What steps can we take
to turn his military
march into a dance?
~
Already we dance
to his frenzied dervish tune;
Postmodern Danse Macabre.
What steps can we take
to turn his military
march into a dance?
~
Already we dance
to his frenzied dervish tune;
Postmodern Danse Macabre.
When, from the shadows,
an unlikely hero comes,
will we recognize his face?
~
Turn on the light. Look
into the mirror. Do you
recognize your hero’s face?
Whenever will we
see that we are only small
specks in vast infinity?
~
When we realize
that size is unimportant
in this fractal universe.
If he abuses
late night cell phone privileges,
will daddy take it away?
~
With baited breath we
wait, wondering why he would
delay ’til another day.
If compassion filled
our hearts and reason
filled our minds, then what?
~
“It’s the dawning of
the Age of Aquarius”…
or , at least, satiation.
Whether the weather
displeases or appeases
will its change bring diseases?
~
On Capital Hill
they plan to cure disease by
repealing climate and weather.
If you have all the
answers, perhaps you didn’t
ask the right questions.
~
And, of course, we must
question your ready answers
trusting not in platitudes.
Creativity
is vital to survival;
otherwise you just exist.
~
Just existing can
sometimes take almost all the
creativity you’ve got.
Why is it that what’s
quite obvious is often
very hard to see?
~
Have we not become
all conditioned to distrust
obvious easy answers?
Lazy Saturdays
filled with glorious sunlight;
what better way to recharge?
~
Space, time, and sunlight –
restorative indeed when
received with a grateful heart.