way home.:

My cousin's Wedding Part two the way home

By Lawrence R. Berger

I wake to the phone in the room ringing.

My parents are calling to get me up to go to the

breakfast that is being provided for out of town guests .

I dress quickly and bring my luggage out of the room

to meet them. We go to the lobby and check out .

They offer to hold our bags

till we actually leave and we take them up on it.

Inside they have a huge spread:

eggs ,salmon. sausage and bacon

and all kinds of baked goods.

I feel sorry for the hotel , nobody touched the sausage or bacon,

though why they would serve pork at a Jewish wedding is beyond me.

We sit with my brother, Cheeseburger and his wife .

We sing Happy Birthday but no cake . Anyway we spend the morning together.

At 3:45 we collect out bags and the Super Shuttle picks us up.

The driver's name is Tony and he informs us that we are his last passengers.

He was leaving the company to bicycle to New York from Tampa

Poppy gives a pep talk that lasts the entire trip . We get to Air Trans and check our luggage . Selma eats an ice cream as we wait for the tram to our gate.

Poppy gets stuck in security even though he wore his cloth belt.

But we make the gate and onto the plane and have to wait an hour for take off due to weather conditions . My cousin Cindy and her family sit in the row in front of us. She tells us she told her kids to get tall ladders for eloping after what she saw

her sister spent in Florida . There is a crowd at the gate and they send us to the wrong baggage claim but eventually we get our bags and make our way home.

see you next week!

The trip ! Part one

Hi folks: Florida was fun and I'll tell you all about it in this week's poem ( the trip back will have to wait a week.) Here goes:

My cousin Erin's wedding

By Lawrence R. Berger

The flight down was smooth

and I didn't even need a seat belt extender!
I was so proud! If I fly again it will be Air Trans!

we take the train to baggage claim and pick up

our luggage and run to catch the super shuttle.

Jorge number five picks us up and we leave the airport

for the hotel .

We arrive early but they still let us check in which was nice.

Thankfully the rooms were air conditioned !

Florida was ninety degrees the entire weekend !

Anyway we eat at a place called Mad fish and find out about a place named Skippers that was even closer to the hotel and cheaper too.

we'd eat there three times before the weekend was over .

The ceremony was quite short

only last half an hour

but it was a good thing that the sun held up because just as we were going in for dinner a lightning storm picked up and provided a nice light show .

after a few toasts and dancing I go to bed.

part two next week. see you then!

Happy Summertime!

Hi folks : Well yesterday was the summer solstice so it's now officially summer. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!
I've got a wedding to attend this weekend so I'm blogging early . Here's this weeks poem :

Hanging at the airport

By Lawrence R. Berger

It's raining now as we Rush from the parking lot

suitcases in tow . we check out flight with the Air trans employee

and we have to pay $75.oo for our checked bags .

we run like we're being chased by wolves after

we barely make it through security towards the gate

we make the plane and Bring Bring . the alarm clock goes of to remind me its Thursday and there is still one more day to go.

Let you know how the trip pans out in next weeks blog. see you then.

Summer time blues.

Hi folks : well this week I went to a tombstone unveiling for my favorite aunt . It was bitter sweet but at least it didn't rain ! Afterwards we all gathered at Friendly for lunch and chatting . I came within a whisker of being assigned to the kids table but I managed to keep my seat. Here's this weeks poem:

memories

By Lawrence R. Berger

Time passes as it must

and along the way we lose

touch with people we love .

Ash to ash and dust to dust

and all that other crap

leads up to a life
lived till the end

I'll miss you.

see you next week.

Happy wednsday folks!

Hi folks : Been busy getting ready for the next wedding . It's in two weeks. oh well at least its not mine but a relatives. Not that I'm not interested in getting married myself , just that it's not happening in two weeks. Here's this weeks poem :

Anticipation

By Lawrence R. Berger

Clouds roll across the sky

day turns into night

and you wake one morning

and realize you haven't done a thing with your life.

Sometimes life is good

the cherry's are ripe

for the picking and

the sun shines

clouds roll across the sky

maybe its just the waiting

that makes it hard.

Sorry folks!

I'm back! sorry I missed last week but I'm here now! here's this weeks poem :

Stuff Happens 3

By Lawrence R. Berger

We leave Kansas city smooth as silk

but get hit between the eyes with
a three hour delay in Atlanta on our way

home .

