18-13



Computer Virus


Microsoft Windows are always infected.
My laptop is always in need of a fix,
some hacker's always creating a virus,
playing their ugly Yahoo-ish tricks.

Microsoft Windows are always infected.
The hacker's new virus has ruined my phone.
I'm sure it's a matter of time till I see
that my oven and TV are not left alone.

Microsoft Windows are always infected.
Don't hackers have anything better to do?
Their mischief has cost us a few billion dollars.
I wish them a case of the avian flu.

by Paula Mahon

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Paula Mahon hails from Derry, NH, one mile from Robert Frost's farm. Her writing hobby has recently landed her in The Boston Globe and The Lyric. It also snagged her a finalist spot in the narrative poetry contest by Naugatuck River Review. Despite this, she keeps plugging away at her day job as a family physician in Manchester, NH.

18-12



April 14th

dedicated to Joe O'Brien, CPA


These income forms, I think they show
I owe the IRS some dough.
And worst of all is my great fear,
my savings balance is too low.

My finance planner thinks me queer
to wait until this time of year
to figure out my math mistake,
an error I don't want to hear.

There isn't time enough to make
the funds the IRS will take.
I wail and whine and fuss and weep.
The taxman has no heart to break.

I will not get a good night's sleep
until I learn to save and keep.
I owe the IRS a heap.
I owe the IRS a heap.


by Paula Mahon


To a Dependent

Wife, what is thy date of birth?
I must inscribe it on this form.
If thou dost coverage desire, then first
Tell me before I leave for work.

Say not that I forgot when thou wast born.
Put down that book thou wast about to throw.
A forgotten birthday is nothing to mourn,
While insurance lets us to the doctor go.

Thou art my dependent on this claim,
For "in sickness and in health" was our vow,
And I depend on thee who shares my name,
Though I have also forgotten our anniversary now.

Dates hold no value in the mind of man
When he shows his worth with dental plan.

by Mitch Frye

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Paula Mahon hails from Derry, NH, one mile from Robert Frost's farm. Her writing hobby has recently landed her in The Boston Globe and The Lyric. It also snagged her a finalist spot in the narrative poetry contest by Naugatuck River Review. Despite this, she keeps plugging away at her day job as a family physician in Manchester, NH.

When a radioactive cup of coffee spilled on a stack of ungraded student essays, English teacher Mitch Frye shambled into existence. He seethes in Mobile, Alabama.

18-11



Trump vs. Big Bird


Crummy day
Stealing our hopes away.
On his way to where
Thought is tweet.

Can you tell Trump how to get—
How to get to Sesame Street?

Tweet and lie.
Environment's gonna die.
Friendly neighbors leave,
Not safe to meet.

Can you tell me what's the deal?
What'll happen to Sesame Street?

Tragic day:
Alphabet Z to A,
Numbers upside down,
Songs miss a beat.

Can you tell me how to save—
How to save our Sesame Street?

How to save our Sesame Street?
How to make America sweet?

by Kathleen A. Lawrence

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Kathleen A. Lawrence:

Negative Column: Can't follow instructions. Terrible with deadlines. Hates to talk about herself. Hates to write about herself even more.

Positive Column: She's thrilled to report she has 8 siblings so she seldom has to write about herself. Lawrence is also a Sagittarius, Collector of Ephemera, Consumer of Cupcakes, and Lover of Lavender and Lilac. She has never met a flower she didn't like. She bakes the best amaretto cheesecake ever, although there are no witnesses to support her claim.

18-10



Sarah on Aging


I am the woman with the wrinkled wrinkled skin
I am the laughing woman with the wrinkled wrinkled face
I am losing my mind to thought (no dignity—no grace)
  I am searching just to please
  And gave up praying on my knees
    And I laugh
I am the laughing woman who's never quite felt whole
I am the laughing woman who doesn't trust a soul

by J.M. Green

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J.M. Green is the author of two chapbooks, The Novice Angler (Finishing Line Press, 2017) and Super Rich (Pudding House, 2008). Green is not a professor and he has never been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He lives in West Chester, OH with his wife and daughter.