Category Archives: Wisdom



Flame

This June,
My younger son, at 50,
Plans to visit Iceland—for two weeks—
To tour and hike with a pal of his.
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Posted in Aging, Wisdom

Moral History

In 1854,
Ordered by an idiot,
Six hundred British cavalry,
Unprotected, charged
Well-placed Russian guns
That simply mowed them down.
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Posted in Conformity, Death, Religion, War, Wisdom

Beginning and End

It’s not god’s will
We need to fear
But shoddy work
That’s underfoot.
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Posted in Death, Religion, Wisdom

ART

Last Saturday, requested by Nicol—
A girl (woman really) who shares my gym—
I went to see her photographic soul
Displayed. A seated group, expressions grim,
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Posted in Beauty, Inspiration, Wisdom

Salvation?

Those YouTube loops that fly around the Web1
(Stupid, crummy, but sometimes magical).
They clutter your machines, make brain-waves ebb,
But, sometimes, comicalize the tragic.
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Posted in Politics, Today's News, Wisdom

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