Hello once again lovers of odd free verse and groundbreaking visual art. It is I, the semi-quasi-proto-crypto-illustrious Yosef, here again to regale you with my brain detritus and to provide you with a forum to post your own expressions. I live and breathe politics so much that I need to get away from it at times, and I'll bet you might feel the same way. I would LOVE to see your stuff, just love it, I tells ya!

It is about 12:15 in the most wonderful place on earth, Kauai. It is about 3:15 on a busy Saturday on the West Coast, 4:15 in dry heated New Mexico, 5:15 in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and 6:15 in Ekaterin's home town.

Have a glorious evening, wonderful Kossacks!

First, I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of the immensely talented Bernie Mac, and I send condolences to all who were fans of his, like me.

Second, I've been eating myself alive with anxiety about politics, and I need to live somewhere else emotionally for a while. Hence these threads of mine on Saturday nights. I have some of my humble, amateurish verses for you. I would LOVE to see your original art or poetry as well. The more the merrier.

It's almost 12:30 in the middle of an astonishingly beautiful day on the east side of Kauai. It's about 3:30 at the San Diego Zoo, 4:30 in the Idaho panhandle, 5:30 in steamy St. Louis, and 6:30 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Have a good evening, my cherished Kossack friends.

Well, I hit a dry spell there, folks, and I haven't had any new verses to share wit youse all (to use Chicago-style idiom), but I'm trying to get back in the game. I would also LOVE to read your stuff as well, and/or see any of your ORIGINAL art work, if you have it. I need a break from politics once in a while, or it'll drive me over the edge. So let's eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we canvass!

It's 1:30 in Kauai, an island of beauty like none other. It's 4:30 in wonderful Oregon, 5:30 in dynamic Denver, 6:30 in steaming Illinois, and 7:30 in Ekaterin's home town.

Have a great evening, my treasured Kossack friends!

Hidey-ho there neighborino! It's me, the inimitable Yosef, here again to regale you with the random outpourings of my fevered brain. I hope you use this thread to display your own verse and/or artwork as well. (It just gets so DAMNED artsy-fartsy when you do!!) I love to see your stuff and to share in your reactions and comments.

It's noon here in Kauai, the closest thing to Paradise in an uncertain world. It's three in Sacramento, four in Cheyenne, five in the sodden Midwest, and six in the environs of Albany.

Hope you have a WONDERFUL evening, you fantastic Kossacks!

Hello again lovers of odd writing and unusual visual art. It is I, the humble Yosef, here to share with you more of my pedestrian verses and tattered thoughts, and to urge you to pour out the gift of your creativity and your personal expression on our community. I love doing this, even though only a few of you ever read these threads. Ah well, that just makes it more initimate, I guess.

It's noon here in God's best landscape work, Kauai. It's three pm in sunny San Diego, four in bustling Boulder, Colorado, five in summer-blessed Chicago, and six in the tough cities of New Jersey.

Have a great Saturday evening, wonderful Kossacks!

Hello again, aesthetes and elites. It's your old pal Yosef, here again to regale you with more of my humble verse and to solicit (not THAT way!) your own contributions of poetry and art. Creating is something we need to do occasionally to remind ourselves that politics is not the entire world.

It's noon in glorious Kauai. It's 3 pm along the coast highway in California, 4 pm in beautiful Santa Fe, 5 pm in Austin, and 6 pm in steamy New York.

Have a great afternoon/evening, you wonderful Kossacks!!

(BTW, we're going to be visiting Kauai's west coast today, so I won't be able to give any feedback or mojo until much later, but I promise I will.)

Ahoy hoy, everybody! It is I, the humble Yosef, here again to share my odd little free verses with you and to urge you to use this thread to post your own poetry and art, or examples of someone else's stuff that you really love. (Hey, we gotta get away from politics once in while, don't we?) All entries are welcome!!

It's about 1 pm in the world's most breathtaking island, Kauai. It's 4 pm in Portland, 5 pm in Missoula, Montana, 6 pm in Milwaukee, and 7 pm in the Green Mountains of Vermont. And I don't even wanna THINK about time it is in Copenhagen!

Have a great evening, y'all. Kossacks are the best.

Hey there, friends. It's your old pal Yosef, here again to share my humble, amateur free verse with you and to invite one and all to use this thread to post any of your own original poetry or visual art. We all need to get away from the political wars, and I get joy from doing this, so hey, why not?

It's noon in sacred Kauai. It's 3 pm in Seattle, 4 pm along the Snake River in Idaho, 5 pm in rising-from-the-dead New Orleans, and 6 pm in Hot 'Lanta.

Have a GREAT Saturday evening you wonderful Kossacks!!

