What wisdom are you
bringing back with you now that
you’ve been to the wild west?
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This place has taught me
that, despite hardships untold,
life will always find a way!
Poetry
Legacy
Walk in this canyon
and wonder. What legacy
will we leave for those to come?
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May we leave behind
a canyon and a world where
wonder is still possible.
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Wisdom of the Reed
When reason fails and
bluster holds sway, how can we
make a difference?
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Bend while the gale blows,
Knowing that the breeze will pass.
Rigid trunks will be broken.
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My Fellow Americans
When all has been said
and not much of anything
has been done, what then?
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Why, you raise money,
Of course! The hour grows late!
It’s time for re-election!
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Escape Into Timelessness
Where can you run to
Escape this modern world
And it’s electronic leash?
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To escape, walk, don’t run,
to a quiet place, open
a print book and read.
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Pie In The Sky
What has the world come
to when little dogs laugh and
forks run off with spoons?
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Absurdity reigns
When statesmanship gives way to
Wish fulfillment fantasy.
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Soul Travel
When embarking on
a spiritual journey,
what must one be sure to pack?
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Spiritual journeys
are more about unpacking
and traveling light.
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Stardust
So tell me, my fine
son, how can we still shine when
our light has grown dim ?
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“Luminous beings
Are we, not this crude matter.”
Our glow, inexhaustible.
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Writer’s Life Line
But what’s a writer
to do when the ink dries up
yet the deluge continues?
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Computers and their
keys can compensate with ease
and hold the flooding writer.
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Go With The Flow
When minds run out of
ideas before pens run
out of ink, what can be done?
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A little doodle
In the margin may restore
The balance of ink and thought.
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Parental Games
As rivalries go,
college sports is quite benign.
What is the most malignant?
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A big contender
must be parents who don’t see
games for what they’re meant to be.
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Landing In It
Have you figured out
what the hokey pokey is
really all about?
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Some odd reference
To the Virginia Tech Jail,
Or so the Wahoo’s tell me.
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Winter’s Long March
Now that March has come
has anything really changed
or is this just a redo ?
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Winter months seem to
endlessly march, seamlessly,
one to another, ’til spring.
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Where Value Lies
Is the almighty
dollar really the finest
measure of value around?
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The dollar can buy
many things, but value lies
in what’s bought and not the means.
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The Truth Will Set You Free
How does one explain
to a Christian Congress what
“Love thy neighbor…” means?
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No explanation
necessary. They know but
there’s no profit in caring.
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Let Me Count The Ways
While we’re awaiting
inevitable warming,
how’s best to pass these cold days?
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How best to pass these
days? Let me count the ways … nap,
sleep, and maybe dream.
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Hard Heartless Harbinger
Can you help me see
the possible benefit
of February?
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Though it is briefest,
this bleakest of months serves to
provide counterpoint for spring.
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Untempered
If fire tempers
the forge hardened sword blade,
what tempers an ice hard heart?
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Ice can’t be tempered.
The only recourse is to
melt it with compassion’s warmth.
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Metamorphasis
How do you clear a
slate when the words have been etched
so firm and so deep?
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Some grooves never fill
but time and overburden
will turn them into fossils.
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Defining Words
How many problems
could we overcome just by
asking different questions?
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Where, when, what, why , how,
who – simple words that define
the problem and solutions.
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Seeking Truth
Where should we look for
answers when we’re not even
sure of the question?
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Look for the answers
in all the old internal
spaces. Questions be damned!
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Something Other
When seeking greatness,
is plain old hard work the key,
or is there something other?
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Greatness comes not from
seeking but from devotion
to something other.
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Anticipation
How many snowflakes
does it take to warm a kid’s
heart and stop us cold?
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Here in the Deep South,
bread disappears and hearts warm
days before the first flake flies!
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Just Asking
I’m Dreaming, but is
Universal acceptance
Really too much to ask for?
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Though the wise ones tell
us to be careful what we
ask for, we still need to ask.
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Above the Din
When the winds of war
howl, will we be able to
hear the unforced call for peace?
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Heeding the call for
peace is difficult enough
without sabers rattling.
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A Prayer For Spring
Is there any hope
that spring’s coming warmth might
thaw this fury frozen globe?
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Hope springs eternal
so may this Spring’s warmth extend
to human hearts and bring peace.
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Awaiting Spring Warmed Hearts
If Spring is around
the corner, what’s this icy
block we’re standing on?
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Alas, I’m fearing,
this frigid icy mass
is Dogma’s frozen wasteland.
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Abloom
Here in winter’s grip,
how can we expect blooming
of tender loving flowers?
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Flowers bloom not from
expectation but from love
even in winter’s cold grip.
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Correcting Cupid’s Aim
When cupid’s arrows
miss their mark, where should we turn
for satisfaction?
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Return, perhaps, to
that reflection and therein
find a lovable target.
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If We Could But See
And those unseeing
souls, are they not expecting
adoration from others?
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To see and be seen
is both a need and a gift
if we could but see.
Mondo Sedoka 