Poem – Martha and Mel Wait for the Elevator (By Donal Mahoney)

I died from a rattlesnake bite and found myself in line with other zombies in front of a bank  of elevators, the doors opening  and closing as if by metronome.   Every time a door opened a voice called the names of 12 zombies who boarded the elevator single file. As the doors closed, Led Zeppelin  or Bing Crosby played in the background depending on whether the […]

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Poem – A Puzzling Marriage (By Donal Mahoney)

A Puzzling Marriage   Married 60 years Fred and Daisy still are very different people.   All day long they hide their differences to make their marriage last but every night after supper they let them out silently.   Fred in his recliner works  a crossword puzzle while Daisy in the dining room works a jigsaw puzzle   but neither Fred nor Daisy  speaks a word until one has finished and howls […]

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Poem – Sally in the Alley and Joanie in the Weeds (By Donal Mahoney)

  Sarah makes sandwiches all day, piling meat and trimmings high on pillowy bread she spreads   apart before her customers’ eyes. Hardworking men love her sandwiches and sometimes date her after work   but none so far has mentioned marriage. This confuses Sarah who’s as open as her bread in satisfying men.   That’s not too wise, says Ethel, a granny clone Sarah chats with after lunch-hour […]

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