Category Archives: Who Knows?



Blondie (1/29/13)

Little Elmo, Bumstead’s grade school neighbor,
Displays a wisdom way beyond his years.
While Dagwood, wide-eyed, listens to his lore,
Elmo reveals our major source of tears.
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Posted in Lust, Vanity, Who Knows?, Wisdom

Jennifer’s Collection

Jennifer confided: “My mother asked
‘What do you collect?’” Everyone collects,
It seems—a necessary human task
Illuminating artful intellect.
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Posted in Conformity, Vanity, Who Knows?, Wisdom

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharina dwell in dark
Drawers. Sometimes, you see them scoot for cover—
Silverfish—darting among spoons and forks,
Searching for sustenance, or, perhaps, love. Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Who Knows?

Wi-Fi Biochemistry

Whence flows the anguished gush we all endure?
What neural interplay of chemicals
Transforms my quiet heart, that soft tambour,
Into a pounding snare, hurling feral Continue reading →

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