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.

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See you next week.