If we can’t love our

neighbor, can we at least treat

them with decency?

~

Loving thy neighbor,

sometimes tolerating them,

can be a major challenge.

Those we raise on high

will eventually fall

much as Ozymandias.

~

But love’s legacy

raises us up and endures

though statues may fall.

The two viruses,

covid-19 and hate, are

highly contagious…

~

And easily spread

if we can not be bothered

with basic mouth management.

Taking the long way

often pays you dividends

not found on the Interstate.

~

The quickest route is

not the best if you hope to

find unexpected treasures.

Sometimes the sunset,

replete with many colors,

exceeds imagination.

~

And in parting leaves

behind a memory that

warms the coldest night.

Polarizing does

not cool us off on these days

of constantly rising heat.

~

Polarizing just

sharpen the contrast

between bright lights and darkness.

In this modern age,

does the old guard stand a chance

on the social medias?

~

What old and young need

are improved listening skills

whatever the medium.

Skip the daily dose

of lies and propaganda;

we’ve got brighter things to do.

~

You sure got that right.

For a start, I’ll sing a song,

smell some roses, stop the fright.

Oh! Blessed silence!

We have forgotten how loud

everyday life can be.

~

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Dear President Trump,

My niece is more self-made man

than you’ll ever be.

~

 President Bone Spurs,

unlike your niece, made himself

using tweets and slurs

Our consuming rage

and the violence it fosters!

Can this be the only way?

~

Controlled rage gives us

the energy we need to

persevere and build anew.

Heroes will remain

untarnished longer when kept

in hearts than on pedestals.

~

Not just untarnished

but unvarnished, heroes held

in hearts will remain. 

His greatest failing

is responding to shifting

aeolian direction.

~

Perhaps he’s hoping

for a windfall of praise to

soothe his narcissistic soul.

Please, Andy Warhol’s

future, arrive like RIGHT NOW!

Someone’s fifteen minutes: DONE!

~

His fifteen minutes

of fame will go down in the

large annals of infamy.

For several years

we’ve dealt with quarrelteens. It’s

really nothing new.

~

Alas, quarrelteens,

though they may be nothing new,

seldom get to run the show.