Some say to workers:

“Give me the economy

and I’ll give you death.”

~

Some lie to workers:

“You must return to your jobs;

your labor is essential.

Oops, I goofed again!

Should have taken sage advice

freely offered by the wise…

~

If we don’t want to

remain a goof, we first have

to acknowledge them.

What are some good tips

for staying sane even though

insanity reigns?

~

Harry Potter gives

a clue: yell ‘Ridiculus’;

imagine he’s a boggart.

Silence is golden

after days of endless noise.

How long can this respite last?

~

It’s surprising what

talk of ultraviolet light

and bleach were able to do.

Rainy Saturday.

Of all available

options, I choose sleep.

~

Sleep is for the weak.

Never for the weekend, Mom!

Time to rise and shine!

Since he’s always right,

perhaps his loyal faithful

will follow his every word?

~

We can only hope

he’ll take his own advice and

swallow his words whole.

Until now we’ve been

able to avoid facing

life’s uncertainty.

~

An uncertain life

can never be avoided

for longer than a moment.

Some people just love

to exercise their power

by canning the competent.

~

When competent folks

are seen as threats, power filled

tactics are employed by fools.

Where denial thrives

we now know – Florida

beaches are the place to go.

~

In the callous mind

of Governor DeSantis

economics trumps safety.

Do I have a start?

Now that’s a burning question

without a pressing answer.

~

You might be burned out

from listening to all Trump’s

starts and stops and non answers .

Are you listening?

Do you hear the trill of birds,

the sweet whisper of your breath?

~

As long as breathing

lacks the rattle of rhonchi

or crackle of rales; good!

Maintaining distance

while assisting someone’s move:

an exercise in folly!

~

 Necessity is

the mother of invention.

Folly paves the way.

Why are we given

answers to questions we don’t

ask and none to those we do?

~

One way to tell us

what they prefer us to think

is to give us those answers.

Days in close quarters,

surrounded by those we love,

is enough to drive us mad.

~

A little bit of

wine, whiskey, or beer can help

the togetherness go down.

When we’re buried in

have to’s and must do’s, we are

actually buried alive.

~

When one is buried

beneath an endless task list

it is hard to see the light.

That turtle – is he

any clearer about his

destination than are we?

~

He’s clear he’s lucky.

Wherever he is going

he can go and still stay home!

How can one distill

a lifetime’s experience

down to one meaningful page?

~

One sentence might do:

“I learned not to waste my time

frequenting distilleries.”

Writing poetry

can open the closed window

of my fearful mind.

~

Perhaps the closed mind

was to keep something hidden

from the blinding light of day?

Starting seeds indoors

lacks the smell of the soil

heated by the mid-day sun.

~

Soon the seeds will sprout

and in no time you’ll both be

sweating in the sun.

On April Fool’s Day

we honor the huge genius

whose initials are D.T.

~

Some fools are too huge,

at least within their own mind,

to be praised for just one day.