Poetry About San Francisco – San Fran Review

Grinding Metal Corporate Teeth

webmaster / March 5, 2020April 23, 2025 / Poetry About San Francisco, Surreal Poetry

Icky times in Dinjyville
Pacin round the platform waitin for a train
stumblebum plinkin phone

Everywheres another clanky
smart device encrusted soul
worlds away from satisfaction or fulfillment
in Some Hole

Under monstrous office towers
trapped in sticky mires
the maelstrom of each day

Weary eyed and hesitant
Disappointed mucho

Bad luck dangles down lapels
at times glinting off from those

Grinding Metal Corporate Teeth
that don’t let go

Drawing above by Frost Newton

Have a Pressing Problem?

webmaster / April 15, 2017April 2, 2024 / Poetry About San Francisco, Surreal Poetry

There on Sacramento Street
they sit you in the catbird seat!
Finery in need of care?
Peninou he’ll meet you there.

Gamely Pierre Peninou
furthering your garment’s worth
measuring its length and girth…

In a hurry? Just don’t worry.
Ring up Pierre Peninou!
The inscrutable logo on his company hat,
such élan evoked in that.
Tasteful Pierre Peninou!

Pierre’s trending collar stays.
Engineering proper plays.
Comfy with the finer things,
sparkly suit enabling!

He’ll unwrinkle, block, repair, cuff & collar
skirts, culottes, sweats, blazers.
Even grungy laundry bags
re-done with a winning splash!

Velvet capes your emblem?
Get some pressed with dash!
If you want to you can have
them retrofitted too.
Crafty Pierre Peninou.

He can reinforce, depill
flat cuffs cold… that’s old hat.
He can stain guard or repel
stuff that no one else will do.
Outfits tailor made for you,
just ask Pierre Peninou!

Home to Surreal Flights uh Fancy

webmaster / April 15, 2017September 20, 2025 / New Arts & Letters from SF Bay Area & Beyond, Poetry About San Francisco, Surreal Poetry

for Ken Freedman

Switching on the radio
I turn on FMU
Heart and soul its indie crew
Tenders an essential stew

The coolest DJs ever
WFMU
A very clever bunch
This pillar of community

Home to Surreal Flights uh Fancy

FMU the best
Lifting east and west

Its fresh thoughtful features
Fire up new ways to be
The airwaves used ingeniusly
Building up community

FMUs unmatched
Supporting smartly
Freakball tuneage
WFMU