Poems
by JD DeHart
The Smartest
Couldnt, she said,
so I wouldnt. I have
a Masters degree, she
told me, which means
Im one of the smartest
people you will ever
meet. Ha ha. I muse
on this at the feet of
men and women who
have advanced degrees.
People like you, but
they dont understand
you, she said. Who makes
a life of dont
and cant? Who hems
in the mind of the young
like a row of mountains?
Old Sayings
The wisdom is years
ago can be turned like
a prism. Teaching old
dogs new tricks can
sometimes mean the old
dogs are the teachers.
A bush might be worth
two birds, especially
if one likes landscaping.
The good old days were
not so good for all,
the symbols of that time
swaying in the wind with
pride are cloth and stone
stingers for others.
Detective
when I was sick
you saved me with your
problem-solving skills
I read panel by panel
as you encountered strange
creatures and madmen
but you could handle it all.
It didnt matter if you were
on the big screen with dark
music, or Adam West on my
small screen with a lighter
sound.
I knew I could keep
my foes at bay, be resourceful,
and be okay. Everything would
be okay.
So now, I give you The Detective.
How could he not be here,
in this city, among these other
beings?
Of course, he has his own city
to dwell in. So, I wont detain him.
Tiny
you may not see me
Im barely there.
just a speck sitting in your
favorite chair.
I used to be a giant but by
some enchantment became
the size of a pea. Never more
the same.
Ill climb into secret places,
maybe shrink down even more,
hide in your bloodstream,
even up the score.
Dramatic
light of a nightly moon
on another world
illuminates the sharp line
of his dramatic mask
reciting, rehearsing, again and again,
whispering into
cloak, delivering lines with a bellow
and light chuckle
the Dramatic knows how to paint
the scene calm, passionate, or
ill-tempered
as he dashes across the stage
or the skyline
taking items with his light lyrical
hands as he goes
thief who always gets the best
lines, picks your pockets, then
has the audacity to go on
and steal the show.
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