Hathi Room

A collection of my poems, posting periodically

  • Five by Five

    Two eggs and hash, sunny-side upBlueberry pancakes, whip on top with powdered sugarHuevos rancheros please, drench it in the sauceBlack coffee medium roast with a butter croissantChai and avo toast with a dash of lemon and chili Notes Today’s prompt is to write a poem that answers the same question in five different ways. Guess Read more

  • Woof Woes

    Vicious, angry, territorial, psycho.He was the damaged couch left curbsidethat gathered mold with each rain. The rescue runt of the litter who struggled to keep pace with his brothers and sisters. Vicious, angry, territorial, psycho. It was no surprise when he chased his tail, when he bit with fervor.When he snarled at guests and drove Read more

  • Walk in the Park

    He ambled down the fern lined gravel stone trailwhere the rays of light danced between branchesand fell into the garden of leafy bracken. This spot has become something of a holy grailamong the whipper-snappers from the ranchwhere the fires have left stumps blackened. The cycle of rebirth persists from dusk to dawnbut when the dozers Read more

  • WebWhat?

    Blockchain, flockchain, why are we stamping everything with DeFi?The money keeps flowing in funding every idea under the sun.But when will we realizethat this is just the tulips all over? Magnetic buzzwords drawing endless crowds,building for the sake of buildingor a maybe quick buck.Time will tell where this will all land,whether this evolves to a Read more

  • Bagel Run

    Fade in Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother playing in the background Ext. Morning Bagel RunIn the heart of East Manhattan, the spring Sunday morning queue begins to form outside of Bagels and Schmear. There is light banter recapping Saturday night, complaints about rising rent and talk of the new Tibetan exhibit at the Rubin. Read more

  • Blackjack

    To those who proclaim you’re only dealt one hand,I contend there are always more chips to be discovered.It is quite simple indeed, just double your stake and the odds are always in your favor. Notes Today’s prompt is to write about good fortune. I couldn’t find too many words today, but wanted to write something. Read more