Speaking of nature,

there are those who still believe

Man is, somehow, its master?

~

Some folks will ignore

all facts and experience

and insist they are in charge.

How did inclusion,

and the fellowship implied,

become such a dirty word?

~

When diversity

was made to mean “alien”

and, thus, something to be feared.

Nature has always

favored diversity, but

the unwise would outlaw it.

~

Unwise humans don’t

recognize that they too are

a part of nature.

How can all succeed

when so many are restrained

before they begin?

~

The ones who don’t think

to even ask that question

contribute to the problem.

With his web of lies

he’s guided by his totem

animal: spider.

~

On this we differ!

Spider webs are elegant.

His traps are clumsy and crude.

Do they not regret

their so callous disregard

as they bypass tangled wrecks?

~

They’re just following

the example set for them

by the man in the White House.

It’s never easy

to forget all of those things

which aren’t worth remembering

~

Yet there are those days

when we can’t remember where

we put the car keys.

If we placed tariffs

on lies, perhaps we’d hear less

from our president.

~

With this President’s

perfidious penchant?

Erase the National Debt!

In this ‘murica

swastika’s protected speech

but pride flags are illegal?

~

We find ourselves in

Trump country now where there is

freedom for some, but not all.

A plea for mercy

touched a nerve and ignited

 outrage in a heartless man.

~

Merciless leaders

will ignite more than outrage 

in their heartless power trip.

This med-free living,

thanks to postal negligence,

is hardly worth the effort.

~

Life with frustrations

is the annoying norm, but

it’s still worth the effort.

Sixteen degrees of

craziness and I am not

talking about the weather.

~

Twenty sided dice

do not offer near enough

option for the New Crazy!

When the villain casts

himself in the savior’s role,

does anyone believe him?

~ 

There are those who are

so desperate to believe they

are willing to be deceived.

Even the smallest

act of kindness can bring big

changes to a person’s day.

~

Every kind action

serves as gentle reminder

of the kindred we all share.

Backing off slowly,

the deer change course, having seen

Knox meandering near by.

~

Changing course is wise

when slavering hounds abound,

even if, without menace.

Cabin fever springs

to a blazing inferno

from the depths of winter snows.

~

But a cold welcome

awaits us when we open

a door. We quickly retreat.

A prerequisite

for being a member of

Team Trump? Immorality.

~

Immortality

Wouldn’t grant sufficient time

to begin an atonement!

When the pot boils,

shall we add the tea and steep,

or turn up the heat and fry?

~

Untended pots can

boil over and leave us

with a great big mess.

Will this snow never

be gone?It’s stayed much too long.

It’s past time to melt away.

~

Alas, we shall miss it,

once its shimmering whiteness

is trod to muddy morass.

In the scant instant

between standing and sprawling

there’s not time to fear impact.

~

When change happens fast,

it takes a while before

feelings come and numbness leaves.

Beauty and peril

vie for our attention on

this snow covered day.

~

As in politics,

todays beauty turns to slush

and peril fades over time.

Dull grey cloudcover

Offers other dark portents;

bright white cover yet to come.

~

Beneath that whiteness

black ice may reside. Caution’s

the word for the day.

When wit is joined with

wisdom, and boring tasks with

fun, I know you’re here, my son.

~

Your boy ain’t all that!

He’s just a guy with values,

inclined to mirth, not dour.

New undertakings

often cause anxiety

until they become routine.

~

Our hearts beat faster

in anticipation of

what the new might bring.

Snow covered branches

reach for the sky as the sun

paints them with a golden brush.

~

A coating of snow

makes of the gloomy forest

a marzipan wonderland.

Samite blankets lay

soft upon the village green,

to be, too soon, trod to mud.

~

Flickering lights cause

some fear. Let’s gather blankets

of another kind.

We all hunker down

waiting to see if the snow,

loudly forecasted, arrives.

~

Something will arrive

and it will be unpleasant.

Thus, it’s wise to hunker down.