Donal Mahoney Poems

Sheep are by a goat while
cattle are like swine, prodded, yet
cattle go by hammer while
swine are by the hind leg hung
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Chicago's North Side

This senior citizen
whose face is Rushmore still
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Almost toothless now,
old Romeo puts his Bible down,
relaxes in his rocker,
pours brandy in his snifter
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Our son married a flibbertygibbet,
my wife says, and I agree,
but he loves Maggie very much
so I say let's keep quiet.
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December 21,2012

From shimmering oil
of ebony still
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The zombie's wife
has a dowager's hump
and never sees the sky.
On her way to church
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Formerly, one knew on sight the ones
who walked with economic purpose.
One had criteria: the color
of their robes, the meter
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In another moment
it will all be over.
On this winter night
her breast will slip
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What more can I say?
This beautiful woman
lived in my house
and now she is gone,
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The two mutes we hired
to wheel hot type
are bickering again

Their fingers
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