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| ROBERT LEIGHTON |
Sunday, March 31, 2024
But It's Not How You Feel That Counts ... (Comic Relief #5646)
Photoverio #725: Exactly Two Words On This Day
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!!! Happy Easter !!!
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| © Oliverio |
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Winner Of The VITO VENDETTA POETRY CONTEST
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If I win
so will you
there'll be no cement
in your new
brown shoe
If I win,
you'll ding-a-ling
through the day
with fear
well on its way
out the door
But If I lose
you get to choose
—left or right—
which leg
gets broken
first
so all I need to say
is
Have A Nice Day
🙈🙈🙈
***
© OLIVERIO ©
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Friday, March 29, 2024
Dueling Clouds + Calm Waters With Darkened Shoreline
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50 Days To Go ...The Process Of Aging Has My Laughter Raging
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I am
on the precipice
of age seventy-five
when most people believe
they're barely alive
BUT
Chart my age on a graph
and I must laugh
—Though I'm not an actor—
I'll break that number
into its factor
(s)
Soon to be
three quarters
of a century
sounds posh
but I just say
HOGWASH
I will be
three twenty-five year-olds
with hormones flashing
at every hot dish
I see
but not a word
will be said
because it's all
in my head
Soon to be
three quarters
of a century
sounds posh
but I just say
HOGWASH
I will be
fifteen five-year-olds:
enough to populate
a kindergarten class
Flirting with every
cutie-pie
winking at them
with my good eye
but not a thought
from my mind
into words
will pass
For simple conversation,
I'll juggle the words
"wrong or right"
but you can send
all gifts
care of
this website
🎂🎂🎂
***
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
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Lewis + Louis ...Rest In Peace
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Two Great Talents
Answered
A Higher Calling
BUT
while they were here
there was no question
of their greatness
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| RICHARD LEWIS *** LOUIS GOSSETT JR. |
MAUGHAM Again
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A God
that can be understood
is no God.
Who can explain
the Infinite
in words?
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
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Photoverio #724: I Loved All Three Of Them
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Wall Above ... Sky Below ... Dedicated To MOLAA
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Museum Of Latin American Art
has mastered the theory of
"upside-down presentation"
making aesthetic appreciation
of its premises
a difficult task
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Another Exclusive From THE BOROWITZ REPORT
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| ANDY BOROWITZ |
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This Verse Is Donated To Anyone From THE FOOD CHANNEL
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If Kiwi had
a college degree
it would be
And suit
your mouth
succulently
from north
to south
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| © Oliverio |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Dialog Between Concerned Neighbor And ... Priest
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Father,
my next-door neighbor
is always screaming
at her children, her husband,
or at her television.
Yet, she claims to be
a devout Catholic.
How is that possible?
A devout Catholic
is not defined
by personal behavior.
How is that possible?
The more irregular
a parishioner's behavior is
most often means
the more money that person
puts in the collection plate.
Correct me if I'm wrong
but it sounds like
you are defining
devotion to your religion
by the amount of money
given to your church.
That is correct.
Without money,
a Catholic church
—or any other church—
cannot breath.
A Catholic priest
would be indigent
and pained to preach.
Thank you, Father
for that explanation
but you have given me
more reason to be proud
of my atheism.
That's nothing to be
ashamed of but
virtually all pastors
of all religions agree
that Atheism
is lacking in imagination.
I imagine that to be true
but my imagination
has many alternate routes.
***
© OLIVERIO ©
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Monday, March 25, 2024
When Books Mean Something More To Me Than ... Content
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is considered classic literature
but my attempt to read it
was a short-lived encounter
with what seemed like
pure jabberwocky
The only reason
I'm posting
this paperback copy
of Djuna's book
is because
it was designed by
At least four times a week,
Gilda is on the phone
with her life-long friend
(and fellow designer),
Mrs. CarPeo
At such time,
Mr. CarPeo
(aka, Paul Oliverio)
is thoroughly delighted
because for as much as
four hours,
Mrs. CarPeo is
—most delightfully—
totally oblivious
to my presence
in our home
which
—all too often—
becomes
the exact opposite of
"Home Sweet Home"
but never is that
the case when
she is phone-chatting
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Sunday, March 24, 2024
Mandatory ATWOODing For Anyone Putting Pen To Paper
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A ratio of failure is built into
the process of writing.
The wastebasket has evolved
for a reason.
Think of it as the altar of
the Muse Oblivion.
To whom you sacrifice
your botched first drafts,
the tokens of
your human imperfection.
She is the tenth Muse
without whom
the others cannot function.
***
Nine Beginnings
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Friday, March 22, 2024
Hot Stuff (Comic Relief #5632)
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| M. E. McNAIR |
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W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM Quoted Again But Re-Formatted
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She wasn't a woman
who inspired love.
