Gerald Hanners Poems

I always wanted to be a cowboy
Like some of the guys that I knew.
Boys like Smokey and Bucky
And, of course, little Billy Pew.
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What kind of boy would he have been without the gun?
Holding it gave him courage, made him feel like a man.
Using it gave him a sense of power,
that only cowards could understand.
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The best thing about being a Grandparent
is that it allows you to be a kid again.
You get another chance at games and toys,
at 'making believe' and making noise!
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Sometimes it's morning.
Sometimes it's night.
Sometimes it's dark.
Sometimes it's light.
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Stand up and be counted.
Let your conscience shine.
You've got to put it on the table, boy!
You've got to lay it on the line.
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Florida couldn't count the votes
And the nine in robes dashed our hopes
And the man in the corner
Said, 'Praise the Lord! '
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Billy Collins-wry and somber-the
Indisputable 'poetry king' of our time,
Led us to the Promised Land in
Literary form by freeing us from
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In an attempt at style,
I recently installed floor tile
in my home kitchen.
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This is a true story, so I've been told.
It was written up in the newspaper not too long ago.
It's all about Roddy Pippin, a cowboy want-to-be.
Well, he was a boy all right, but he had no cattle you see.
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</>Christmas is just another word for failure, I've always thought.
Just another opportunity to be ridiculed for the things I've bought.
That for which I always yearn is to buy a gift that she doesn't return.
She will accept it with enthusiasm and glee
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