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Asleep At The Switch?

Posted by 2garrabrants

1

Is writing poems

this election season just

fiddling while Rome burns?

~

Poets may put out

the fire when voters are

asleep at the switch.

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Apr·30

Deep Peace

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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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Apr·29

Super Tasty Bites

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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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Apr·28

Greeting And Farewell

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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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Apr·27

The Price of Wisdom

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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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Apr·26

Common Understanding

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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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Apr·25

Flaws, Faults, and Fixes

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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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Apr·24

What?

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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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Apr·23

Lost Horizons

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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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Apr·22

Killing with Kindness

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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.

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Apr·21

Heartsong

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Who defines courage,

Those who observe bravery,

Or those who brave through their fear?

~

Those whose song springs from

 the heart and who carry on

from there are called courageous.

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Apr·20

Buoyed Up

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When minds are drowning

 in fear-filled chatter, how

can we rescue them?

~

Turn off the spigot,

let the hatred drain away,

and remember that we’re loved.

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Apr·19

Safety In Numbers

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When Russia rattles

sabers and candidates blab,

who’s on deck to keep us safe?

~

When leaders falter,

we the people must lead them 

with reason and open hearts. 

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Apr·18

Hard Choices

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

If  Donald  advised

us to choose wealth or wisdom 

which would out-trump the other?

~

The wise man would choose 

wisdom, the wealthy man wealth,

the rest work too hard to choose.

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Apr·17

A Whole Lot Of Shaking

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Do you agree that

apathy and silence is

synonymous with consent?

~

Indeed, this is true,

which is why we must create

a stir, vote, and speak.

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Apr·16

The Nature of Politics

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

During big winds should

we slow our breath so as not

to add to the disturbance?

~

When big winds blow hard,

we must shout all the louder

to be heard amid the din.

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Apr·15

Joy Multiplied

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Is there greater joy

than witnessing the union

of two young people in love?

~

That joy could increase

on the day we see the love

of two bring forth a new life.

 

 

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Apr·14

Passage Assured

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

As the days pass by

will we increase in wisdom

or just put in time?

~

If we put in time

on the quest to seek wisdom,

days will pass, assuredly.

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Apr·13

Risk Assessment

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Has the risk of frost

finally passed us by at last,

or will frigid hearts prevail?

~

The greatest risk might 

be when a frigid heart is

joined to a hot head.

 

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Apr·12

Storm Warnings

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Even the weather

can’t make up its mind so what

can mere mortals do?

~

Bluster like the wind,

and blow about endlessly

in ceaseless vacillation?

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Apr·11

Roots and Shoots

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Can we handle frost,

with spring so firmly rooted

and new life all around us?

~

 What’s new often gets

a frosty reception, but

if we’re rooted, we’ll spring back.

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Apr·10

No-Win Scenarios

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

If the game is rigged

and those in the know control

data flow, what can we do?

~

Kirk knew what to do;

rewrite a code or two

like “Kobayashi Maru”!

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Apr·09

An Inside Job

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When fatigue sets in

and the will to move falters,

Can a weekend recharge us?

~

A weekend recharge

may help, but changing “will” to

“want” works much better.

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Apr·08

Voodoo Part Two

Posted by 2garrabrants

1

When so much is in

the hands of so few, what are

the rest of us to do?

~

Since they have small hands,

we build vast fortunes on what

trickles between their fingers.

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Apr·07

All Astir

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

In rising springtime,

when all is green and blooming,

why do some feel such unease?

~

We might interpret

stirrings of new beginnings

as discomfort and unease.

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Apr·06

Keeping Balance

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

How can we repay

acts of kindness from strangers?

Are sincere thank yous enough?

~

When you can’t give back,

for whatever the reason,

you can always give forward.

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Apr·05

Lost Civilization

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Must there really be

So little civil discourse

About civil liberties?

~

Few civilities

remain after so many

liberties have been taken.

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Apr·04

On Haste and Waste

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

If poets go with

the flow, what becomes of shore

and river beds?

~

Shores and beds both serve

to slow the poet’s flowing,

allowing time to eddy.

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Apr·03

Bugged By Inspiration

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

As we rush about

in our busy “daytime jobs”,

can we find inspiration?

~

It’s said that a true

poet can be inspired

even by mosquito bites.

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Apr·02

Diamond Focus

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

If we could get clear

why we’re looking for a thing

would we still want it?

~

Clarity may kill

desire, yet crystallize 

all those unmet needs.

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Apr·01

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