Only affection.
It was absurd to be
jealous over her.
She was like
a clear deep pool
in a forest glade
into which
it's heavenly to plunge,
but it's neither less cool
nor less crystalline
because a tramp
and a gypsy
and a gamekeeper
have plunged into it
before you.
***
Cakes And Ale
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Photoverio #723: Wet Signpost
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Coastal 6681
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| © Oliverio New Jersey Turnpike |
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Photoverio #722: No Left Sky-Turn
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| © Oliverio |
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Competition For Street Musicians (Comic Relief #5628)
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| GARY LARSON |
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A Commentista Enhances HOODA HELAMI's Most Recent Poem
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Without a drummer's
sticks and his feet,
music would have
no beat
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A Musically-Defining Poem By HOODA HELAMI
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I found some words
to define a musician
so ... away we go
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© HOODA HELAMI ©
A. E. #142857
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
In The Words Of W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
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The purist type of artist
is the humorist
who laughs alone
at his own jests
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What Could Be Sent To A Soldier For Only THREE CENTS
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According to what it says
in lower-right
corner
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A Visual Pun On A Black Matte
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"LEAF ME ALONE"
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Sunday, March 17, 2024
Better A SHOOT Than A SHOOTING ... Page 5
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Anyone who knows Burbank
knows that
Burbank is
the Heart of Hollywood
and
Hollywood is
the Armpit of Hollywood
As a 20-year resident
of Burbank,
SHOOTS
on the street
were commonplace
and a fact of life
I was delighted to learn
from this crew
that two of my favorite haunts
and
were alive and well
What I learned about
this SHOOT
is that it was for
a commercial product
[to be determined]
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Better A SHOOT Than A SHOOTING ... Page 4
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The Final Shot
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Better A SHOOT Than A SHOOTING ... Page 3
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#3 = Prepping For
#4 = The Smoke
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| #4 © Oliverio |
Better A SHOOT Than A SHOOTING ... Page 2
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A crew of
at least 50 people
were present
for this SHOOT
If it were
a SHOOTING
virtually all
of these people
would have been
police
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Better A SHOOT Than A SHOOTING ... Page 1
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The man in the alley
may or may not
have been
associated with
the SHOOT
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| © Oliverio |
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HOODA HELAMI Sonnet
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He-me-she-we
sometimes is fun
sometimes
there is none
Me-she-we-he
sometimes are one
sometimes
are none
She-we-he-me
sometimes cold
sometimes hot
We-he-me-she
is all
we've got
***
© HOODA HELAMI ©
Alter Ego #142857
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Saturday, March 16, 2024
Photoverio #721: Modified Speedometer Palindrome
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| © Oliverio |
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Friday, March 15, 2024
DJ-Oliverio Presents ...THE PIXILATED TRIKE TRIO ...
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.,,, In their rooftop debut ...
performing
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| Introduced by Mr. Deleteable Advert |
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Photoverio #720: No Hang-Ups
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| © Oliverio |
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Paper Dolls Created by ZELDA FITZGERALD
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Possibly The Last Page About ... SCOTTIE
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A tragic truth
about F. Scott Fitzgerald
is that he basically
spent two dollars
for every dollar he earned
Scottie Fitzgerald
ended up with
more money than
she could ever spend
—ELEANOR LANAHAN—
did what had to be done:
a family member
writing a biography of
Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's
one and only
"child"
I finally completed
the reading of
this 600 page book
to finishing a book
is to seek out
a review
from a reliable source
BUT
was very negative about
Scottie
as was
despite some
revelatory and fascinating
writing
merely extends the myth
that Scott and Zelda
were the most tragic couple
of 20th Century
American culture
and
its most beautiful couple
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It Is An Honor That The Author Of ... THE DAUGHTER OF
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The author of
that book -->
has the same name as
the CarPeo cat
trained to stand
on her tail:
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| ELEANOR |
Monday, March 11, 2024
Looking Great At 108 ... The Second Page
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| SAM OLIVERIO |
The greatest thing
about Our Father's birthday
is that his two surviving
"children"
shared one dozen texts
this morning
Mostly we talked about
the 3.5 most boring hours
in television history
[the 2024 Oscars]
and my second favorite SAM
who inspired me
for 20 years
at Jefferson High School
His name is
but there is no hyperlink
for these two Oliverio
"children"
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Looking Great At 108 ... The First Page
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He is
looking great
at 108
The floating Oliverio
eastern seaboarding
thanked me for not
hoarding
This
gorgeous man
with eternal tan
That is,
my sister Judi
Shouts out with me
HAPPY*BIRTHDAY*DADDY
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