crucial trade secrets
can’t be wheedled out of me
but I’ll accept cash
we have not seen Frank
since he sent that billet-doux
to the president
woebegone widow
Ethel’s lassitude belies
her speed addiction
he cannot sit through
this soporific movie
devoid of bare breasts
since you are vegan
I have prepared this repast
of shredded newsprint
Trans Am headlights pierce
the thick crepuscular mist
questing for tube tops
The Beatles entered
resulting in a maelstrom
since two are corpses
milkshake subterfuge
the one surefire way to get
B.A. on a plane
now concealed beneath
the lambent waves of the lake
Charles waited for dawn
still rubicund from
Monday’s codpiece incident
Jill stayed home last night
from under my bed
a kobold snarled in contempt
at my taste in shoes
your renowned aplomb
couldn’t fend off syphilis
could it, Mr. Bond?
spiked punch, icy stare
with a puissant uppercut
the prom was over
Laudable
your laudable goal
of keeping the dolphins safe
makes my stomach growl
though she was backlit
in a warm oneiric haze
we still opened fire
when presented with
a large, exquisite nosegay
Hercules disrobed
petrified mangos
though not propitious for juice
can be thrown at cops
her delicate skin
dappled by the disco ball
hides its jaundice well
the stringent mores
of my son’s little league team
reject Calvinism
the Corvette peeled out
its subfusc interior
held gallons of Tab
our vacation’s dawn
the alpenglow reminds us
we left the stove on