Category Archives: Poems

Orange Marmalade Monkey Poem

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Trivia: When you Google “Orange Marmalade Monkey Poem”, Trail Baboon is the #1 site that comes up. Number one. Who knew? I discovered this quite by accident, and am delighted to know that we are first in the world in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | 102 Comments

The Poet Sees His Shadow and is Appalled

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

It occurred to me that this would be a good day to look for poems about groundhogs, and thus I discovered Richard Eberhart, who was born in Austin, Minnesota in 1904. I would like you to think I am a … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Poems | 69 Comments

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Today’s guest post comes from Beth Ann. There are an amazing number of performances of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” to be found on YouTube. Everyone from Alfalfa to Patti Page and from Kate Smith to the Mills Brothers join … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Guest Blogs, Poems, Words | 107 Comments

A Space Weather Sunnet

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Aside from an unfortunate scarcity of a few minor items like jobs, money, and political civility, we enjoy a great abundance of just about everything else. Just think of all the things that surround us in much larger numbers than … Continue reading →

Posted in Outer Space, Poems | 78 Comments

Iowa Haiku

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

There was SO MUCH talking about the Iowa caucuses in the days and weeks and months leading up to them, and also in the hours and hours and hours that followed. But now that the spotlight has shifted, I’m going … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Politics | 39 Comments

Baboons on the Housetop

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

Many thanks to the Trail Baboon readers and writers who gave me some extra time to combine work with holiday rituals this week. Steve, Joanne in Big Lake, Barbara in Robbinsdale, Jim in Clark’s Grove, and Beth-Ann made my Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | 40 Comments

Expanding Universe Haiku

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

The winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics are three American scientists who asked some important questions and wound up getting answers they didn’t expect. As a result they gave us this confounding image of a universe that is expanding … Continue reading →

Posted in Outer Space, Poems, Science, Uncategorized | 68 Comments

Ready, Set, Go!

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

The news from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Large Hadron Collider near Geneva and the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy that they have measured particles traveling faster than the speed of light is certainly exciting, puzzling news. … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Science | 77 Comments

Ghost Town

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

A few lines of ultra-light verse for the Friday before Labor Day. The Summer’s almost over now. The season slipped away. That’s why I’m leaving poems on my schedule for today. I’m leaving after lunchtime and I won’t be back … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | 108 Comments

With Smuckers It Has To Be Glue

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Today’s poetic guest post is by Clyde. This morning I had some orange marmalade, Which I spread on my toast with a kitchen blade. With my tea it was indeed quite grand, But then some stuck to my dominant hand. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Guest Blogs, Poems | 103 Comments