When we realize what

we don’t know exceeds what we

do, wisdom begins.

~

Knowledge does not make

the being; but by being,

the knowledge is born

Inside the icehouse,

it’s easy to minimize

heat related illnesses.

~

That’s definitely

true if the icehouse of which

you speak is the heart.

Knox wanders the land,

nose to the ground, in search of

a multitude of pleasures.

~

Canine wanderlust

fueled by pleasant odors

leads them on to adventure.

This Covid Bullshit

sure is playing merry hob

with head and chest and bowels!

~

I know it is hard

to live in Covid hell when

all you want is to feel well.

It can be hard to

maintain equilibrium

in these tumultuous times.

~

Like a little boat

cast adrift on heavy seas,

we just try to stay upright.

Uninvited guests

came with us from overseas.

Seems like we were body jacked.

~

Some visitors know

no bounds and like viruses

take up residence unasked.

A speaker of truth

vies with a memoir liar

Wonder who will be V.P.?

~

Lies go down easy.

The truth is a bitter pill.

Now’s the time for medicine.

Bitter foes drive by

inconvenient homeless men

too worn down to ask for change.

~

Without compassion,

driven by narcissism,

they ride in splendor.

Off the starboard rail,

some whale did that blowhole thing.

Everybody cheered.

~

And Trump said he could

blow harder than the biggest

of them and get no blowback.

Cats intently gaze

at flurry of birds outside.

It’s their cat tv.

~

Bermudan cats snooze

uninterested in mere fowl,

preferring to laze in shade.

In all directions

and endless empty expanse

of wave, sky, cloud, and ocean.

~

Please take refuge in

such beautiful emptiness.

Too muchness will greet you soon.

\

His world and ours might

change if before opening

his mouth he would count to ten.

~

Sequences are not

exactly his strongest suit.

He’s Mister Non-sequitur.

Crepe Myrtle blossoms

maintain cheerful vibrancy

wilting in August swelter.

~

To wilt vibrantly

is a condition to which

many of us aspire.

So many months pass.

So many years fly by, but

sometimes the days seem to crawl.

~

Perceptions of time

are ruled by their own Law of

Special Relativity

Bright colored flowers

offer a welcome greeting

after extended absence.

~

They ask no questions

nor expect a souvenir.

Their true colors shine.

Murphy, my cat, does

not give a cat’s meow that

I’m writing poems.

~

Meanwhile, my dogs

yap in mocking derision

at my poetic vision.

Chemical weapons,

banned by Geneva Accords,

linger in certain perfumes.

~

And the battle of

the sexes continues to

rage rampantly on.

The unspeakable

has been spoken, but some

ears refuse to hear.

~

Much like the blindness

of those who chose not to see,

this deafness: self-inflicted.

“Unbridled Chaos”

promises an eruption

every time his way is barred.

~

Interruption through

constant chaos will get him

attention, not election.

A wise woman once

said, “Speak up, but don’t talk down

as you shine truth’s light around.”

~

That light better be

ultraviolet A and B

to sanitize the GOP!

Thirty Seven PACs

bombarding my message app.

Bipartisan fear mongers.

~

Wish such messages

of fear would disappear. We

need no more of that.

That blue heron stood,

surveyed sunlit surroundings,

and pronounced them good.

~

Beneath him wise fish,

considering his presence,

scattered among grass and reeds.

Our greatest journeys

most often start with a step

we would never choose to take.

~

Though unchosen, when

we look back, we see it took

us where we needed to go..

If division is

wanted, try multiplying

sneers, lies, and insults.

~

Maybe, better yet,

divide hate filled rhetoric

by multiplying good will.

Five hundred miles

only to land in a room

brightened by photos from home.

~

Sometimes distance helps

us rediscover the warmth

and beauty of home.

The same event is

differently remembered by

each rememberer.

~

And those differences

become entrenched positions

from which blood feuds may ferment.

Obsolete networks

require painful updates…

that, or simple replacement.

~

Upon reflection,

we discover the same is

also true for us.

Tell me, wise son, if

he doesn’t have a leg to

stand on, how can he still run?

~

One without standing

is barred from filing suits!

Well… that’s how it used to be…

Perhaps insurance

companies, too, should be bound

by the hippocratic oath?

~

True, but they are bound

by a previous oath to

remain hypocritical.

In and out they go,

these cats and dogs, and when I’ll

sleep nobody knows.

~

Freedom of movement

are chief among dogs’ and cats’

inalienable rights.