Archive for October, 2002

Hey Babe

Posted by Eric P. Metze On October 29, 2002 ADD COMMENTS

I’ll read this note aloud to you now, So you can laugh at me later. It won’t take long, so don’t interrupt, In fact, it’s halfway over. Come cruise with me onboard the Eclipse, And bake the bread of knowledge. I learned today of the coelacanth, Heresy, it seems, is taught in college.

A Sudden Waste of Time

Posted by Eric P. Metze On October 22, 2002 ADD COMMENTS

After breakfast, in my silly slippers and cotton pajamas, I shuffled out into the cold of morning to retrieve my mail. Among the coupons I’ll never use and advertisements I’ll never read, Was a letter with a smiley face where the return address should have been. Starting to shiver slightly, I opened it, And though  [ Read More ]

Introinspection

Posted by Eric P. Metze On October 15, 2002 ADD COMMENTS

I find a nice park bench to rest for a moment, While the ambience of the city roars all around me. Here in the shade, near a busy playground, My mind goes idle, and I open my treat. The soft brown cube disappears in my mouth: The warm, buttery sweetness of creamy, melted caramel. My  [ Read More ]

The River of Entropy

Posted by Eric P. Metze On October 8, 2002 ADD COMMENTS

I imagine the Cosmos, infinite and remote. I reflect on our sun, the perfect planetary host. I consider our world, the pale blue home of the Earthlings, I think of this forest, and of this path I tread. Intentionally lost among Appalachian giants, I wander a chaotic, forkful path. Willfully losing myself in the grandeur,  [ Read More ]

While Watching the News

Posted by Eric P. Metze On October 1, 2002 ADD COMMENTS

One sock, two sock, Red sock, blue sock. What the hell? That’s not a pair. Shorts, shirts, pants and underwear. After work on my neighbor’s Sabbath Is my time to unwind and relax my mind. I stretch and I fold, I smooth and I sort, I bring order to the bedlam. The only thing…to interrupt  [ Read More ]