Tag Archives: change
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
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 […]
The Same Advice
The time is now; it’s what they say It is our time now to seize the day As carpe diem is urged on humans The outcome ended less than nice When others took the same advice And that’s what ruined the Romans
Your Turn
Once a lonely child dreamed the universe While it could be better, it could be worse Now it’s your turn, so, what might you do If creating the cosmos were up to only you
Must I Wait?
If you invented yesterday How would today turn out? Must I wait until tomorrow Before I can find out?
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 […]
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