What to do?

we decided to eat before we left Kansas

so we end up just watching kids play hackysack

by the phones. I wonder if the kids even knew what they were for.

Poppy gives his hydrogen peroxide speech for the millionth time

and the time moves on. we're asleep in our chairs when we hear the overhead

"now boarding flight 2210 to Rochester"

we get on the plane and
I have a coke .

we land and run to baggage claim and miracle of miracles our luggage comes off the rack ! we get home about 3:30 am exhausted but happy to sleep.

see you next week.

smooth sailing

Hi folks: Things are going pretty good this week. still can't access the printer from my computer but otherwise I'm doing fine ! Here's this weeks poem :

Bungee Jumping

By Lawrence R. Berger

From the tops of cliffs

they rocket

From the tops of bridges

they swoop down to enjoy

the rush.

Maybe life is best described by bungee jumping

no matter how far you fall there's always the rebound!

see you next week!

help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been having computor trouble this week. But at least I can post this blog
so here's this weeks poem:

Help!

By Lawrence R. Berger

Life by the sea is over for now

I have not been able to work my way back .

the weather grows colder each day

and it's supposed to be summer already!

Snow in may is not a good sign

but at least its not six feet high!

So may your credit card not be maxed out

and always carry a shovel.

maybe this week is better!

Hi folks. sorry I'm a little late with this weeks blog but my printer died yesterday and I had to hold the funeral. Anyway I took last weeks poem to a workshop and got some advice to make changes. let me know what you think .

A- Maying

By Lawrence R. Berger

Flowers bloom in their natural state

and people begin to shed their winter coats

trees bud and fill the air with their fragrance.

Who would have thought that life goes on so easily ?

It was not always so.

In years past the first of may has been dreary

and drenched in rain .

so enjoy the sun !

let the children frolic as they might

till winter comes again and we sit by the fire

entwined in each others arms letting the snow take care of itself.

see you next week.

Happy May!

Hi folks : well April is almost over and May is almost here! I hope you all had a happy national poetry month! to get in the spirt for next changes I wrote this weeks poem . here it is :

A Maying

By Lawrence R. Berger

Flowers bloom in their natural state

and people begin to shed their winter coats

Trees bud and their blossoms fill the air with rich fragrance .

Who would have thought that life goes on so easily

Happy May!

Hi folks !

just a quick note to Say I'm sorryI didn't get to post this weeks blog sooner . No poem this week sorry for that too. see you next week.

thanks for the help!

Hi folks : I'm still looking for a job but I'm not giving up hope! Thanks for the tips! here's this weeks poem :

There's always the farm

By Lawrence R. Berger

The chickens taste better

when they are killed fresh.

the more you labor for something

the more you love it.

chow time!

see you next week!

I didn''t hear from you !

Hi folks : Well, no one sent me an e-mail Saying whether or not I should hook this blog up with amazon.com so I guess the answer's no which is fine by me. Here's this week's poem :

Riding the pine

by Lawrence R. Berger

I've been sitting on the sidelines

watching the world go by and

missing everything.

I look forward to getting back in the game again

what will they think of next?

Hi folks : Well they've gone and done it now! They made a link to Amazon.com for blogger sites. I leave it to you. should I monetize this blog or just keep it between us ? Anyway please email me your answers . Now for this week's poem :

Dust gets in your eyes

By Lawrence R. Berger

The winter is over

spring is here again

days are growing longer.

The sun lends its rays

to the earth and life begins

anew . words fail to describe the wonder of it all.

see you next week.

hello

Hi, it's me again. This week I heard about a web site that helps get projects funded for artists .
it's www.howudoing.com I haven't quite figured out how it works yet so if your inclined send me a message if you visit it. Here's this weeks poem :

The Blind Side

By Lawrence R. Berger

Half the time

I have no idea

what will come next.

The other half

I don't much care.

But sitting on the side lines

is getting boring !

Time to get up and do something !

Happy St. Paddy's Day

Hi folks : Happy ST.Patricks Day !!!!!!!! Here's this week's poem :

Greening

by Lawrence R. Berger

The days grow longer

and nights grow warm

as the year turns its way to

summer.

