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Opposites
Why do people think peace implies a boring sameness The cosmos where we live is composed of opposites We will never have everyone thinking the same way Nor would we ever even want to, if the truth be told But opposition is no way required to equal violence On and off, hot and cold, […]
The Giftie Gie Us
How then cannot we see our own true selves The poet’s answer realized in our social media Where we act half fools, do naught by halves Constantly connected, from Twitter to Expedia Do we ever look in this mirror that we created Join we this grand communion, or voyeurs only And judging others foibles […]
Love to Spare
In this time of rejoicing greatly Pomp and circumstance stately We see that the days grow longer Power of sun and hope stronger Sing, praise Earth of subtle virtue Air, sea,wind, rain, seasons, dirt, too Despite your beliefs, what you know Here’s time to let old hurts, hates, go A new sun year’s begun, next […]
Hope
Pause a moment, on this most momentous eve Though it is not everyone’s special high holy day And try to practice what we all profess to believe Since what we do often contrary to what we say If you believe a god, God, created all, everyone Why then believe your group better than the rest […]
Taking Flight
It is so late at night, it has become very early morning Still, here I lie, brain roiled in riot, with unclean hands Creating, too long awake, intent, so I should be snoring Time it is, past, I seized my uncharted, unnamed lands Until a nascent solution lives, I shall not cringe nor beg […]
I Wonder
I wonder what all the time spent traveling fast Planes, trains and automobiles has done to us When our psyches, minds, bodies are far cast Like sling-shot stones or a swiftly flying discus The faster we move, clearly, the less we see Is this why bodies fail when older, wind down Our mind, reflexes not […]
Can the Last be First?
All nice guys will finish last, what I have always heard Ever since I started life as a wee laddy, oh so very small Confused by lessons taught, reversed, it sounds absurd Learned have I, from kindergarten, goodness trumps all Thou Shall Nots take pride of place, as truths of a sage With almost […]
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