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POEM: Don’t Yuck Another’s Yum

As we awe have different tastes… Don’t Yuck Another’s Yum An imminently practical Maxim yum of life Is don’t yuck another’s yum As savor from bad taste Just keep it Too yourself Though time, and time, and time again My … Continue reading

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POEM: Dis Illusioned

Getting rid of our illusions seems to be one of our most vital tasks, yet I have not yet met another person who welcomes becoming disillusioned… Dis Illusioned I’ve only ever herd Disillusionment as Sum thing To be voided As … Continue reading

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POEM: Pour Communication

I prefer to err on the side of too much information in a relationship. I would rather sort out too much information than too little… Pour Communication “Communication assures nothing.” Communication Sure’s nothing Con fused with prose Reserved for every … Continue reading

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POEM: Raggedy And

Raggedy And Rumors had it I was a bit Theatrical A bit ragged Being subjected Too sum type Of puppet master A mirror caricature of the creator And if true My edges frayed Garb worn God treats me As raggedy … Continue reading

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POEM: Stationery Mode

The reason I don’t get out that much… Stationery Mode I am Holy still Quiet petrified That a singular movement Would unleash a symphony Of words A cascade of ideas A tsunami of visions Beyond any thing I ever metaphor … Continue reading

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POEM: The Tin Soldiers of The TSA

I wrote this poem years ago after flying to my nephew’s wedding and the TSA unwrapped the framed wedding poem gift — an unexpected gift from them. My suitcase also contained a huge bag of my homemade 30-ingredient artisanal granola, … Continue reading

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POEM: Soul Felony Conviction

Sometimes life calls for convictions… Soul Felony Conviction In my many years Some wear I over herd Oh, he’s a professional peacemaker A paid protester When in truth I am not quiet a pro I am just An ex-con

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POEM: Whirled Traveler

Mine, your own, busyness. Whirled Traveler He had long been From the land of helpers With a passport to everywhere unearth Wanted or knot Yet as the daze passed He eventually learned That just Because he could Did not mean … Continue reading

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POEM: Holy Obedient

The first quote below, I learned as the epigraph of the book, Let Them Call Me Rebel, a biography of Saul Alinsky, the great American organizer and social activist. The Lao Tzu quote following it make an interesting pairing and … Continue reading

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POEM: Blankety Blank Sheet

I’ve been warmed, again and again, that poetry skulks in the night… Blankety Blank Sheet No need to dispel A nasty rumor I lie In bed Heart and mind making love That poetry is Jumping Write off the page And … Continue reading

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POEM: The Death of a Poet

Eternity resides in poetry, as due poets… The Death of a Poet They miss took him As sow many times before Asleep And beneath it Awe Riding a poem Sow epic Beyond A wake

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POEM: Standing With

This poem is in honor of the Resistance and Resilience Fair in Toledo tomorrow, and a reminder that in the long run, we need resilience… Standing With He spent Allot of time On politics He was awe too Familiar with … Continue reading

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POEM: A Choice Life

I am a big fan of Gandhi’s call to “Be the change you want to see in the world.” I see this as the most basic building block of direct democracy. Plus, this simple precept reflects a seamless blend of … Continue reading

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POEM: We Are Awe Kids

I see the most powerful spiritual truth in order to manifest awesome human life is living with simple fact that we are all kids of God and siblings to one another. I suggest that this means that we should not … Continue reading

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POEM: Where Treasure Lies

Where Treasure Lies “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 Some might Say he helled Nothing back Varily they are tolled As the why’s In vest In the whirled Fore the time being Their … Continue reading

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POEM: Delivered

Deliverance is not just a scary 1970’s backwoods, murderous, horror film… Delivered There is an infinity Of poems You have Delivered me Sow says the muse

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POEM: The Bettor Portion

The Bettor Portion I spent Half my life Accumulating By my ever larger hows By the moving truckload By degree By travails around the whirled Combing the heirs of life And still I wonder Is there a better weigh Life … Continue reading

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POEM: Harbingers

This poem is for awe of you who have special vulnerabilities that few other people seem to get: Harbingers In this whirled of hours There are Special ones Who are harbingers Of what is on Its way Like a canary … Continue reading

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POEM: Berth Plays

Berth Plays God made me A home Between the nooks and crannies Of life Rooting Making plays Between the plan its And unreachable stars Vast expanses and spaces Of death Wear the spirit Is a breath of fresh heir Sometimes … Continue reading

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POEM: Microcosmic Man

I am a microcosm of a majestic universe and beyond… Microcosmic Man I am Possessed Buy that within And awe that is without As know stardust in these I’s Emptying my self As neither apart nor a hole As now … Continue reading

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