Read • Contests • Groups • Learn • Forums • Store • Help
 

Poems by Mark Rickerby, by newest first

36 - 70 of 270     < previous  1 2 3 4 5  next >
  • Flies in the Ointment
    So I went into town to grab some lunch today.
    Just minding my own business, which is my way,
    by Mark Rickerby 43 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 26 2:45 PM 2008
  • Atrocities (A Column about Abortion.)
    Human beings tend to think the world began when their lives did, and that the best years in their respective countries were when they were
    by Mark Rickerby 35 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 25 8:19 PM 2008
  • Little Things
    A man who hungers for the adulation of millions
    Often puts little importance on the praise of one
    by Mark Rickerby 12 lines, 13 comments, on Apr 12 4:35 PM 2008
  • We're All Doomed
    If all this global warming stuff is true
    And the end-times are hurtling our way;
    by Mark Rickerby 8 lines, 15 comments, on Mar 26 10:24 PM 2008
  • It's Easy For Jeezy To Be Cheesy
    I had always found it difficult to be truly devout
    In a world full of thieves and murdering bandito's
    by Mark Rickerby 51 lines, 18 comments, on Mar 23 3:29 PM 2008
  • For My Friend, Chuck Johnson
    For my best friend here at AP, Chuck Johnson.
    by Mark Rickerby 138 lines, 7 comments, on Mar 21 1:06 AM 2008
  • The Age-Old Dance
    by Mark Rickerby 100 lines, 21 comments, on Mar 17 4:26 PM 2008. In Adult, Humor
  • Change
    I went to an art exhibit years ago in Venice, California. It was a high-class affair. The gallery smelled like money.
    Walking to my car
    by Mark Rickerby 24 lines, 23 comments, on Feb 17 10:54 AM 2008
  • Merry Christmas, My Ass
    I was on my way to a party on Christmas Eve
    When I saw a Benz in my mirror coming up fast.
    by Mark Rickerby 31 lines, 38 comments, on Dec 28 1:12 AM 2007
  • The Kid
    What happened to the dreams I had
    when I was young?
    by Mark Rickerby 82 lines, 27 comments, on Dec 22 2:28 AM 2007
  • Parting with a Friend in Copenhagen
    (The first in a series of travel stories. Taken from a journal written during a six-month backpacking trip through Europe in 1992.)
    On my
    by Mark Rickerby 42 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 19 3:47 PM 2007
  • Computer-Induced Mania
    Another incident of computer-induced mania struck today, an increasingly common phenomena which affects mainly inexperienced computer users
    by Mark Rickerby 24 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 19 3:44 PM 2007
  • Carlos
    Carlos was probably the scariest-looking human being I've ever known. He spent so much time lifting weights and was so gigantic, everybody
    by Mark Rickerby 59 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 19 3:27 PM 2007
  • The Crawlspace
    When I was about eight years old, my father changed jobs and we had to move. They bought a house that was much larger than our old one. I didn't want to move and leave my friends, but we did. The new ne
    by Mark Rickerby 88 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 19 3:23 PM 2007
  • The Super-Duper, Ultra-Compacted, Rainbow-Swirl, Big-As-Your-Fist Superball
    I was about eight years old, lying in bed, reading the latest "Tales From the Crypt" comic book under the covers with a flashlight. I fini
    by Mark Rickerby 90 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 19 3:11 PM 2007
  • Yeah, Okay, I'll Try. Sure.
    Of all the words you will ever say
    Avoid should have, could have,
    by Mark Rickerby 30 lines, 8 comments, on Dec 19 2:48 AM 2007
  • New Software Available for Your Computer
    ANNOUNCING THE S4BSPSLW, REVOLUTIONARY NEW SOFTWARE AVAILABLE SOON
    Due to the recent epidemic of people creating anonymous profiles at thi
    by Mark Rickerby 10 lines, 9 comments, on Dec 17 6:23 PM 2007
  • Which Side We're On
    (This is a bit of a rant/vent. I just needed to get a few things off my chest and clarify some personal beliefs. I hope it doesn't bore.
    by Mark Rickerby 74 lines, 25 comments, on Dec 17 4:07 AM 2007
  • The Withered, Old Stick
    In my garden, there was a withered, old stick.
    It was a beautiful flower, before it got sick.
    by Mark Rickerby 21 lines, 11 comments, on Dec 15 5:52 PM 2007
  • 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Updated)
    'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
    Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
    by Mark Rickerby 122 lines, 20 comments, on Dec 15 1:56 PM 2007
  • How Easy We Die
    So much has changed since the dawn of man
    Except for the lack of what we call goodwill
    by Mark Rickerby 11 lines, 21 comments, on Dec 13 9:18 PM 2007. In Society
  • What We Gave To Love
    I had a friend once
    and our friendship was pure.
    by Mark Rickerby 64 lines, 12 comments, on Dec 3 12:17 AM 2007
  • Ghosts
    I've heard tales of tortured ghosts
    and I've always wondered why
    by Mark Rickerby 48 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 24 2:23 AM 2007
  • My Best Man's Speech
    As some of you may know, I recently got hitched.
    by Mark Rickerby 73 lines, 34 comments, on Nov 12 3:59 PM 2007
  • Broken Hearts
    They had the kind of love everyone dreams of
    Sixty years ago when they both were young.
    by Mark Rickerby 96 lines, 43 comments, on Sep 13 12:48 AM 2007
  • Steve Irwin - Nature's Greatest Defender
    He had the heart of a lion and the faith of a child.
    God's creatures lost their greatest defender today.
    by Mark Rickerby 56 lines, 14 comments, on Sep 1 3:50 PM 2007
  • Great Love
    It would be easier
    To squeeze a rainbow into a ziplock bag,
    by Mark Rickerby 54 lines, 16 comments, on Aug 22 9:34 PM 2007
  • Not Cool, Fonz.
    When I was about eleven or twelve years old
    A sitcom called Happy Days premiered on TV
    by Mark Rickerby 140 lines, 20 comments, on Aug 22 2:17 AM 2007. In Life, Thoughts, Personal, Humor
  • A Lamp Unto Your Own Feet
    I dreamt I was walking with Walt Whitman.
    He was laboring over a poem, as usual.
    by Mark Rickerby 149 lines, 26 comments, on Aug 19 4:28 AM 2007
  • A Lack of Loving
    I know a secret cure for depression
    And it isn't some dangerous drug.
    by Mark Rickerby 38 lines, 31 comments, on Aug 13 4:34 AM 2007
  • There's No Way Around But Through
    "Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt." - Shakespeare
    by Mark Rickerby 35 lines, 20 comments, on Jul 10 9:52 PM 2007
  • Prey
    I was watching a documentary about wildlife. / A ferocious lion took down a gazelle. / And I thought, "Disney movies are total BS. / Animal
    by Mark Rickerby 62 lines, 36 comments, on Jun 30 3:46 AM 2007. In Society
  • Words We Should Have Said
    When the dust of a lifetime finally settles
    And all our battles have been lost or won
    by Mark Rickerby 18 lines, 31 comments, on May 9 5:46 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Personal, Spiritual
  • Always Forward
    There was a time
    when I could read a poem I'd written
    and be enamored with it every time.
    by Mark Rickerby 59 lines, 14 comments, on Apr 25 3:59 AM 2007. In Life, Personal, Thoughts
  • The Hollywood Christmas Parade - RIP - 1928 - 2007
    Just a little lament.
    by Mark Rickerby 90 lines, 23 comments, on Mar 24 9:52 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Sad, Contemporary
36 - 70 of 270     < previous  1 2 3 4 5  next >