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Failure To Heal

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

To whom goes the blame

for unassuming flowers

crushed beneath indifferent heels?

~

Neither casting blame 

or indifference heals a

 flower or anything else.

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Tagged demonstration, indifference, observation

May·31

Gardening

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

How do we learn what

to hold onto and when it

is time to let go?

~

Tender young seedlings

will wither and expire

when clutched too firmly in hand.

 

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Tagged holding, protecting, releasing, stifling

May·30

Finders Keepers

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When regarding trees,

and thus missing the forest,

who will find the mushrooms there?

~

Those whose vision is

both deep and broad will find

mushrooms, forest, and the trees.

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Tagged forest, mushrooms, perspective, trees

May·29

Unpleasant Zen

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

What is the secret

 to happiness and how do

you discover it?

~

Embrace the sorrow

and cherish the agony,

for they are the path to joy.

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May·28

Human Limitations

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Must we continue

to just see duality

when we all are one people?

~

We humans can’t seem

to grasp non-duality

even about the divine.

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May·27

Dancing Hosts

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Regarding tipping

points, do you think we’ll 

tip in the right direction?

~

Teeter and totter,

balancing on that pin head,

can we not all be Angels?

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May·26

Where The Accent Falls

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

What demarcation

separates family from friends

and isolates whole nations?

~

Accent on difference

separates us both from each

other and our better selves.

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May·25

Face to Face

Posted by 2garrabrants

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How can we keep from

losing heart in the face of

so much heartlessness?

~

Every heartlessness

requires those with a heart

to face it and stare it down.

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May·24

Total Disconnect

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When bandwidth becomes

the focus of agony,

is it time to cut the cord?

~

For us aged ones,

 understanding of bandwidths

and their agony have fled.

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May·23

Finding Peace in Progress

Posted by 2garrabrants

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How can we rest when

we fail to plant trees for our

grandchildren to rest beneath?

~

We’ll pave paradise

to build more tacky boxes

and rest beneath billboard shade.

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Tagged joni mitchell, mash-up, ogden nash, pete seger

May·22

Climate Visionaries

Posted by 2garrabrants

1

Why can they not see

That they are changing climates

when they build climates of fear?

~

Those who build climates

of fear have a vision of

control, not of sight.

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Tagged build, change, climate, deny, fear

May·21

Meeting the Measure

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When it’s so easy

to check out when the going

gets rough, what will help us stay?

~ 

Some will surely take

that easy, well trodden path;

against them, heroes contrast.

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Tagged easy roads, tough choices

May·20

Enough?

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Can it be enough

to make a daily effort

to benefit another?

~

To move from daily

grasping to daily giving? 

It’s enough to change the world!

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May·19

Winds of Change

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Should we be ready

for inclement weather if

climate change deniers win?

~

Rough seas and strong winds

will buffet many dreams and

tatter our prosperity.

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Tagged challenge, change, climate, denial, hope, man

May·18

Poetic Economy

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

We’ve tried many themes,

some tragic, others comic.

How about economics?

~

Economy of

words (some might add thought) are what

these poems are all about.

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Tagged comedy, economy, poetry, tragedy

May·17

Imponderable Action

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Why do we delay

doing today what can’t be

put off until tomorrow?

~

That’s a deep question.

I’ll have to think about that

and get back to you later.

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Tagged avoidance, delay, procrastination

May·16

All Aglow

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When the sun returns

after all those rainy days

will we recognize its glow?

~

Not only will we

recognize its glow, we will

glow with joy ourselves.

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May·15

Easing The Burn

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

As summer draws near

and the election heats up,

what can we do to stay cool?

~

Wade in cool waters

deep within forested glades

where chirps and croaks harmonize.

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May·14

Embodied Truth

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

How can we find truth

when spiders weave webs of lies

and snakes slither for cover?

~

When we walk in their

vicinity, we must be 

the truth we seek.

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May·13

Echthrogenesis 

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When threats are esteemed,

have we met the enemy

that we ourselves have become?

~

Threats beget more threats

until fear leads to attack

and thus enemies are made.

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May·12

Our Triumph?

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Is it irony

that we honor the Bison

for surviving the bounty?

~

This picture and your

poetic question  stir our

hearts and bring remorse.

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May·11

Unlikely Dinner

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If you invited

poets and politicians 

to lunch what would you serve them?

~

For these dinner guests:

the milk of human kindness;

big ol’ slice of humble pie!

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May·10

To Each His Own

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When celebrating

those venerated mothers,

what aspect most worth noting?

~

Though we can’t choose our

mothers,  each can choose what in

them they venerate.

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May·09

Open With Two No Trump

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

If life’s a gamble,

should we still bet even

when we don’t hold such great cards?

~

When playing roulette,

bet even to play longer:

there are no cards in roulette.

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May·08

The Sound Of The Silenced

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

I just have to ask,

Since the writing’s on the wall,

In whose glory shall we bask?

~

All glory goes to

the graffiti artist who

just wants his words heard.

 

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May·07

Precious Treasures

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

How will we know when

we’re truly in our dotage?

By then will we even care?

~

The CEO says,

“If you spend your time seeking

anything but cold hard cash.”

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Tagged persuit, value, worth

May·06

Seeing Whole

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Why do we see grief;

why thorns instead of roses;

when beauty is everywhere?

~

We must make room for 

it all – grief, thorns, and roses-

pain and beauty everywhere.

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May·05

Seek Pieces of Peace

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

So, my poet friend,

what do you do when not one

word crosses your worn-out brain?

~

Close old eyes and breathe.

Imagine a place of peace.

Look for its pieces nearby.

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Tagged inspiration, seeking

May·04

The Real Deal

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Does a real wise guy

have the answer, or just know

how to ask better questions?

~

A wise guy has all

the answers. A wise man knows

when to ask the right question.

 

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May·03

Who?

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Are owls really wise

just because they  keep up that

constant questioning?

~

There’s more to wisdom

than asking the same question

until the answer changes.

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May·02

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