Hi everybody. I was gone last week so I apologize to the small handful of you that read my stuff for being absent. (Poems #4 and #5 this week describe my feelings on traveling back to Illinois briefly and then returning to Hawaii). I would LOVE to see some of your original verse, and any original artwork you'd like to post. The more, the merrier.

It's 4:15 in my treasured home, Kauai. It's 7:15 in beautiful Oregon, 8:15 in majestic Colorado, 9:15 in the stoic environs of Chicago, and 10:15 on the Eastern Shore.

Goodnight wonderful Kossacks everywhere!!

Howdy y'all! Time for some more amateur verse by your friendly Yosef. I post some of my humble work every Saturday (although I'll be out of town next Saturday and can't guarantee a new edition next week). Hope you like at least some of it. In addition, I would LOVE to see YOUR stuff, including any original art work you've done.

It's 2:30 in that living work of art Kauai. It's 5:30 in the City by the Bay, 6:30 in the Valley of the Sun, 7:30 in Tinley Park, Illinois, and 8:30 in the City So Nice They Named It Twice.

Have a great night, you wonderful Kossacks!

Hello again, my Kossack friends. Every Saturday, as you may know, I publish some more of my humble verses for your examination. I really love doing this, even though only a handful of you ever read them. (It's a very important handful as far as I'm concerned.) I'd also love it if you posted your own poetry or visual art work, both of which would be way cool.

It's 2 pm (about) in dazzling Kauai, 5 pm in seething Los Angeles, 6 pm in Leadville, Colorado, 7 pm in Iowa corn country, and 8 pm from northwest Indiana to eastern Maine.

Have a wonderful evening, you wonderful Kos readers!

Hey there, lovers of odd, unrhyming verse. It's the venerable Yosef once again with another edition of amateur poetry for you. (And I highly value the small but erudite group that appreciates my writing.) As always, I would love to see any of your own work you'd care to post. I am convinced there's a lot of creative talent in the DKos community, and I like to see it. Also, if you have visual art you'd like to share, that would also be cool.

It's 4:15 in magnificent Kauai. It's 7:15 in San Diego, 8:15 in Albuquerque, 9:15 in the spring-kissed Chicago suburbs, and 10:15 in the land of the Red Sox fans.

Have a great night, y'all!

Hello again. It's Saturday, and that means some more of my humble verses for your examination. I love doing this, even though not many will see these, I suppose. I would also love it if you used my diary to publish some of your own stuff for us.

It's about 2:30 in glorious Kauai. It's 5:30 in Seattle, 6:30 in Denver,
7:30 in my old home Chicago and 8:30 along our vast eastern shore.

Have a great evening, you wonderful Kossacks.

Hello again. I post some of my unusual verses every Saturday night. I hope you find them interesting or entertaining. I'd also love to see your verses, as well.

It's about 5:30 in spectacular Kaua'i. It's about 8:30 in hectic Los Angeles, 9:30 in the glorious Rocky Mountains, 10:30 in my dismal former home of Chicagoland, and about 11:30 from Florida to Maine.

Have a great night, all you wonderful Kossacks.

Hello, friends. Every Saturday I post some more of my odd little verses for your perusal. I hope you find something interesting in them. I'd also love to see some of your stuff.

It's about 6:45 here in glorious Hawaii. It's a quarter to ten in Seattle, it's 10:45 in Big Sky Montana, it's 11:45 is my chilly former home, and it's 12:45 on the east coast.

Good night, all you wonderful Kossacks.

Hey there, friends. I usually publish some of my odd little verses on Saturday night, but we'll be gone all day tomorrow so a special Friday edition (for the few of you who might see these). Hope you like them. I'd also love to see your stuff, too.

It's about 6 pm here in overwhelmingly beautiful Hawaii. It's 9 pm in L.A., 10 pm in Denver, 11 pm in sweet ex-home Chicago, and midnight from Indianapolis to Portland, Maine.

Good night, wonderful Kossacks!

Every Saturday night/Sunday morning I publish a few more of my humble verses in the hope that some of you will read and enjoy them. I'd love to see some of your work, as well. I truly enjoy doing this for the very select group of Kossacks who enjoy free verse in the dead of night.

It's 6:20 in Hawaii. It's 9:20 by the Golden Gate, 10:20 in already flowering Phoenix, 11:20 in wintry Chicago, and twenty past the witching hour in the Big Apple.

Good night, wonderful Kossacks.

Hello again. Every Saturday night/Sunday morning I post some of my humble verses. I hope you enjoy them, and I'd like to see some of your pieces, too.

It's almost 8 in Hawaii. It's 11 on the West Coast, midnight in the mighty Rockies, 1 am in Chicago, and 2 am on the East Coast.

Goodnight, wonderful Kossacks.