Category Archives: Wisdom



Waking Up

Like everything, “waking up” evolves.
The sodden infant wakes and cries for food
The avid schoolboy jumps from bed, resolved
To breakfast, meet his mates, head off to school.
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Posted in Aging, Inspiration, Pain, Wisdom

The Human Condition

I’ve never quite understood what “soul” means.
There, tumultuous, underneath the skin,
Empathy and ego ebb, flow, careen
Through consciousness like unleashed yang and yin.
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Posted in Family, Pain, Vanity, Wisdom

Religion, Yet Again

“Death, be not proud,” that holy poet sung.
“Death, thou shalt die.” How stupid could he be?
He switched from Catholic to Anglican
Where patrons dwelt in safe theology.
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Posted in Religion, Wisdom

The Holy Truth

I found a flyer stuck on my front door.
“Truth, where can you find it? Hear the answer
At a free public event!” Can’t ignore
Invitations that promise such a prance!
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Posted in Bullshit, Religion, Wisdom

I The Phoenix

Down at the tennis courts I showed a friend
A morbid poem I wrote last month called “Flame,”
Wherein I cite my own spark’s ashy end—
Burnt out—no light or heat to drive life’s game.
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Posted in Aging, Poetry (What is it?), Wisdom

What’s The Matter With Me?

Look, we’ve got a house at the beach
Paid for! Good pensions and no debt—
Our three educated kids, each
Pulls his own weight, beloved assets.
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Posted in Affluence, Family, Pain, Wisdom