Can we strive for that
“ancient, antiquated code”;
integrity and honor?
~
We have to start to
recognize that winning is
not everything; how matters.
Can we strive for that
“ancient, antiquated code”;
integrity and honor?
~
We have to start to
recognize that winning is
not everything; how matters.
When the stress adds up
and you’re already down, what
gets you to the median?
~
Overcoming stress
under every circumstance,
takes more than average effort.
How could this happen?
Two poets, too in the now,
to chronicle the moment?
~
How I wish that were
true, but I know I lost track
of both pen and the moment.
New realities,
open possibilities –
will we open mind’s closed door?
~
I say mind’s closed doors
conceal possibilities
long dormant, for good or ill.
Weighing benefits
between conflicting view points
seeing deficits in both
~
Weighing both sides for
deficits and benefits?
You must not be from Fox News.
“By their fruits you shall
know them” and we do. Rotten,
they cling to decaying trees.
~
Fetid they shall fall,
all in the fullness of time,
intoxicating the worms.
Ahh… futility
howling into the abyss
begging for any reply.
~
Sometimes the reply
can’t be heard over our own
ravenous howling.
Just how many laws
will be broken and ethics
breached before justice is done?
~
Every narcissist
knows neither ethics nor laws
apply to their lofty selves.
All journeys begin
from another journey’s end;
so where are we now?
~
So often we have
no idea where we are,
beginning, middle, or end.
With the kids going
back to school, what is it we
adults have to learn?
~
Learning never stops
as long as neurons fire
and your mind remains open.
What feeds an ego
more than blind obedience
and unflagging loyalty?
~
Fast food and slow thought,
lots of folk that can be bought,
enough tension to keep things fraught.
It’s true a smile
speaks a thousand words as we
saw at her bedside today.
~
Smiles speak volumes;
that much is true, but laughter
transcends all language.
By the light of day,
in its harsh, unvarnished, truth,
every imperfection shines.
~
Once reality
takes hold, we can begin to
fashion realistic plans.
Today’s reminder-
Give thanks for ordinary
things we may take for granted.
~
When the world can change
at any given instant,
NOW may be the time we have.
Some people could use
an attitude adjustment
on an hourly basis.
~
Only hourly?
I won’t mention any names,
but try second by second!
Now he said it, now
he didn’t – what are we to
make of all these shifts?
~
Transitory truth
makes the journey… interesting;
navigation sans compass.
Remember when you
could disagree with someone
and still treat them with respect?
~
Those halcyon days
that only exist in our
memories and dreams?
What would you say are
some strong indicators of
thoughtful leadership?
~
Thoughtful leadership
is presaged by sentience
and a modicum of grace
Inscribed on paper,
a few simple black markings
can change the course of history.
~
We fervently hope
those who make those markings treat
all creation with respect.
Family gatherings –
when we all come together
and we sometimes wonder why
~
While we’re pondering
this self-flagellation,
have another glass of wine.
Will they ever learn?
If they want to dodge the tongue,
they just need to do their job!
~
Spoken as only
one who has met the tongue and
lived can tell the tale.
Any words to help
parents get through these last few
days of a rainy summer?
~
Unless your children
are actually witches,
rain will not melt them.
The “unitary
executive”: code word for
an autocratic despot.
~
“Fake news”: the code word
for uncomfortable truths such
“executives” can’t abide.
It wasn’t what was
said, it was the way it was
said that made my day lighter.
~
Often silence speaks
much more loudly and clearly
than some insincere mumble.
Air filled with portent,
intangible voltages
seeking easy paths to ground.
~
Those who know lightning
can strike twice are following
Trump’s explosive tweets.
Equanimity
sometimes appears unsought if
we apply what we’ve been taught.
~
Since adversity
teaches how not to react,
some deserve Masters Degrees.
Bathed in their hatred,
must we muster compassion
as they call us sub-human?
~
If we see the pain
beneath their hatred, we’ll bathe
in our shared humanity.
Red in tooth and claw –
a description of D. Trump’s
new Republican Party?
~
Evolution, friends,
only happens under stress;
a Phoenix from the ashes?
Gently falling rain,
now and then, punctuated
by sight obscuring downpours.
~
Those sight obscuring
downpours have served as a meme
for Trump’s presidential tweets.
When name-calling fails,
bullying falters, and tweets
stutter, what comes next?
~
Denial, anger,
bargaining, then depression,
until, at last, acceptance.