Jul 14, 2016 | Gus Stevens, Humor, Rondel
Back when I was afraid of bees with a fear most grave and sober; I would flinch when they’d flyover, would shrink and beg my mother, “Please let me stay inside away from these!” Whining from May to October. Yes, I was once afraid of bees but now I...
Jun 26, 2016 | Gus Stevens, Humor, Limerick
What can you say when your friend’s turning thirty? I search for a word that is noble and worthy. That didn’t quite fit. You’re all thinking it: The best rhyme has always been, “dirty.” Share...
Jun 18, 2016 | Gus Stevens, Humor, Multi-Syllabic Rhyme
Allow me to introduce and explain this rhyme where much blander uses remain. You must under- stand this muse is insane; someone has set a panda loose in my brain ordering snacks and a juice on the plane above a lake and a spruce in the rain. The new king will command...
Jun 11, 2016 | Dream, Gus Stevens, Humor, Limerick
I saw a spider fall into my bed right onto the pillow beside my head. Now I’m hunting him, like preachers hunt sin, and dare not sleep till he or I is dead. Share...
Mar 21, 2016 | Gus Stevens, Humor, Rhymed Couplets, Songs for the Dead, Sonnet, Victorian Sonnet
I did not need malice to murder the little Juniper, thin in its pot. She said, “Have you watered?” and I heard her though earnest and honest, I simply forgot. One can forget for a day, there is pardon, But if one forgets for a week, maybe not. True in love...
Feb 20, 2016 | Gus Stevens, Humor, Rondel
You violated right-of-way when you cut in front of all of us– a hundred drivers and a city bus– to be the first car parked on the freeway. There were a few words I wanted to say but it’s Lent and my wife growls when I cuss; you violated right-of-way...
