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Anticipating Dawn

Posted by agarrabrant

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The ice covered pond

catches the departing moon’s

glow and shivers with delight.

~

Relishing the freeze

of this grim year’s waning nights

even as the days lengthen.

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Dec·31

Is There A Doctor In The House?

Posted by agarrabrant

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Quiet as a tomb.

Like a musty library,

this physician’s waiting room.

~

And all through the room

not a creature was stirring

not even a nurse?

 

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Dec·30

The Cost of Casual Conceit

Posted by agarrabrant

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If only congress

had a stimulus package

for Trump’s bankrupt mind.

~

Maybe his packed court

will recall his bankrupt soul

when he demands clemency.

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Dec·29

The Medium Is The Message

Posted by agarrabrant

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Some people will say

or even do anything

just to cling to relevance.

~

Irrelevantly

 relevant seems to be what’s

all the rage these days.

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Dec·28

Ineffectual Cover

Posted by agarrabrant

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It’s sunny but cold

just like all those senators

who grin and refuse relief.

~

Big sunny smiles

and glowing words of promise

can not disguise icy souls.

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Dec·27

But Who’s Counting?

Posted by agarrabrant

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On this Boxing Day,

can I count on those I serve

to render me a service?

~

Being served by those

we serve can’t be counted on,

but can be hoped for.

 

 

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Dec·26

Faith In Wise Men

Posted by agarrabrant

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The promised vaccine,

a cherished holiday gift

in the year of Corona.

~

Wise Men delivered

all things politicians can’t;

good tidings, gifts, and good will.

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Dec·25

Heartfelt

Posted by agarrabrant

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At double arms reach:

it’s how we’ll spend this Christmas

because we love each other.

~

Our hearts reach beyond

our arms and in our hearts we

will hold each other.

 

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Dec·24

In Like Flynn

Posted by agarrabrant

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He searches, not high

but low, for validation

of his Trump victory show.

~

Rehiring those

he previously fired

now that they’re freshly pardoned.

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Dec·23

A Higher Order

Posted by agarrabrant

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When “because I can”’

is the order of the day,

the Law abuses Justice.

~

When “how can I help?”

is the order of the day,

the Law serves Justice.

 

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Dec·22

Easy as π

Posted by agarrabrant

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Which one starts and when

can be really confusing

so I’ll start; you can finish.

~

 It’s not difficult

to keep the order correct…

and yet, we still, mess it up.

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Dec·21

The Gift That Takes Away

Posted by agarrabrant

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Spreading holiday

cheer requires real effort

this corona year.

~

While spreading Covid,

on the other hand, appears

to occur effortlessly.

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Dec·20

Yes, But…

Posted by agarrabrant

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Kickin’ hornet’s nests

for neither fun nor profit

ain’t how to run no railroad.

~

If you just want to

distract and create a stir

kicks may be the way to go.

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Dec·19

Going Through Life With Blinders On

Posted by agarrabrant

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When enlightenment

comes, it is not always welcomed.

Some prefer the dark.

~

Hiding in darkness

makes some people feel secure…

they can’t see doom approaching!

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Dec·18

The Chase

Posted by agarrabrant

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They chase illusions.

One is striving for order;

the other yearns to be free!

~

Chasing illusions

seems to be a uniquely

human specialty.

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Dec·17

As Carpetbaggers Do

Posted by agarrabrant

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Couldn’t he do us

one huge favor and just go,

depart, vamoose, leave?

~

Having made his mark,

packs his (not) fake Gucci bags;

shuffles off to Monaco.

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Dec·16

Shivering Together

Posted by agarrabrant

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Frozen wind blown trees,

still adorned in russet leaves,

shiver in the morning breeze.

~

And we shiver too,

adorned not in russet, true,

sheathed, though, in some brighter hue.

 

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Dec·15

Channeling the Baha Men

Posted by agarrabrant

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Things might go better

if congressmen, like dogs, had

a park to bark, run, and play.

~

Who let the dogs out!

Senators and Congressmen?

Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!

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Dec·14

When Heat Be Lies

Posted by agarrabrant

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This warming weather

belies the coming winter

with its dearth of snow.

~

Maybe the weather

should go before the Supremes

and have its fake case dismissed.

 

 

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Dec·13

A Solstice Conflagration

Posted by agarrabrant

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Let’s build a fire

of forgiveness and toss in

all those useless resentments.

~

There’s not sufficient

accelerant in the world

to ignite a blaze that vast.

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Dec·12

Prime Time

Posted by agarrabrant

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Does half this country

really believe wholesale fraud

robbed them of their chosen one?

~

People can believe

great absurdities if they’re

primed to be angry and scared.

 

 

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Dec·11

This Task, It’s For Tisking

Posted by agarrabrant

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Even when we have

nowhere to go, we are still

in a hurry to get there.

~

Urgency, it seems,

is wholly independent

of actual importance.

 

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Dec·10

The Vixen Calls

Posted by agarrabrant

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Mournful cry echoes

o’er frosty hill and hollow:

Vixen screams out the season.

~

That vixen you heard

might have been me proclaiming

I had turned seventy eight.

 

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Dec·09

All In Due Time

Posted by agarrabrant

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As the birds gather

at the feeder, a few white

flakes fall. Winter approaches.

~

And chickadees wait

patiently upon the branch

while jays bedevil the squirrels.

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Dec·08

The Big Dance

Posted by agarrabrant

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Joining and parting,

spinning together for now

until time to whirl away.

~

Such is the nature

of the dance we do as we

twist and twirl through life.

 

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Dec·07

Unbalanced Accounts

Posted by agarrabrant

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Have you made your list?

Have you checked it twice? Do you

know who’s been naughty or nice?

~

This lopsided list

is so weighted to naughty

that the nice is hard to find.

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Dec·06

Ask Trump and Company

Posted by agarrabrant

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People disagree.

But can they do that without

being disagreeable?

~

It is certainly

possible, but not very

likely unless they want to.

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Dec·05

Compassion’s Fire

Posted by agarrabrant

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Wishing sun could melt

iced over hearts just as it

melts frost covered ground.

~

Frosty demeanors

and icy cold calculus

oft require greater heat.

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Dec·04

Home Remedies

Posted by agarrabrant

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As the days unwind,

languishing in late autumn,

can we avoid hebetude?

~

One suggestion, but

not a very good one, is

to follow Fox News.

 

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Dec·03

Lessons Of History

Posted by agarrabrant

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December arrived

with gusty winds blowing cold –

a rebuff to November.

~

A stark reminder

of autumn’s historic role,

despite pressure to forget.

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Dec·02

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