Category: Commentary
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Irises
Irises bearded Irisespurple and whiteyellow and burgundyrust and pinkand brilliant whitea fixture oftemperate climesflags signalingfond nostalgiathe clarion ofsummer vacationsthe ending of springand the sum … sumsummertime bluesyet to come –LE – 5/11/24 I love Irises, but don’t get to see them anymore, other than on the internet. They’re not native to the high Sonoran Desert,…
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The Move – The Journey (2/2) – Memoir Continued
The Move – The Journey (2/2) After many miles of sagebrush, wind farms, and advertised gas stations that were no longer in service or just currently closed, we crossed into New Mexico with more of the same. We traveled many empty highways on our way west and south from I-40 to I-10. But before we…
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‘O Mare E Tu
An older piece, but still one of my favorites, performed by Dulce Pontes and Andrea Bocelli https://youtu.be/gGyeuCEAyWU?si=kdc2uqr6IyPDPiXy ‘O mare e tuby Dulce Pontes / Ignacio Ballesteros / Vincenzo Gragnaniello Feel in usSentir em nós Feel in usSentir em nós One reasonUma razão So that we won’t be alonePara não ficarmos sós And in that strong…
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21st Century TV Zeitgeist
21st Century TV Zeitgeist Light-emitting diode screens colorful images with sound that screamsor lulls the passionately roving thumb and remotethat quite blinds, hour upon wasted hour,or just footage of someone’s cat and its imaginary crown. Quickly, spit out this hopefully humorous vision of yourself, or our collective selves,before it becomes our only view –too late.…
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Barcelona
Barcelonaby Ed Sheeran Well get up up on the dancefloor tonightI’ve got two left feet and a bottle of red wineMaking me feel like the beat and the basslineAre in my blood, both hands upon her waistlineGet on up baby dance to the rhythm of the musicDon’t care what the DJ choosesGet lost in the…
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The Move, The Journey (1/2) – Memoir Continued
The Move, The Journey (1/2) We drove to St. Louis for the first leg of our move to Tucson, where we met Ian and his good friend Kristine for dinner before we continued on. We had a pleasant dinner and conversation. Plus I had a couple of paintings that I had set aside for Ian…
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Oleander Blooms
Oleander Blooms fringed green stems bowed downOleander blossoms painta snow-hued shadow a long line of antsblossom-petal porters beartheir white treasure home soon, white turns to brownonce heavy blossoms are gonefringed green stems stand proud –LE – 5/6/24
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Stream of Consciousness
Stream of Consciousness Here, there, everywhere, and nowhere – in my mind –and out, I’m thinking, dreaming, scheming – and learning to enrage everyone, perhaps even myself. I am not going to proceed with this because I’m not goingto deal in negatives – especially about myself.I leave that nitpicky shit to everyone else! I will…
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The Kent State Massacre – A Memoir Memory
4 Dead in Ohio – The Kent State Massacre The Ohio National Guard had killed four students at Kent State on May 4th ‘70. LC3 (the community college I was attending at the time) organized an assembly in the school’s outdoor mall area to discuss the event. I was on the stage as one of…
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Anniversary of the Kent State Massacre
Anniversary of the May 4, 1970 Kent State Massacre —Four Dead in Ohio— And they’re at it again, all over this country, governors, university admins, and cynical politicians are calling in police and national guards to arrest protestors and put down demonstrations, which are our civil rights, guaranteed by our constitution. There are laws currently…
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