Mr Ted Scarf's Page

Yes, living in a small town I was privy to the worst Westerns, Audie Murphy, John Wayne, etc. It's a good thing they didn't stereotype the Injuns (Redskins... after all, murder is a sport). Now that army guy's up for killing two girls, maybe more. Imagine that, an Army guy a murderer. Next we'll have fat guys cooking food!

While splitting hairs in the awkward dark of dusk, we combed out a part, layered a braid, broke a pony tail, and ironed out an afro. Left
with serious bedhead, we grasped the headboard and took a wild ride
across the prairie, up the foothills, through the great divide to the
other side. Realizing we had left the stove on, we backtracked,
backpacked the pony trail, zig-zagged the foothill moguls, sailed
across the wheat, bounced vigorously on the m

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My brother often said 'pay attention'
I realize now that he was paying attention
Opportunities present themselves
Often in the shadows
Blatancy eludes them
And us

So stuff happens
Doesn't make sense
Creativity is juxtaposition
Of unobvious stuff

Even creativity can be blind
Serendipity is a gift
Just to remind us of the surprise
The prize

Ted Scarf

Poetry should never be in the same room as oxygen. Noxious gasses will most certainly collect, and sophisticated people will drool on their fetching sweater vests.