by Ron Sokol | Nov 12, 2020 | Poems
Look at my face she said with conviction Little girls all across the country all around the world look Look! One of you is now going to the White House! Don’t let anyone ever tell you that this cannot be you If it is me (and it is) it sure can be you! She left...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 7, 2020 | Poems
All this time I thought the gates were pearly They’re golden The greeters are jumping up and down True you may not even like dogs Maybe you are a cat person Maybe you do not like animals at all Sorry God has spoken This is not a spoiler It is not a prediction...
by Ron Sokol | Nov 3, 2020 | Poems
Getting up middle of the night warm milk helps (it does) Will get back to bed but sipping the milk noticed the plant outside Have tended to it regularly done a good job it is indeed healthy looks good nice very nice But it is cold out side wonder if she’d want...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 30, 2020 | Poems
I read the news today the real life Holly Golightly the inspiration for Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s who worked with Princess Diana who came from Louisiana to climb the socialite ladder who founded the Aids Crisis Trust Real name Marguerite...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 24, 2020 | Poems
He always always walked in the rain “You can’t see my tears then…” He would come home, leave the umbrella on the porch Hang up the rain coat Shake out his hat (which drove me crazy the mess it made) Sit down and smile “Just...
by Ron Sokol | Oct 18, 2020 | Poems
I wish we could iron all things Get rid of every wrinkle like regrets mistakes hurt sorrow prejudice evil sadness and let’s see (thumbing through a bunch of papers) illness! Up in the sky I see her She works at the ironing board says little just completely...
