Category: Commentary
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First Long September Morning Ride
First Long September Morning Ride Twenty-three miles beginning to end70% chance of rain Google said But no sky-spittle hit the pathLeaf-blown by park staff Bright blue marbled sky north and westSlate-gray to the south and east Southern mountains hidden inSmoggy mist-veils, almost unseeable But sun prevailed by ride’s endSweat dripping down my face As I…
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Maximum Efficiency – Judo
Maximum Efficiency – Judo A concept common toEastern martial artsOne I first learned inJudo classes from the start Maximum efficiencyUse of energyMotion and momentumLarge results withMinimum effortsAlso applying the physicsOf levers and fulcrums Another principle is:Aside from class warsOne’s only true enemyIs one’s selfNot your opponentAcross the mat orIn the street One must defeat one’s…
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Memoir Addendum – Old Symptoms Of Bronchitis Mostly Gone
Memoir Addendum – Old Symptoms Of Bronchitis Mostly Gone Spent most of my formative yearsTill the end of my first short marriageIn and around the glittering miasmaOf a small steel mill townAt the mouth of the Black RiverOn Lake Erie’s southern shore Walking home in the darkAfter late orchestra rehearsalsOr Judo classes and the likeThe…
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Love’s Magic Spell Or Love Potion No. … 9?
Love’s Magic Spell Or Love Potion No. … 9? Combinations of hormonesPheromones and desiresPleasing or seductivePersonalities andIntoxicating words A combination thatIf projected and overlaid wellWith our own mixedChemical hormonal stewProduces the enchantment ofLove How long can the enchantment lastKnowing full wellThe only constant in life is change? Depends on the strength ofThe ‘love cocktail’ andThe…
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Final Ride For August 2025
Final Ride For August 2025 Morning in the dog daysOf summerWhite brush strokeFeathered cloudsMarble the summertimeBlue overhead Southern mountainsHidden in theMorning mistsNo breezesThis morningThe dusty-dryPersists Only a fewFauna outAnd aboutA Prairie dog pupA couple ofRoadrunnersDancing aboutA bird of preySwooped lowBefore us andVanished intoThe riverbed A short one todayHome beforeSol could crackMy already wellDone skin Tomorrow,…
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Light Desert Rain
Light Desert Rain the light dimsflashes in the westthunder rollsbreezes freshenpitterpattersin the dustblows overin a gust –LE – 8/25/25 PS: This has been the driest monsoon season on record so far… only a month to go ’till its end…; -/
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Last Thurday In August – Tucson Loop
Last Thursday In August – Tucson Loop Rode out under aMarbled skyAnd no breezesBlowing byOnly that createdBy myPumping feet and thighs Mountains east and westSeated in vailing mistWhile in the westThe Three SistersPeaks over theTucson basin’sBeautiful desert viewsAnd barrio sprawlsBackdrop to August’sLast Thursday morningLoop ride –LE – 8/28/25
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When The Children Cry
When The Children Cryby White Lion Little childDry your crying eyesHow can I explainThe fear you feel inside? ‘Cause you were bornInto this evil worldWhere man is killing manAnd no one knows just whyWhat have we become?Just look what we have doneAll that we destroyedYou must build again When the children cryLet them know we…
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Carried Weapons vs Living Weapons
Carried Weapons vs Living Weapons People claim they feel safeCarrying knives or gunsThey’ve practiced longFor ease and accuracy But sometimesLeave them at homeDon’t carry themAround the houseMuch Then when out and aboutA practiced ne’er-do-wellOut of the blueSnatches your belovedPistol or knifeAnd uses it on you There’s always someone out thereBetter than youYou just hopeThey’re not…
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Tucson Loop – Last Tuesday In August
Tucson Loop – Last Tuesday In August The air was heavy and warmThe sky went throughThree distinct changesFrom the beginningTo the end First, it was a lowGray ceilingRandom drops ofSky-spittle hittingMy bare skin Not many ridersThis late in the morningI expected moreSaw a fewRoadrunners outDoing their chores A few hawks wereFlying lowTrolling the riverbedSaw one…
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