Many of my poems are serious, but I also occasionally like to include humor or irony even as part of a serious subject. Here is an example which registers my protest against what I perceive to be the snobbishness of some of the intellectual establishment on certain subjects.
Attitude
The deadliest sin in writing today
Seems to be that dreaded cliché,
And I agree the live-long day,
Avoid like the plague come what may,
When writing a piece to be here to stay,
And reaching for the stars, and most
When recognized from coast to coast,
Dull as ditch-water, bland as toast,
And meaningless with nothing to boast,
That hackneyed phrase gave up the ghost.
But turns of phrase go hand in hand
With ready-made feeling, reaction planned,
A whole package of meaning canned,
A “Je ne sais quoi” all understand,
With intent to connote, not the mind expand.
So it’s not always black and white.
Once in a while with a goal in sight,
The prose or poem feather-light,
Or connotation seems just right,
What’s tried and true can show some fight!
Poetry for Life 