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Eternal Transitions

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

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.

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Jun·30

Timely Choice

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Would you rather have

everything you want, or want

everything you have?

~

When younger I would

have chosen the former, but

now I would choose the latter.

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Jun·29

Inconstant Forces

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Has gravity been

trumped by a politician

with very small hands?

~

Voting should be more

“the product of the masses”

not “the distance between them”.

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Jun·28

Then

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Must one climb the hill

in order to more fully

appreciate the valley?

~

When one is truly

over the hill, it’s likely

appreciation will come.

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Jun·27

The Gamecock’s Lead

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What will be lost if

we follow blindly he who

 lacks both vision and compass?

~

One who dons the spurs,

and takes the cockpit blindly

likely’s fated for the pot.

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Jun·26

Cocks and Robbers

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Speaking of roosters

needing no ego boosters;

when’ll he learn he’s a cock?

~

According to him,

he has nothing left to learn.

What a crock for such a cock!

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Jun·25

Coming Home To Roost

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

If some guys count their

chickens before they hatch, are

they political pollsters?

~

Not political;

but perhaps poult pollsters or, 

possibly, poultry pundits?

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Jun·24

Summer Longing

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Do you still long for

all those endless youthful days

of lazy summers long past?

~

The longing is not

for lazy summers past but

for a lazy summer now.

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Jun·23

Transmission Breakdown

Posted by 2garrabrants

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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.

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Jun·22

A Warm Response

Posted by 2garrabrants

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As summer arrives,

will our flower gardens thrive,

or just fight to beat the heat?

~

We can give nature

a gentle assist and it

will make all the difference. 

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Jun·21

Policing

Posted by 2garrabrants

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After bluster, and

consequent devastation,

who polices the litter?

~

If those blusterers

policed themselves, there’d be no

consequent devastation.

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Jun·20

Off To The Races

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Poetic partner

in crime, should we try to toe

a line more sublime?

~

Toeing lines sublime 

may lead us to take our mark

and thus pen fewer lemons.

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Jun·19

The Terms Of Engagement

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When re-engaging

in long forbidden pass times,

how do we control the pace?

~

The matter’s clearly

about choice and knowing when

and what to control.

 

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Jun·18

All Trees Know

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Is bending with each

passing wind nothing more than

a survival strategy?

~

Nothing says comfort

on a sultry Summer’s day

quite like swaying with the breeze.

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Jun·17

Interference

Posted by 2garrabrants

1

Why is listening

with the heart so much harder

than simply hearing with ears?

~

When the heart listens

inner chatter stops, but that’s

not so when we hear with ears.

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Jun·16

Precious Mettle

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Why do so many

speak of the Golden Rule, but

fail to follow it?

~

Having been witness

to callous indifference, some

take the gold and break the rule.

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Jun·15

Those Who Simply Act

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

If a selfless act

is its own reward, then why

do actors seek broad acclaim?

~

Sometimes acclaim comes

unsought. See those two young men

who intervened at Stanford. 

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Jun·14

Descent Into Night

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Couldn’t they think of

something better to do than

make hay while the sun still shines?

~

Thinking is often

replaced by a stormy rage

after the haymakers fly.

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Jun·13

Risk And Necessity

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Or perhaps, for pain,

should we prepare the scalpel

and risk a dark excision?

~

Much light is needed

for any decision to

make an excision.

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Jun·12

Capitulation

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When our days are marred

by aches and pains how do we

go about cleaning the slate?

~

Bend our aching knees,

pour on throbbing elbow grease,

and prepare the slab?

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Jun·11

There’s No Denying

Posted by 2garrabrants

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To hold our heads high

or to hang them low in shame;

can we craft a middle way?

~

We can, but it will

require much vigilance

and lots of practice.

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Jun·10

Standing Up?

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Who is brave enough

to do what’s right when those in

power say they’re wrong?

~

Is it bravery

to tie on the blindfold and

beg for one last cigarette?

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Jun·09

Choices

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When push comes to shove,

have we only false choices;

Oligarchs or Demagogues?

~

Pushing and shoving

are the false choice. The true choice

defies misuse of power.

 

 

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Jun·08

Looking to Greatness

Posted by 2garrabrants

2

When you need to take

a stand, who do you look to

for inspiration?

~

I would like to say

I look to Ghandi or King

for needed inspiration.

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Jun·07

Timely Relief

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When you feel the pain

of life consuming time for

art, how can you find relief?

~

Making time for art

can consume the very pain

of which you achingly speak.

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Jun·06

Cat Astrophe

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When your cat shows

vast displeasure how do you

begin to make amends?

~

Mend your vastly flawed

behavior fast to again,

regain lost feline pleasure.

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Jun·05

Be The Torch You Seek

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

When taking a stand

firmly against injustice,

why must we walk through fire?

~

If we feel the bern,

we must be willing to walk

the talk, go where others won’t.

 

 

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Jun·04

Dietary Perspectives

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Do you honestly

think just because mares eat oats

we should eat ivy?

~

Oh, poor little lamb.

I.V.s will keep you alive

’til you can eat oats again.

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Tagged does, eating, ivies, kids, lambs, mares, oats

Jun·03

Take Aways

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Why does it, sometimes,

feel like there is zero time

to take a little time out?

~

When you subtract what’s

negative from zero, you’ll

find the positive you seek.

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Jun·02

Education Underfoot

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What wisdom have you

gained as you walked through rocky

parental terrain?

~

From many bruises,

I know that a pathway stone

hurts feet less than Legos do.

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Tagged bruises, parenting, roads, rugs

Jun·01

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