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Copland — Quiet Town
I never made it inside to hear the program Though I remain certain I arrived on time Up and back pacing, words, feelings raging A brassy shout, complaint, perceived injury Iniquity, injustice, sighs, prudent acceptance Neither earth-shattering nor life-threatening I listen then from outside of the concert hall Captured finally, soulful music plaintive rings Thoughts […]
Don’t You Know?
Please pay, before consuming At birth or your entombing Think twice, but speak once Or you get a Nelson Munz Ha, ha, might follow aha Not required, not the law Anticipate at least a smile If once you think a while It is only your life, after all Living large or living small Hope you […]
Whatever Happens
Whatever happens now or happened then Will surely, one day soon, cease to matter If it’s not soon, I urge, please remain open You’ll likely lose the former, gain the latter
Olduvai Gorge and the Origin of Human Ecological Dominance
Earth Day – 2015: Took a while to post, but here it is Tired, cranky, cold and standing much too long Other people, let in early, will sit in front of me At a talk about the rise of human eco-dominance Eco equals ecological, also equals now economy Those that’s got gets, learned at my […]
Dive Into the Sky
Do you buy self-help books by ones, twos Or do you buy them by the bloody dozens Stop halfway through, dejected, confused Yet sing their praises, to friends or cousins Do you read the advice, but don’t follow it And then you wonder why it doesn’t work You sought tools to scramble from your pit […]
How Will the Rest Survive?
A verse for this or any holiday/family gathering. The tension was so thick we sliced it and served it for dinner. He didn’t notice. The hostility so sharp we had marinated that tension in it. He didn’t know it. The rancor so pervasive it filled the room and suffocated us. He didn’t feel it. The […]
Worlds Enough and Time
Everywhere I look, stories of our current condition and perilous plight greet my eyes. Economic collapse, massive unemployment, infrastructure degradation, environmental destruction and the not so gradual collapse of life as we know it. On every front we have war and rumors of war, terrorists foreign and domestic, religious jihad, political statement, killer cops, cop […]
Natural Order
Though I’m sure the young thought all around me is profound They seem to me to be making noise without making any sound Wait for it, wait for it, they must say something intelligent soon They speak as if they invented both bright sun and golden moon Do they somehow speak a language no one […]
My Hymn
There are so many things to do, to start All the online petitions that I should sign Lots I should take from my shopping cart As I twiddle my thumbs in the grocery line Too much meat, too much sugar, I know Too many causes clamor for my attention Barely energy to wipe myself, when […]
In Lockstep
Channeling thought, Flailing, feeling Art and music Each life opera, rock Country, blues Singing the universe Everywhere rhythms Love, laughter Anger, frustration, Failure turned to death Overshadowing hope, Joy, birth, union In brutality steeped, Insecurity sublimated Through violence News, games, murder, Terror and suicide We use guns To hide our fear Brandish them, Fire them, […]
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