Poems and posts about life, creativity, and God
the ideas are:word poltergeists that possess my mind,making a mess of the place,only exorcised by the pen. the ideas are:tidal waves smashing into estuaries—crashing, receding, repeating. the ideas are:feast or famine—an epicurean banquet where tasty morsels abound,oran arid wasteland where everything goes to die. the ideas are:here and gone—a bullet train with precious cargo,andan old…
our politically-correct entity,hallowed by thy pronouns. thy cancellations come,thy social justice be done,in real life as it ison the web. give us this day,our public enemy,and ignore our trespasses,as we hastily cancel thosewith differing opinions. lead us into public spacesthat we may voice our lonecorrect opinions. for ours is the delusion,and the vanity,and the hubrisforever….
my wife has never likedthe cargo trainsthat operate a milefrom our house,but I havealways hadthe utmost admirationand respectfor them. even asantiquatedandanachronisticas they may be,I still find comfortin those horn blasts. early morning rooster calls.late evening dinner bells. as a teen,I walked on the rails,maintaining my balancelike a tightrope walker,as cars passed by me to the…
making resolutionsto change intosomething better—more effective,productive,healthier,yet,failing at sustainingthe task,like taking two stepsforward,thenbeing pulled backby the leash. every intentionof doing better,lacking the willto do so.succeedinga handful of times,thenfalling offthe cliffto a rocky demise. self-loathingat the inabilityto reproduceresultslong term. every herowe look up toable to do so,we envy. we lackstrength of spirit,and willpower,unableto overcomeshort termhurdles. never able…
came homeafter work,dog tiredand looking tocat nap. all I could think of todaywas sleep. not the work,not lunch,not dinner. not weekend plansor household chores,or church. just sleep. I love the kitten,but damn,do I love sleep more. eyes crossing,staring and straining,but not focusing. head falling,shoulders slumping,everything sore,lethargy overtaking melike an energy vampire.like Colin Robinsonfrom What We…
