When sun lights up trees
at evening’s end, might we reflect
on light and endings?
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In this life cycle,
the fading daylight opens
doors for glorious evenings.
When sun lights up trees
at evening’s end, might we reflect
on light and endings?
~
In this life cycle,
the fading daylight opens
doors for glorious evenings.
Would you rather have
everything you want, or want
everything you have?
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When younger I would
have chosen the former, but
now I would choose the latter.
Has gravity been
trumped by a politician
with very small hands?
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Voting should be more
“the product of the masses”
not “the distance between them”.
Must one climb the hill
in order to more fully
appreciate the valley?
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When one is truly
over the hill, it’s likely
appreciation will come.
What will be lost if
we follow blindly he who
lacks both vision and compass?
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One who dons the spurs,
and takes the cockpit blindly
likely’s fated for the pot.
Speaking of roosters
needing no ego boosters;
when’ll he learn he’s a cock?
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According to him,
he has nothing left to learn.
What a crock for such a cock!
If some guys count their
chickens before they hatch, are
they political pollsters?
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Not political;
but perhaps poult pollsters or,
possibly, poultry pundits?
Do you still long for
all those endless youthful days
of lazy summers long past?
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The longing is not
for lazy summers past but
for a lazy summer now.
Are there questions that
shouldn’t be asked and answers
that shouldn’t be given?
~
A question unasked
can not receive an answer;
but answers may be ignored.
As summer arrives,
will our flower gardens thrive,
or just fight to beat the heat?
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We can give nature
a gentle assist and it
will make all the difference.