Category Archives: Poems

Sleepless Night

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

As the snow comes down Pelting life with cold The son forces us to rise A mess that cannot wait Caused by an apple Sinisterly lurking in his depths Maiming his protector Whose woolen form Has seen the worst of … Continue reading →

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Muting of the Music Man

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is a poem a wrote a few years back in memory of a friend who took his own life.  It wasn’t written at the best of times, but I’m resistant to edit it.  Figured I’d post it since it … Continue reading →

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102 Years

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Happy 102nd Birthday No, I did not stutter This woman earned her cake And ice cream on the side She riveted away through a war world While teaching through the second Traveled with her soulmate To every corner of our … Continue reading →

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Lonely Lyrox

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

A whimpering From beneath our feet Nearly audible Amidst the city static A sign that something lives In the subway depths   A portly form With matted scales And tufts of knotted fur Waddling in the gloom Widest feet Stepping … Continue reading →

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Balancing Act

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I stand between my many forms As they all converge upon my head A chapter left undone While the laundry yells my name A chattering wife Ignored for a wailing child Or a screaming parent Rooms waiting to be cleaned … Continue reading →

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A Giant Did It

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

When the wind blows A giant has sneezed   When the thunder roars A giant has clapped   When the ocean rises A giant has splashed   When the rain falls A giant has cried   When the earth shakes … Continue reading →

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Beauties and Beasts

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Opposites in nature Attracted to their cores The genders Like night and day Differences dueling In an endless dance Where one is nothing Without the other   Hairy beasts With eyes composed of want Ready for action To impress the … Continue reading →

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Around and Round the Medicine Bush

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

(One of my favorite poems is the Dr. Seuss’ Pill Drill from You’re Only Old Once.  I tried to do something similar a year ago after a really rough couple of months.  Before anyone asks, my health was not as … Continue reading →

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Along the Desert Path

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I walk into the heat With scraps and sweat My protection from the sun I feel the sand Compact beneath my feet Irritating grains Slipping between my toes Yet I continue on Into the harshness Designed to kill all fools … Continue reading →

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The Banshee Bashs

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Shadows stir Among the blackened trees As the sun is suffocated And buried By her pale-faced brother   A ghoulish howl Cuts wind and nerve A sign That the nightly terrors Have come to call   The first to arrive … Continue reading →

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