Is writing poems
this election season just
fiddling while Rome burns?
~
Poets may put out
the fire when voters are
asleep at the switch.
Is writing poems
this election season just
fiddling while Rome burns?
~
Poets may put out
the fire when voters are
asleep at the switch.
Walking in the woods
always fosters inner peace.
Why is that the case?
~
Don’t ask me, ask that
bear. He just dined on several
walkers thus inclined.
When what we see is
not what we get is someone
running for office?
~
Either that or else
ad-men are having their way
with someone’s breakfast food.
When a two year old
greets heads of state in his robe,
can he have a normal life?
~
Robed or unrobed, two
year olds greeting heads of state
say goodbye to normal life.
Any suggestions
on how elders can best cope
with youthful indiscretions?
~
Just harken back to
your many youthful follies
and remember, you survived.
Why do words alone
fail to snare the attention
of the common man?
~
Perhaps the common
man is wise enough to know
words don’t always make it so.
If Shakespeare was right,
why do we insist the fault
lies in the stars, not in us?
~
Shakespeare placed his faith
in “Deus ex machina”;
and so, therein, lies the fault.
When considering
exploitation of heaven,
shouldn’t we explore it first?
~
What? And ruin our
hard-earned reputation of
looting before we look?
Once we’ve poisoned our
land, air, and water, will we
seek refuge in yonder stars?
~
If history repeats,
we’ll be seeking yonder stars
for resources, not refuge.
If compassion can
help the world be safe, why do
we resort to force?
~
Some say “might makes right”
but taking force from the fight
lifts compassion to new heights.