Lucky thing we're all still

alive to see it.

see you next week.

no dust gathers !

Hi folks: well the search continues but I've got projects to keep me busy so I'm dealing with it all. Here's this weeks poem :

Sounds good

By Lawrence R. Berger

Sometimes things go relatively well in life

sometimes you get kicked in the teeth

but mostly its best to know that whatever the stuation
time gets you through it.

see you next week.

still standing!

HI folks : well I'm still looking for work but I have had a couple of good interviews and my writing partner only wants revisions to the screen play. now that I've got the time its working out . So enough with the chit chat ! Here's this weeks poem :

Spare change?

By Lawrence R. Berger

Seasons come and go as the world turns

and the memory of men may last.

but in the end

the cockroaches will have the last laugh.

see you next week.

The hills have eyes!

or at least feet . nothing much to report this week so I'll dispense with the pleasantries and move strait into the poem for the week :

Life Sucks

By Lawrence R. Berger

Time dances on from morning till night
always revolving around life changes

sometimes the work is good sometimes

you need a little bit of fertilizer to
grow tall.

see you next week.

Hi again!

Hi folks: Well the economy has gone down the toilet again and joblessness is at an all time high! oh well , at least there's still poetry . Here's this weeks entry:

In the end dose it really matter?

Sometimes words are not enough.

we find a look , a gesture or a touch

so much more comforting .

human to human contact is why we're on the planet !

after we're gone

is there any one else?

see you next week.

This time for sure!

Hi folks : Well this week I found out that the job I was counting on went to someone else, heavy sigh, oh well at least I still have my poetry. and here's this weeks contribution to my volume of work.

Home Cooking

By Lawrence R. Berger

There is snow on the ground

more that in the past hundred years!

people are complaining about having to dig out

cars with faulty brakes and some with dead batteries.

I'm in the house

making chili

to warm cold bellies

life is good.

see you next week.

This time for sure!

Hi folks : like a lot of people I'm still looking for work . Its been three weeks now . no bites but a few prospects. Will keep you posted ! Anyhow here's this weeks poem:

catch as catch can

By Lawrence R. Berger

Somtimes life kicks you in the teeth

and makes you swallow. But dentists still take cash

and you'll be smiling again.

see you next week.

getting to the good stuff!

Hi folks : still on the job search but this week I've learned I'm still in the running for a lot of the jobs that I've applied for and I've gotten some good tips. So here's this weeks poem:

On the good foot

By Lawrence R. Berger

The snow covers the street
and gets blown by the wind
sometimes we get what we want
and sometimes we have to wait .


still the snow needs to be shoveled
see you next week.

The Saga Continues...

HI folks : Still looking for a job but I've had some very good interviews this week so we'll see if anything comes up. I tried to get into this on-line college thing but the school I tried wanted $425.00 per unit with a minimum of eight units per semester! Even with financial aid I can't afford that ! So I withdrew from that college quick! Maybe I'll be employed soon but I want to put out the word to make sure you know how much your tuition will cost before you take any classes. So here's this weeks poem:

By the skin of my teeth

By Lawrence R. Berger

Whew! That was close.

I can't imagine paying of the loans in my sixties!

I'm not even sure I'll live that long !

I've got to get a nice job, that will help set me up

for the future . Maybe you can help.

Please!

see you next week!

Borring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi folks : Well it's been two weeks since I ended my time at the University of Rochester. I've finished most of my busy work and I'm starting to get a little bit Bord out of my skull . filling applications doesn't help much so here's this weeks poem about boredom:

I'm gonna shoot myself!

By Lawrence R. Berger

It happened .

I got tired of running around like a chicken

with my head cut off and the same old routine .

Now there's nothing to fill the time

nor is their funds flowing into my wallet.

but the sun still shines and another tomorrow

will come weather or not I'm here . But for now I'll fight the boredom with

this blog entry.

as promised

Hi Folks : well here's the poetry I promised you :

New Year , New Rules

by Lawrence R. Berger

Some times life gets dicey

and you begin to wonder

which way is up .

somethings in life

are worthy of note

others pass by like raindrops on a cloudy day.

smells of home crowd out bad memories and

Friends can help you through it all.

but mostly

life gets lived.

see you next week.