Is writing poems
this election season just
fiddling while Rome burns?
~
Poets may put out
the fire when voters are
asleep at the switch.
Month: April 2016
Deep Peace
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.
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Super Tasty Bites
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.
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Greeting And Farewell
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.
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The Price of Wisdom
Any suggestions
on how elders can best cope
with youthful indiscretions?
~
Just harken back to
your many youthful follies
and remember, you survived.
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Common Understanding
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.
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Flaws, Faults, and Fixes
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.
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What?
When considering
exploitation of heaven,
shouldn’t we explore it first?
~
What? And ruin our
hard-earned reputation of
looting before we look?
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Lost Horizons
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.
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Killing with Kindness
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.
