Tim Torkildson's Clown Alley

The Poet Laureate of the New York Times Newsroom

Monday, July 12, 2021

A new and rapidly growing Christian movement is openly political, wants a nation under God’s authority, and is central to Donald Trump’s GOP. (WaPo)

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  An apostolic reformation now is sweeping all the nation; mega-churches behind Trump want to use a stomach pump, draining sin from ev'r...
Sunday, July 11, 2021

Poem on Joe Heim's Tweet About Procrastination.

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  What more there is to say I will wait another day on procrastinating trends I don't have, but all my friends are afflicted day and nig...

This Poem is for John Reinan's Tweet.

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 " According to several news consumers, I am dumb woke pathetic alt-left fucking trash. I plead guilty to being woke, since 6:30 this m...

A Poem to Heather Long About Rent Prices.

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  "33 percent rent increases and bidding wars on rentals are the new norm in some parts of America as reopening comes with big price hi...
Saturday, July 10, 2021

This Poem is for Sophie Haigney's Tweet. July 9.

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 " Nothing like the extreme stress of trying to take a vacation :(" the bags are packed but I forgot my toothbrush and my train of...

This Poem is for John Tevlin's Tweet.

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 " Proud of myself. Managed to avoid a fistfight in the Home Depot parking lot by referring to myself as a senior citizen." John T...

This Poem is for Laurie Hertzel. (July 9)

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  A list of books A list of books Who wants power or good looks Just give me pages  as my wages My catalog includes these lovely dames and d...
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Haiku: Tomato

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  The red tomato and the yellow banana. I will eat them both.

Today's Timericks: “It’s actually crazy how outdated it is.” People born after AOL Mail was invented seem to prefer to communicate in almost any other way. (NYT)

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  I'm a fuddy-duddy and I bet you are one too/burning up my email with my ancient point of view/Writing letters as a youth with postage ...
Friday, July 9, 2021

Today's Timerick: White House Unveils Strategy to Combat Domestic Extremism. (NYT)

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  Americans have always been/full of patriotic sin/Domestic terrorists persist/in using an explosive fist/Guns and bombs are how they show/t...
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