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Rambling With Good News
Standing on a street corner without a soap box, Yelling , “Let’s redefine good news like falling in love.” Used to be a major gap between good news and love But lately the distance between them has narrowed And if it is good news to fall in love, or be in love, Or, to love […]
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I’m Endangered Now…
I’m endangered now that humans are taking over Beaches and shorelines where I nest–the Snowy Plover.
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Watching Fog
I met a man who wouldn’t watch fog move up the hillside. “I don’t have time.” “It makes no sense.” I didn’t respond because fog was moving up the hillside. Soon he disappeared.
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The Adventures of Chartan: Happiness or Money?
(Last Sunday: Thor offers Chartan $2,000 per week to return to the limo service. Chartan accepts but continues to distrust Minerva and Thor.) Once the limo was parked in the apartment lot, Chartan remained behind the wheel, listening to the ping of a cooling engine. When the noise stopped, he began tapping the steering […]
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The Saturday Question:
Do you have great thoughts when you are far away from work? Even though I enjoyed my various jobs over the past 50 years (Yikes!), I found that when I took time away from work, my thoughts would become highly creative “and fun to be with.” Sadly, I simply didn’t take enough time off over […]
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Not Enough…
I climbed the mountain to reach a dying tree, My life was young, the air thin with clouds below me. In this hallowed moment of despair, I told the Earth I’d always care Only to realize as aging neared the end, My hopeful pledge had fallen around the bend.
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Out of Balance
Life is out of balance When the arc of an orchid Weighted with fragile beauty Cannot hold our attention.
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The Caged King
Inside a long yawn Lurks, The muted spirit Of a caged lion. The scars from his mate, Go unnoticed by onlookers. The occasional roar, A fading instinct. The next feeding, Scheduled.