We’ve tried many themes,
some tragic, others comic.
How about economics?
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Economy of
words (some might add thought) are what
these poems are all about.
Imponderable Action
Why do we delay
doing today what can’t be
put off until tomorrow?
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That’s a deep question.
I’ll have to think about that
and get back to you later.
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All Aglow
When the sun returns
after all those rainy days
will we recognize its glow?
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Not only will we
recognize its glow, we will
glow with joy ourselves.
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Easing The Burn
As summer draws near
and the election heats up,
what can we do to stay cool?
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Wade in cool waters
deep within forested glades
where chirps and croaks harmonize.
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Embodied Truth
How can we find truth
when spiders weave webs of lies
and snakes slither for cover?
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When we walk in their
vicinity, we must be
the truth we seek.
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Echthrogenesis
When threats are esteemed,
have we met the enemy
that we ourselves have become?
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Threats beget more threats
until fear leads to attack
and thus enemies are made.
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Our Triumph?
Is it irony
that we honor the Bison
for surviving the bounty?
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This picture and your
poetic question stir our
hearts and bring remorse.
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Unlikely Dinner
If you invited
poets and politicians
to lunch what would you serve them?
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For these dinner guests:
the milk of human kindness;
big ol’ slice of humble pie!
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To Each His Own
When celebrating
those venerated mothers,
what aspect most worth noting?
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Though we can’t choose our
mothers, each can choose what in
them they venerate.
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Open With Two No Trump
If life’s a gamble,
should we still bet even
when we don’t hold such great cards?
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When playing roulette,
bet even to play longer:
there are no cards in roulette.
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The Sound Of The Silenced
I just have to ask,
Since the writing’s on the wall,
In whose glory shall we bask?
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All glory goes to
the graffiti artist who
just wants his words heard.
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Precious Treasures
How will we know when
we’re truly in our dotage?
By then will we even care?
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The CEO says,
“If you spend your time seeking
anything but cold hard cash.”
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Seeing Whole
Why do we see grief;
why thorns instead of roses;
when beauty is everywhere?
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We must make room for
it all – grief, thorns, and roses-
pain and beauty everywhere.
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Seek Pieces of Peace
So, my poet friend,
what do you do when not one
word crosses your worn-out brain?
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Close old eyes and breathe.
Imagine a place of peace.
Look for its pieces nearby.
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The Real Deal
Does a real wise guy
have the answer, or just know
how to ask better questions?
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A wise guy has all
the answers. A wise man knows
when to ask the right question.
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Who?
Are owls really wise
just because they keep up that
constant questioning?
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There’s more to wisdom
than asking the same question
until the answer changes.
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Creative Exercise
When catching our breath
after a creative sprint,
how can we keep our pens sharp?
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Putting them down for
a brief time can sharpen pens
and replenish wit.
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Asleep At The Switch?
Is writing poems
this election season just
fiddling while Rome burns?
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Poets may put out
the fire when voters are
asleep at the switch.
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Deep Peace
Walking in the woods
always fosters inner peace.
Why is that the case?
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Don’t ask me, ask that
bear. He just dined on several
walkers thus inclined.
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Super Tasty Bites
When what we see is
not what we get is someone
running for office?
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Either that or else
ad-men are having their way
with someone’s breakfast food.
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Greeting And Farewell
When a two year old
greets heads of state in his robe,
can he have a normal life?
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Robed or unrobed, two
year olds greeting heads of state
say goodbye to normal life.
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The Price of Wisdom
Any suggestions
on how elders can best cope
with youthful indiscretions?
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Just harken back to
your many youthful follies
and remember, you survived.
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Common Understanding
Why do words alone
fail to snare the attention
of the common man?
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Perhaps the common
man is wise enough to know
words don’t always make it so.
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Flaws, Faults, and Fixes
If Shakespeare was right,
why do we insist the fault
lies in the stars, not in us?
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Shakespeare placed his faith
in “Deus ex machina”;
and so, therein, lies the fault.
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What?
When considering
exploitation of heaven,
shouldn’t we explore it first?
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What? And ruin our
hard-earned reputation of
looting before we look?
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Lost Horizons
Once we’ve poisoned our
land, air, and water, will we
seek refuge in yonder stars?
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If history repeats,
we’ll be seeking yonder stars
for resources, not refuge.
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Killing with Kindness
If compassion can
help the world be safe, why do
we resort to force?
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Some say “might makes right”
but taking force from the fight
lifts compassion to new heights.
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Heartsong
Who defines courage,
Those who observe bravery,
Or those who brave through their fear?
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Those whose song springs from
the heart and who carry on
from there are called courageous.
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Buoyed Up
When minds are drowning
in fear-filled chatter, how
can we rescue them?
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Turn off the spigot,
let the hatred drain away,
and remember that we’re loved.
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Safety In Numbers
When Russia rattles
sabers and candidates blab,
who’s on deck to keep us safe?
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When leaders falter,
we the people must lead them
with reason and open hearts.
Mondo Sedoka 