We may be out of
school, but there’s a lot to learn
that can’t be shared on twitter.
~
But all the wisdom
we post here on the daily
fits easily in a tweet.
We may be out of
school, but there’s a lot to learn
that can’t be shared on twitter.
~
But all the wisdom
we post here on the daily
fits easily in a tweet.
On a bell shaped curve
occupying both tail ends
is not a thing of pleasure.
~
No one likes where they
fall on such a curve. They think
it could always be better.
He looked everywhere
for happiness, thinking it
was somewhere out there.
~
But it wasn’t found
in Kansas or Missouri;
it was in him all along.
Being a sandwich
means you’ll be, forever, squeezed
between two crusty slices.
~
If you’re a sandwich,
my metaphor-loving son,
you’re the squeezer and the squeezed.
JDG
Peace of mind – how do
we find it in a world filled
with endless chatter?
~
Insist on silence.
Silent strolls through silent woods
with cell phones in silent mode.
My apologies
for the grimness yesterday;
it was the migraine talking.
~
With a migraine, you
still chose to join this noisy
bunch – that speaks volumes to me.
So, can we just say
a little bit of being
together goes a long way?
~
If we knew today
was the last we had to live
is this how we would spend it?
As the sun descends
after another long day,
shall we not embrace the dark?
~
Evening and night hold
a gentle offering of
sanctuary at day’s end.
Can you tell me what
sun says to morning dew that
sets her ashiver?
~
His protestations
of hot incandescent love
reduce her to steamy vapors.
Thanksgiving’s approach,
for the over-functioner,
means more work than giving thanks.
~
Under-functioners
give thanks for their existence –
makes their own much easier.