Author Archives: Timothy P. Schilling
A chance meeting in the Octopus’ garden
That Jules Verne would be there
came as no surprise,
but Jacques Cousteau?!
The sushi was lovely,
but the gin was watery
and hard to see.
Keep your eye on the ball (2)
Keep your eye on the ball (1)
Awake to the same facts
I close my eyes and try again
Christ on a cold stone
McDonald at Dusk
Many a reasoning unreasoning sow.
He himself is heir to the jackass,
to his regret.
The barnyard reeks of natural
and unnatural failings we’d call sin
were that word, too, not joined
to the general disrepair.
The one air drops
As the other rises.
They wave as they pass,
as busdrivers do.
Little victories, hidden in the heart
Cardboard makes a pointy roof
And people climb inside.
They drink a cup of cloudy soup
and watch the pies go by.




