Category Archives: Political and Philosophical Musings

This morning as I left the house, on a grungy fall day, I almost forgot my usual survey of my beautiful front yard, albeit with denuded trees and a carpet of wet leaves. As I walked away, I remembered, turned … Continue reading →

The just persist. Fallen Reign The reign fell On the just And the knot sow just And might be What is it A boat As the tide razes all Weather you Noah or not That which bids An olive branch … Continue reading →

Here is a poem about the future, with two competing views; one anchored in both antiquity and eternity, multigenerational — the long view; versus another, characterized by the 30-second ad,  24-hour news cycle, and quarterly earnings reports — the short … Continue reading →

In these somewhat psychotic days, some may be tempted to believe that we can act outside of history, or ignore it. Still, I suspect that reality will have its way with us. This may lead to the inertia of history … Continue reading →

A short poem to remind us that awe is not lost. Bred of Life Eternity calls In every moment most kneaded Bred for ever and ever Flower and sweetness Salty tears Water yielding to life In tending The yeast of … Continue reading →

One small hope in the unfolding Trump regime is that the off-the-charts power-mongering and corruption will result in minions behaving like scorpions in a bottle, turning on one another, perhaps degrading their degrading schemes. Scorpions in a Bottle The ultimate … Continue reading →

The myth of Icarus is one of hubris. Icarus fashions wings of feathers and wax and flies toward the sun. Untoward to him, the sun melts his wings and he plunges back to earth  –for a new sort of flies… … Continue reading →

Love is bigger than hate. Healing Fire I am naught Created by my enemies The most fateful of lessens I am awe In the presents Of my One True Friend My soul in large A journey to love true That … Continue reading →

A little Monty Python for a Monday mourning… Net Zeroed “We come from nothing, we are going back to nothing — In the end what have we lost? Nothing!” ― Monty Python I was down As a madder of fact … Continue reading →

Election day — so it begins. One last, hopefully last, poem about Trump, his lies and conspiracy rants, and his self-fulfilling profits. Taking, Their Q They took their Q From a toxic waste dump Of conspiracy theories Truth bastardized and … Continue reading →

If continuing consumerism is our notion of progress, then carrion and on… Progress Progress is An allusion To something ails Bought ensouled Re: store As you whir

Most people are skeptical of something coming out of nowhere — no surprise there. However, many people overlook the commonly cynical view that much of what we do disappears into nothing, makes no difference. Perhaps dispelling this cynical magic would … Continue reading →

As climate chaos ravages our one and only home, many are still mostly worried about gas prices and refueling… Re fooling Gaming on Saving the planet was Up to US And he was speeding down The high way Rushing to … Continue reading →