Category Modern Life
Capturing Elephants
An old joke says that all you need to capture elephants is an empty milk bottle, tweezers and binoculars. You look through the wrong end of the binoculars. When you see the elephants, you pick them up with the tweezers and drop them in the milk bottle. I believe we’re practicing a form of this […]
Thoughts in Fishbowls
Living in a fishbowl, it’s hard to understand Those living on the outside are in command
In an Instant
Oh, how the world has changed since I was born Some days I feel lost, confused and quite forlorn Will it matter that I cannot leave my past behind When I feel harassed, harried by the daily grind The world around us has sped up as I slowed down So much changed, I clutch the […]
A Tribute the Victors and the Fallen
A Tribute the Victors and the Fallen A Wish Granted, A Dream Denied Bright displays fill the air, as fireworks boom Young baseball fan’s world filled with gloom One team must win, one lose, no other way At seven, eight or nine, you dream only today Celebrating raucously, the fans’ hearts flying Remember little […]
Hot or Not
Outside the weather today was hot, hot, hot That made my desire for action not, not, not Our drought has most prayin’, prayin’, prayin That tomorrow might bring us rain, rain, rain
Hollowed Ground
Those who send our youth to war, should fight instead Clearly they have no wisdom within their hollow heads Our children, future forfeit, salted battlefields lie fallow Our wasted youth lying in graves both deep and shallow
Serial Tuesday (Wednesday) ~ Toliver
Chapter Fifteen “You were wise to avoid the fountain.” Toliver stumbled back from the door and turned toward the voice. The man from across the plaza stood a couple of feet away, casually tossing and catching Toliver’s barely-eaten fapple. Toliver didn’t understand why he hadn’t heard him approach, felt him stealing the fapple or […]
One Track Mind
Better get on board the train you’re taking, whether love or hate It is only a short moment till boarding is done and you’re too late On the same track, speeding away in order to escape those fools Half-way round the world you’ll meet head-on; them’s the rules If you switch the engine so you […]
Welcome Back World
Yes, I know I’m the one who has been away, but it feels like the opposite. You will see no major changes to more format at present, but I will be changing my blog as I go along. Serials will return next week, but exclusively on the blog. Following, I want to introduce you to […]
Three-Letter Folk
We have absolutely no idea how our world will change Despite those who have wild hairs of how to rearrange Someone may push a button, start the last of our wars Perhaps we finally see the dream of having flying cars What of the three-letter agencies hidden in plain sight Who tell us they are […]
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