Why are we given

answers to questions we don’t

ask and none to those we do?

~

One way to tell us

what they prefer us to think

is to give us those answers.

Days in close quarters,

surrounded by those we love,

is enough to drive us mad.

~

A little bit of

wine, whiskey, or beer can help

the togetherness go down.

When we’re buried in

have to’s and must do’s, we are

actually buried alive.

~

When one is buried

beneath an endless task list

it is hard to see the light.

That turtle – is he

any clearer about his

destination than are we?

~

He’s clear he’s lucky.

Wherever he is going

he can go and still stay home!

How can one distill

a lifetime’s experience

down to one meaningful page?

~

One sentence might do:

“I learned not to waste my time

frequenting distilleries.”

Writing poetry

can open the closed window

of my fearful mind.

~

Perhaps the closed mind

was to keep something hidden

from the blinding light of day?

Starting seeds indoors

lacks the smell of the soil

heated by the mid-day sun.

~

Soon the seeds will sprout

and in no time you’ll both be

sweating in the sun.

On April Fool’s Day

we honor the huge genius

whose initials are D.T.

~

Some fools are too huge,

at least within their own mind,

to be praised for just one day.