Category Music
Crusade to End Public Torture
More certain and more frightening than death and taxes More pervasive, deadly and inevitable than a pandemic It will drive you buttier than a batterfly, watch the nets Wag your finger, shake your fist, hang your head and cry The presentation may be good, but you’ve seen it all before If you ever liked […]
Read All Over
Black and white and red A cat bats a pipe cleaner Young, old, shapes, colors Food and drink, laughter Thought, winding up and Winding down, voices Rising over, falling under Art, barely-heard music, Community and creation City views, sculpture, time Reminders of travel, place Eiffel Tower Lego, distance Interactions of youth similar And different […]
Useful Things ~ Dipping my Pen into my Stream of Thought
Useful Things Dipping My Pen into my Stream of Thought Originally written as a continuous piece, broken up to aid readability Looking at a wooden coffee stirrer At a free seasonal holiday concert In a public library with paper cups Coffee, brownies, cider and cookies My how times they have changed Since I was born, […]
Redefining War and Peace
War, armies, death, destruction, terror, horror and fear fill our news and our days. These are all very real and frightening, but I believe war deserves a broader definition, as does peace. War is not simply armed troops shooting at each other and all the specific and collateral damage from the way we wage war […]
You’re a Real Card ~ Part 5 ~ Spades
Spades are for digging and spreading the soil Preparing good earth, what lies below is our toil Time to dig deep, plan growth for the future Seeking pattern and beauty you will nurture All through the winter short days grow longer Underground, our mind, promise, grows stronger Your subconscious provides answers you sought Opportunities […]
A Pleasant Meander
While on a recent idyll, a most pleasant meander I stopped a while to chat with a fiery salamander He dimmed his flames, we talked of rain and wind And all the little embers his sisters meant to send He sent me then down the path to see a mighty oak Said she was […]
You’re a Real Card ~ Part 5 ~ Clubs
You’re a Real Card ~ Part 5 ~ Clubs Clubs, while neither good nor bad on their own are often associated with war In baseball and cricket these clubs are called bats, while in golf just clubs, fore Just as a hammer is a specialized club which can build up, bring things together Names assign […]
You’re a Real Card ~ Part 4 ~ Diamonds
Sparkling diamonds sharp and gleaming summer bright Carry the promise of the Spring into the new day’s light Everything is focused, clearer on a sunny, summer day You can take on the whole wide world, live life your way Bright-red suffuses the early-morning summer sunrise As you briskly stride, your chosen road before you lies […]
Someday Soon
When I was a younger man, I’d tell you I thought I knew so much stuff I’m sure I believed I was more than smart and I knew more than enough It’s amazing I’ve found how much I’ve learned since, how smart become With help and luck, during my life between the short span […]
Learn, Remember, Teach ~ 11/12/13
A stolen moment at a party watching others laugh, talk, gesture Eat food and cake and talk, move, change partners and start again This is how it’s supposed to be, perhaps too loud but full of joy In a lovely home made available by friends this special evening A surprise surprise, people in motion, […]
