Category Archives: Wisdom



At The Paddle Tennis Courts: Isabel

Daily, down at the paddle tennis courts,
Our Gino, famously, appears to coach.
He helps newbie men, but, mostly, cavorts
With gorgeous women—teaches them the poach,
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Posted in Beauty, Wisdom

Rosie The Alpha Dog

My wife’s friend, Caroline, must love her dogs.
She must, or why would she embrace all three?
Two goldens and an aging dachshund—cogs
That turn her home’s complex machinery.
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Posted in Animals, Wisdom

Conundrum

A wealthy friend of mine, endowed with wit,
Charm, a poetic ear and the moxie
To create partnerships that benefit
Multitudes, has, despite a bright, foxy
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Posted in Affluence, Pain, Wisdom

Resolutions

It’s easy to make firm resolutions,
But goddamn hard to keep them—so cool it!
Lose thirty pounds? Join gyms? Glib solutions,
Empty words targeting our most ghoulish
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Posted in Bullshit, Conformity, Illusion, Vanity, Wisdom

The Way It Is

Yeats was right; that shapeless, slouching beast,
Its toxic breath infecting all the Earth—
Perilous mutation—nullifying
Sense and arch philosophy,
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Posted in Politics, Religion, War, Wisdom

An Open Letter To The One True God, Whoever She, He, Or It May Be

Look, I don’t mean to be disrespectful,
But you gotta do something,
And soon!
For starters,
Let us know your proper name!
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Posted in Religion, Wisdom