A Thousand Deaths…and more

6 new poems

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A Thousand Deaths

I knew a man, a young man who died a thousand deaths until his last, then another day and a thousand more deaths.

Tomato and Mayo Sandwich

I’m of no good use to anyone these days. About the only thing I’m good at is writing nonessential little poems that nobody reads.

Oh yeah, I can also make a damned good tomato and mayo sandwich when I set my mind to it. But like my poems, nobody eats my tomato and mayo sandwiches except me.

I’m of no good use to anyone these days. Even the cats ran away, the dogs don’t talk to me anymore, had a friend but he died of boredom.

I’m of no good use to anyone these days. Maybe I’ll go take a walk on the railroad tracks, or better yet, maybe I’ll just sit down and write a poem about tomato and mayo sandwiches.

Name Calling

They called Michael a fascist and Pete a communist.

The fools, what do they know? They think I’m a Saint.

Women Poets

I’m drawn to the loveliness of women poets with small breasts and a soothing voice of reason that shouts without being loud.

Budget Realignment

We save millions on education, infrastructure, and environment,

so we can spend billions on bullets, warplanes, and battleships.

Tour Bus Lost

45 passengers on a bus driving through the night while the tour guide sleeps up front.

The bus driver with his four cellphones turned on and a navigation system from China still gets lost in the night.

Morning clears the sky, 45 tired, anxious passengers, a worried tour guide, and a confused bus driver, not sure where they are but looks like about 200 miles north of where they should be.

Gail L. Winfree is retired and writes from a small Bulgarian village where he lives with his wife and animals. He carries the distinction of being the only 74-year-old writer from Tennessee who lives in Bulgaria. He has a BA in English, BS in Journalism, and a MS in Public Administration. He’s the author of two novels, “Finding What’s Lost” and “The Reality of Being Lovers,” and a collection of poems and short stories, “Things I Remember.” You can find him on Facebook and his books are available on Amazon. You can also support him with a small donation at *https://buymeacoffee.com/gailwinfree or via PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gailwinfree.*