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Heart Problems

Posted by 2garrabrants

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On our myopic

leaders: Is their vision fault

a problem of eye or heart?

~

To see or not to

see is a question for all

  leaders’ and followers” hearts.

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Tagged blind, eye, heart, soul

Mar·31

Blind Bindings

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When did our leaders

lose concern for others and

turn the focus on themselves?

~

Mighty myopic,

are they not? They can’t see past

their fear, to clearer futures.

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Tagged fear, impotance, irrelevance, legacy, re-election

Mar·30

Unseasoned Freedoms

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Our founding fathers

did not fight for our freedom

to impress others, did they?

~

You might be thinking

not of our founders but of

Young Turks on the hill.

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Mar·29

Buyer Beware

Posted by 2garrabrants

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But what about those

who peddle us their poisons

in liberty shaped bottles?

~

Just as clothes don’t make

the man, neither does container’s

shape reveal what lies within.

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Tagged cons, hucksters, hustlers, Liberty, sharps, snake oil

Mar·28

Hard Though It May Be

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When confronted by

harsh and bitter, unpleasant

truth, what is the best response?

~

Because the truth can

 set us free, we must embrace

unpleasant liberators.

Continue reading →

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Tagged confrontation, response, truth

Mar·27

New Spring for Old School

Posted by 2garrabrants

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How likely is it

that we will ever see real

liberty at Liberty?

~

I suspect I’m not

“at liberty” to say, but I’ll

bet “Sweet Briar” flowers first!

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Tagged doldrums, Liberty, rebirth, Sweet Briar

Mar·26

Heavenly Offering

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Since we’ve managed

to vint heavenly nectar,

what is manna’s recipe?

~

Manna’s recipe,

at the risk of sounding not

modest, is momma’s.

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Tagged ambrosia, manna, staff of life

Mar·25

Transubstantiation

Posted by 2garrabrants

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How do we begin

to transform the grapes of wrath

into communion wine?

~

Strip first, the bitter

skin of anger and vengeance,

then ferment the heart and soul.

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Tagged anger, spirit, transformation

Mar·24

What Light Can Do

Posted by 2garrabrants

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And when that light shines,

What manner of creepy things

Will scurry for deeper clefts?

~

When light reaches breadth

and depth, perhaps then creepy 

things will be transformed.

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Tagged light, shadows, vermin

Mar·23

Illumination

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When every which way

we look, we can only see

dark dead-ends, what then?

~

Then, perhaps, the time

is ripe, to cast a little

light into those dark corners.

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Tagged dark, hope, light, shadows

Mar·22

Final Thoughts

Posted by 2garrabrants

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And what, do pray tell,

Is it, about our demise,

That seeds such dread in us?

~

Ah, if only it

were not so final perhaps

we’d be able to relax.

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Tagged death, fear

Mar·21

Delaying the Reaper

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Even when we know

a stitch in time saves nine, we

still procrastinate, but why?

~

It’s just a habit

for some. But for others

it’s practice postponing death.

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Tagged avoidence, death, delay, procrastination

Mar·20

Best Laid Plans

Posted by 2garrabrants

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With united goals

and singular purpose,

how can we be overcome?

~

Trust me, my dear son,

when I say we have somehow

always found a way.

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Tagged drive, goals, success, unity

Mar·19

Strength in Numbers

Posted by 2garrabrants

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How does one achieve

balance in an unbalanced

world spinning out of control?

~

If many people

join hands and spin together,

balance can be restored.

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Tagged balance, harmony, rythem, unity

Mar·18

The Real Deal

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Words can not describe

The truth of any thing. So,

Why do we talk constanly

~

The truth that silence

brings can pierce our defenses 

and reveal reality.

 

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Mar·17

Cutting Critique

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When ignorance is

bliss becomes the foundation

of belief, what can be done?

~

You can quote Occam

to the closed minded fools,

but his razor will miss them.

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Tagged belief, bliss, delusion, evidence, faith, ignorance, Occam's Razor

Mar·16

Rock Hard

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If the Almighty

made this yesterday, can’t he

heal all our rifts tomorrow?

~

The earth might be more

 cooperative than our

hardened human hearts.

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Mar·15

Life Lessons from the High Desert

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What wisdom are you

bringing back with you now that

you’ve been to the wild west?

~

This place has taught me

that, despite hardships untold,

life will always find a way!

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Mar·14

Legacy

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Walk in this canyon

and wonder. What legacy

will we leave for those to come?

~

May we leave behind

a canyon and a world where

wonder is still possible.

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Mar·13

Wisdom of the Reed

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When reason fails and

bluster holds sway, how can we

make a difference?

~

Bend while the gale blows,

Knowing that the breeze will pass.

Rigid trunks will be broken.

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Tagged bluster, change, endurance, flexibility, patience

Mar·12

My Fellow Americans

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When all has been said

and not much of anything

has been done, what then?

~

Why, you raise money,

Of course! The hour grows late!

It’s time for re-election!

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Tagged all talk, no walk, what now

Mar·11

Escape Into Timelessness

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Where can you run to

Escape this modern world

And it’s electronic leash?

~

To escape, walk, don’t run,

to a quiet place, open

a print book and read.

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Tagged alone, cell phone, grief, leash

Mar·10

Pie In The Sky

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What has the world come

to when little dogs laugh and

forks run off with spoons?

~

Absurdity reigns

When statesmanship gives way to

Wish fulfillment fantasy.

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Tagged harsh reality, wild dreams

Mar·08

Soul Travel

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When embarking on

a spiritual journey,

what must one be sure to pack?

~

Spiritual journeys

are more about unpacking

and traveling light.

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Tagged baggage, journey, seeking

Mar·08

Stardust

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

So tell me, my fine

son, how can we still shine when

our light has grown dim ?

~

“Luminous beings

Are we, not this crude matter.”

Our glow, inexhaustible.

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Tagged light, transcendance, wisdom, Yoda

Mar·07

Writer’s Life Line

Posted by 2garrabrants

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But what’s a writer

to do when the ink dries up

yet the deluge continues?

~

Computers and their

keys can compensate with ease

 and hold the flooding writer.

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Tagged medicine droppers, oceans

Mar·06

Go With The Flow

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When minds run out of

ideas before pens run

out of ink, what can be done?

~

A little doodle

In the margin may restore

The balance of ink and thought.

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Tagged flight, flow, ideas, ink

Mar·05

Parental Games

Posted by 2garrabrants

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As rivalries go,

college sports is quite benign.

What is the most malignant?

~

A big contender 

must be parents who don’t see

  games for what they’re meant to be. 

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Tagged benign, malignant, rivelry

Mar·04

Landing In It

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Have you figured out

what the hokey pokey is

really all about?

~

Some odd reference

To the Virginia Tech Jail,

Or so the Wahoo’s tell me.

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Tagged dance, rivalry, two-step, UVA, VT

Mar·03

Winter’s Long March

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Now that March has come

has anything really changed

or is this just a redo ?

~

Winter months seem to

endlessly march, seamlessly,

one to another, ’til spring.

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Tagged progress, seasons, slow

Mar·02

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