Category Archives: Wisdom



Futility

I’ve complained about the weather,
Complained about the world;
Incessantly, complained
About religion, greed—
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Posted in Greed, Religion, Wisdom

Humanity

They hunted, gathered, somehow stayed alive
They lived in caves, began resenting pain,
Evolved somewhat and grew a larger brain—
To satisfy an itch, learned how to wive.
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Posted in Death, Illusion, Pain, Religion, Vanity, Wisdom

Pentimento

From time to time you run across a word
That yearns to be enpoemed; a lyric chime,
It’s force enhanced (although it’s rarely heard)
By bouncing rhythm and internal rhyme.
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Posted in Aging, Beauty, Vanity, Wisdom

At The Paddle Tennis Courts: Tanja

Face it! Humanity’s a deck of cards,
And Life determined by the game it deals.
Consider: Solitaire, War, Hold’em, Hearts,
Blackjack, Gin—all reflect disordered wheels
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Posted in Beauty, Luck, Wisdom

Autobiography

A middle-aged mistake
Born to New York Jews—
Driven to a Ph.D.,
I taught literature in five countries,
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Posted in Aging, Family, Wisdom

The Ten Commandments

Our commandant uses the first three rules
To make it plain that it’s a unique boss.
Forget those other gods, they’re foolish ghouls;
Vainly say my name? That brings down chaos!
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Posted in Conformity, Death, Religion, Wisdom