Category Archives: Poems

Oh Stately Bird, A Thanksgiving Poem by Jeff Baker (November 27, 2025)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by jeffbaker307

About every year I post this Thanksgiving poem I wrote about thirty years ago. Happy Thanksgiving —jeff Oh Stately Bird By Jeff Baker Oh stately bird Who is there that does not love you Our family gathered together, you the … Continue reading →

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“Come Play With Me.” Horrors for the July 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results. (July 14, 2025.) Posted by Mike Mayak.

Posted on July 14, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the July 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Horror Story Set in A Pool Hall Involving a Rusted Knife E. H. Timms has given us a fine and memorable poem: … Continue reading →

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Drat! Friday Flash Fics Gets Poetic! From Jeff Baker; September 6th, 2024.

Posted on September 6, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Drat by Jeff Baker Drat! Said the cat. Jumped on this screen and now I’m flat Against this window, not where I sat The dog indoors is looking at Me, undignified, splayed here, splat! Claws on the screen, that’s where … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day! New Poem Up on RoMMantic Reads! Jeff Baker, February 14, 2023.

Posted on February 14, 2023 by jeffbaker307

It seems to be my month over at “RoMMantic Reads!” My poem “Date Night” is the Valentine’s Day offering! Enjoy!!! https://rommanticreads.wordpress.com/2023/02/14/jeff-baker-date-night/

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“The Death of Ezekiel Pink,” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story (Poem) for November 2022 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on November 8, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The Death of Ezekiel Pink by Mike Mayak (With apologies to Robert W. Service ) Author’s Note: The draws for the November 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A Tall Tale or Legend, set on an Ice Shelf, involving a … Continue reading →

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“Oh Stately Bird.” A poem for Thanksgiving by Jeff Baker. November 25, 2021

Posted on November 25, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Note: I wrote the original version of this a number of years ago. Here’s a Thanksgiving feast. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!                                    Oh Stately Bird                                       By Jeff Baker             Oh stately bird             Who is there that does not … Continue reading →

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“Beer For Christmas.” by Jeff Baker. (An oldie.)

Posted on December 21, 2020 by jeffbaker307

NOTE: I wrote this quite a while back and posted this here a few years ago. It seems like time to post it again! Merry Christmas! —–jsb          Beer For Christmas                                                 By Jeff Baker             We left Santa beer … Continue reading →

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Oh Stately Bird, a poem for Thanksgiving, from Jeff Baker.

Posted on November 25, 2020 by jeffbaker307

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I posted this a few years ago, and wrote it about twenty years ago for Thanksgiving. Enjoy! Oh Stately Bird by Jeff Baker             Oh stately bird             Who is there that does not love you             Our … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Don Marquis! July 29, 2018.

Posted on July 29, 2018 by jeffbaker307

NOTE: I had completely forgotten the date and I had also forgotten to turn off my word processor. The latter was a happy accident, as I found this when I woke up from my nap. I present it verbatim as … Continue reading →

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Pre-Christmas Poem by Jeff Baker

Posted on December 21, 2017 by jeffbaker307

(Because sometimes milk and cookies aren’t enough.)                                        Beer For Christmas                                                 By Jeff Baker               We left Santa beer for … Continue reading →

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