As we contemplate
the tragedies behind us,
what comedies lie ahead?
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The fatal flaw is
in us all and will lead to
both tears and laughter.
As we contemplate
the tragedies behind us,
what comedies lie ahead?
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The fatal flaw is
in us all and will lead to
both tears and laughter.
Any suggestions
for how to recover from
post Thanksgiving blues?
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Remember, as blue
as we may be, we’re still
better off than that turkey.
Since we can expect
the unexpected, how can
we hope to craft a good plan?
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Any crafter of
good plans prepares for the worst
and hopes for the best.
What if Santa, like
Trump, decided it was much
better to receive than give?
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Then he would collect
disappointment and sorrow
for all the hopes unfulfilled.
How many turkeys
did it take to fix dinner
on Thanksgiving day?
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Thanksgiving dinner
was prepared well in advance
by just one tired turkey.
How can one relax
and enjoy the holiday
when there’s so much work to do?
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Sometimes we need to
forget work and remember
what happens when we don’t play.
Teens with chores – why are
they frequently full of sass
and as slow as molasses?
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They share a common
core, when it’s time for their chores;
Molasses. sassy. asses.
Would time pass slower
if our mad, frenetic pace
took a pause, and sought out grace?
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Time will pass as time
will, but if we ourselves go
slow, we might find grace abounds.
Why now and not then?
Why then and not now?
Why never? Why forever?
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The time was not right
to strike when the iron’s hot;
now it’s too cold for striking.
What if we ponder
how Thanksgiving looks from the
turkey’s point of view?
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Probably safe to say
nothing makes the lettuce quake
quite like vegitarians.
When seeking guidance
from the spiritual plane,
can beggers be choosers too?
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Neither a begger
nor a chooser be. Simply
let go and open to grace.
What will sustain us
when days grow short and nights grow
long and even the moon hides?
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Rest at ease my friend,
for Coyote roams the night
bearing riddles and guile.
Why do I arise
in the middle of the night?
Tell me, please, oh learned sage!
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The question isn’t
why you arise . Rather it’s
what is arising in you.
When we encounter
difficult folks what do we
need to remember?
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Best to keep in mind
when seen from their perspective,
you’re likely the different one.
What is fifty two?
Hardly old but neither young;
Does it hold deeper meaning?
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The veil is always
thinner at these in between
times. Look and share what you find.
When you’ve aged a year
what, if anything, becomes
oh so very clear?
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A minute wasted
dreading some unpleasantness
darkens times of joy with fear.
When the “there” we were
going to has vanished, where
do we go from here?
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We keep moving on.
The journey may be longer;
just over the horizon.
Shall I raise a fuss
and get all tied up in knots,
or give that clown ample rope?
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When the circus ends,
why raise a fuss? The clowns will
bring their house down soon enough.
Life has a way of
turning on a dime. Should we
give permanence no quarter?
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When it comes to change,
my two cents worth seems worthless
stacked up against one red cent.
What will be our fate,
after all this seething hate
and such rancorous debate?
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Our fate will be formed
from the choices we make as
we move forward together.
When the sun comes up
tomorrow what do we hope
it will shine upon?
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May the blinding light
of reason illuminate
the darkest fears of the right.
As the time grows short
and this dread election nears,
how can we control our fears?
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“The only thing we
have to fear is fear itself.”
Step up and get out the vote.
What would Coyote
have us do when darkness falls
and there is no light?
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Coyote just might
tell us that the dark is light
and offer us a blindfold.
If we will not stand
in the face of tyranny,
how can we preserve our land?
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Preservation has
come through standing, sitting, and
even lying down.
When not to refrain
is the refrain we mostly
hear, how to turn a deaf ear?
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Deaf ears and blind eyes,
Along with tightly sealed lips,
rarely unearth hidden truth.
When competition
Just yields entrenched resentment,
Let’s try cooperation?
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The spirit behind
the means is more important
than the means themselves.
“The art and science
of governing citizens” –
what does politics now mean?
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In this modern world,
leadership takes a back seat
to feeding voter frenzy.
As elections near,
will ire’s raging fires
consume November’s cooling?
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We can hope cooler
heads and warmer hearts prevail
and ire’s fire is banked.