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.

Lord, help us be kind

when we are the least inclined

for the sake of unity.

~

Help us accept this

challenge to open our hearts

even to those who’ve caused pain.

It’s possible to

admire a man and still

question his choices.

~

There are differences

between admiring men

and trusting them with blind faith.

Stanley Kowalski,

at first glance, seems the hero.

Not unlike some other guy.

~

Not unlike someone

we know who much desires

to make himself great again.

Sometimes we want time

to slow, sometimes to speed up,

and sometimes to stop.

~

Like the great river,

time rushes, eddies, or stills

all at the moment’s mercy.

Here we go again;

allowing life’s distractions

to derail creation’s train.

~

Ii’s not long before

we’re back on track and ready

to begin chugging along.

Surveying the land,

that red fox sat patiently

in the morning sun,

~

Keeping watchful eye

for any who might approach

with less than benevolence.

Despite differences,

people of goodwill agree

all deserve civility.

~

Civilization

is based on civility,

but some prefer anarchy.