Couplets
Two Line Rhymed Poems
By Mike Garofalo
1.
"I love you" she said;
Her words stuck in my head.
2.
Couplets that rhyme
Stay freshest over time.
3.
Sentences should make sense;
We test our patience with meaningfulness.
4.
Couplets
Two Line Rhymed Poems
Notes, Research, Bibliography,
Links, Sources, Favorites
Poetry by Mike Garofalo: Online
25 Steps and Beyond: Collected Works
Bundled Up: Quintains and Tankas
At the Edges of the West
Highway 101 and Hwy 1: Pacific Coast
Cuttings: Haiku, Senryu, Triplets
At the Edges of the Fertile West
Highway 99 and Interstate 5
Michael Peter Garofalo (1946-) grew up in East Los Angeles, was educated in Catholic Schools, lived with two other brothers, graduated (B.A., M.S.) from local universities, married Blanche Karen Eubanks, served in the US Air Force, worked in and managed many City and Los Angeles County Public Libraries, raised two children, socialized, traveled, and learned. Retired as the Regional Administrator, East Region, Los Angeles County Public Library in 1998. We moved to a rural 5 acre property in Red Bluff, in the North Sacramento Valley, CA. Webmaster since 1999. Worked part-time for the Corning Union Elementary School District (Technology and Media Services Manager and District Librarian); and as a yoga, Taijiquan, and fitness club instructor until 2016. Traveled extensively in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. We both retired, and we moved to Vancouver, WA, in 2017. Currently in 2025: reading, writing, gardening, harmonica playing, home chores, yurt camping, exercise, traveling in the Northwest, web publishing, family events, poetry research, photography, Northwest research, Nature mysticism, Buddhist and Taoist literature, walking, sports events, etc.
25 Steps and Beyond; Collected Works
Sonnets: Research, Bibliography, Notes
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