I guess when you are
a genius president, you
don’t need input from intel.
~
This current culture,
replete with egotism,
tends to engender “fake news”.
I guess when you are
a genius president, you
don’t need input from intel.
~
This current culture,
replete with egotism,
tends to engender “fake news”.
Is a rigid mask
any less dysfunctional
than explosive emotion?
~
It’s been so long since
I’ve seen a rigid public
mask, I wouldn’t know.
Sow seeds of smallness.
Short-circuit signs of service.
Sacrifice your soul.
~or~
Contemplate chaos,
consider coalitions,
cultivate community.
Aging gracefully
is not for the faint of heart
or for the weak of spirit.
~
Aging gratefully
can strengthen the muscles of
both heart and spirit.
Where do you turn when
it’s your turn to take the lead
and no one follows?
~
People are often loath
to play follow the leader.
Just lead anyway.
Is this compromise,
or more amoral slight of hand
by the greatest shister in chief?
~
Less compromise than
cave, an act driven not by
cleverness but fear…
The sun refused
to let those dark clouds define
the day. It shone anyway.
~
Some deluded sons
think they shine bright regardless
all dark cloudy evidence.
An ugly knit toque
balms pains of knitter’s passing
simply by wearing
~
By wearing the toque
you honor the knitter and
your place in her heart.
Froth’s a pleasing tease.
Matters of substance take time
to digest. What’s Trump’s meal plan?
~
A sop to the right,
totally lacking substance,
is exactly what we have!
When frigid breezes
blow in from the frozen north,
will the swamp ice over?
~
Ice comes and ice goes,
but the swamp remains, lasting
home of swampy things.