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Unexpected Sanity

Posted by 2garrabrants

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How does one remain

composed, even sort of sane

when confronting pain?

~

An unexpected 

sanity may come when our

hearts open as we suffer.

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Mar·31

Hedonic Tonic

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Could you tell me please

why we do things that make for

unease and disease?

~

When puffing a fag

and chasing the rush, thoughts of

consequences are a drag.

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Mar·30

Pay Day

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What cost comes with fame,

but lost anonymity,

and, at what expense, success?

~

Success has a price,

tis true. But I’d rather pay

my pittance than not be seen.

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Mar·29

Not Even Old Eighth Henry

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If you met a man

with seven wives would you think

you were headed to Saint Ives?

~

Such vast abundance

of great connubial bliss,

surely gave Cornwall a miss!

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Tagged Cornwall, Great Britain, Polygamy

Mar·28

Heavenly Dance

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When the heavens dance

with the Moon and Jupiter,

does it matter which one leads?

~

When the heavens dance

 with either one of these, it

matters not one whit who leads.

 

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Mar·27

Through This Lens

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What does poetry

have to offer to a world

in such dire need?

~

Though poetry can’t

change the world’s great need, it can

change the way the need’s perceived.

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Tagged change, needs, perception, poetry

Mar·26

Rush to Judgement

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Why’s it always seem

that any decision made

will, consistently, be wrong?

~

But you must decide.

For choosing not to decide

is another decision.

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Mar·25

No Vaclav Havel, These!

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If some poets were

to run for president, what

would their slogan be?

~

You can rest assured,

though they claim to love the truth,

lies and hatred will prevail.

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Mar·24

Whoops Prevention

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When we are busy,

how best to avoid errors

brought about by rushing?

~

To avoid saying 

whoops, it might be best to pause

before jumping through those hoops.

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Mar·23

Divinations Dream

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If we could have known

in the past what we know now

would things be much different?

~

Access forsight with

crystal balls and tarot cards…

Hindsight’s always much clearer.

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Mar·22

An Easier Embrace

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Why are some content

with embracing other’s fears

without thinking for themselves?

~

Feeling our fear, or 

 that of other’s is not as

hard as thought can be.

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Mar·21

Walking in Unknown Woods

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Is it a good sign

when we begin to look for

questions rather than answers?

~

When asking questions

our minds remain open but

not so, when seeking answers.

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Mar·20

Budding Denial

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When Bradford Pears bloom

and Cherry trees are budding,

how can snowfall be forecast?

~

The influence

 of climate change deniers

has bud-washed these trees.

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Mar·19

A Headless Coin

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When a zen master

said, “Don’t side with yourself,” was

he just trying to be difficult?

~

The zen master knows

that there are no sides to take

in perfect states of being.

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Mar·18

Coming Unrapt

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When these mean spirits

wrap themselves up in virtue,

how can we best redress them?

~

The answer, my son,

is to find another line

and put them out of fashion.

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Mar·17

Deepest Losses

Posted by 2garrabrants

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The question remains –

who benefits when fear wins

and love is mocked as weakness?

~

Weakness and fear are

all that remains when love is

mocked and questioned for profit. 

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Mar·16

The Daily Grind

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What is the purpose

of putting nose to grindstone

except to ruin flour?

~

Such activity

can also serve the purpose

of giving us daily bread.

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Mar·15

A Conservative, a Moderate, and a Liberal Walk into a Bar…

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When the pied piper’s

tune is finally over,

who will we follow sober?

~

They who make outland

ish promises of grandness;

that’s the American way.

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Mar·14

Aflame

Posted by 2garrabrants

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As home fires near

and adventure draws to a close

Is ennui avoidable?

~

Ennui goes up in

flames when curiosity

takes the reins and guides us home.

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Mar·13

A Question To Be Answered In Good Time

Posted by 2garrabrants

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How can we bring home

 Hawaii’s soothing balm to

apply when needed?

~

Time flows differently

at ten thousand feet. Perhaps 

these soothing mists will linger?

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Mar·12

Take Two

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Now that sun and fun

are done, will mundanities

beckon banished sanity?

~

Perhaps sanity

can be reconstituted

with sun and fun included.

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Mar·11

Caged Birdsong

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Can anything free

the minds of those securely

held hostage by fear?

~

More importantly,

will those liberated souls

appreciate their release?

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Mar·10

Joy Wringer

Posted by 2garrabrants

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With sun and sea breeze

restoring aching spirits,

what will drag us back to blahs?

~

Anticipation

of the blahs to come will wring

out the joy this moment brings.

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Mar·09

Mental Muscle?

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When you consider

the focus of those manly

debates, what do you conclude?

~

Testosterone must

be potent neurotoxin,

or stupidity abounds.

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Mar·08

Airborne

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When our dreams take flight,

can we just travel with them,

or must we show them the way?

~

Dreams are our pilots

and we are both passengers

and maintenance crew. 

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Mar·07

Hephaestus’ Failed Hope

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If  Cruz and Trump were

lassoed by the truth, how would

they avoid being roped in?

~

They fear naught! Even

Wonder Woman’s golden rope

could not lasso truth from them.

 

 

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Tagged Gaia's golden girdle, Hephaestus' forge, Hestia's fire, lasso of truth

Mar·06

What Helps

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When the time arrives

to take flight and venture forth,

how know you, it’s time to fly?

~

Sometimes we know and

sometimes we don’t, but it is

helpful to be pulled or pushed.

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Mar·05

In Our Cups

Posted by 2garrabrants

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So, two poets walked

into a bar, looked at  one

another and said…?

~

Shall we have a Rye?

Or perhaps, just a good cry?

Politics led us awry!

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Mar·04

Where Hope Is Not

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When your fellow man

goes collectively insane,

Where’s the hope for the future?

~

Hope is there, but not

in the lemming-like minds of

those willing to jump off cliffs.

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Mar·03

Disingenuity Reigns

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When lies and mindless

rhetoric take center stage,

what is lying in the wings?

~

And the Oscar for

Political Theater

Goes to the boldest liar

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Mar·02

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