Category Archives: Poetry
Christmas Eve Poem
The Bluebird of Happiness
Creating, Rather than Rearranging
Poem, written in 1972 upon seeing a miserable-looking dog tied to a post while walking to work, about creating happiness from misery.
More ...Welcome to the Hotel Paranoia
A parody rewrite of the Eagles’ 1977 hit song, Hotel California, relevant to the current times.
More ...I Must Do More Pretending
A poem, written in 1972, prompted by seeing a stuffed toy lion and bear, contrasting the make-believe play-world of a child with the more biting reality of adult experiences.
More ...This Poem is Good
Cracks Where Beauty Pushes Through
My Spirit Bear
My Spirit Bear,
Forlorn and frazzled,
Worn down with cares,
Stares off into the distance,
Contemplating his existence.
Depression’s Masquerade
August Evening ’73 (Supposed)
Poem written by Ned Buratovich on January 5, 1974 about expectations leading to tense confrontation one August evening in 1973. Audio of Ned’s reading recorded in 2004.
More ...Somewhere in a pawn shop waits …
Cow Encountered by a Poet
A spoken word performance of a puerile poem written as an adolescent, captured in a semi-spontaneous video when both a brown cow and a poet became available.
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