Category Archives: Wisdom



Libertarian Limericks

There once was a libertarian
With views both harsh and contrarion.
Opposing, with passion,
Tax, regs, and compassion,
He yearned for a world he could prey on.
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Posted in Affluence, Greed, Politics, Poverty, Wisdom

Don’t Worry! Be Happy!

The media, of course, lead with fire, blood—
We’re shown a dizzy world, spiraling, doomed
By hate, by gods, by greed—torrents that flood,
Submerge philosophy—we drown, consumed.
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Posted in Inspiration, Pain, Politics, War, Wisdom

Tears

I am, famously, a melancholic,
But this past week has been so brutal, seared
With tragedies that leap, hop, and frolic,
I found myself, three times, beset with tears.
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Posted in Death, Pain, Politics, Today's News, War, Wisdom

Need

Why do we
Large-brain mammals
Need so much more
Than all our neighbor creatures?
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Posted in Affluence, Greed, Vanity, Wisdom

Gayle

Recently a new denizen joined us
Down at the Venice paddle tennis courts.
Some call her the tattooed lady. Some fuss,
Stunned by her loveliness, as she cavorts
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Posted in Beauty, Illusion, Pain, Wisdom

Age: Haiku and Tonka

Everything fails—
The ability to count
Even five syllables.
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Posted in Aging, Lust, Pain, Several Short Poems, Wisdom