Category: Ethics
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Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson
Sweetwater Wetlands reclaimed wastewater pumpedinto holding ponds and let settle diverted to the wetlands throughsoil, plant, and microbial filters ducks, frogs, insects,flora and fauna of all description work their purifying magic on itfiltering the sweet water into the aquifer below –LE – 3/30/25 PS: The Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, originally built in 1996, is a…
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Sculpting The Green
This is part of a longer piece written in late Spring 2012, but this section well describes the present moment… 1 Sweat of the World The sweat of the world on my shoulders and browdripping off my nose and down my back,burning my eyes, soaking my clothes,where any hint of a breeze soothes and frees…
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The Tucson Loop In Spring
The Tucson Loop In Spring the dazzling morning suntilts in 30 degreesoff the eastern horizonwith Aries as backdrop long shadows crossthe north/south pathand the cloudless brightblue sky goes on forever reclaimed water cutsa zigzag path downthe western edge of theotherwise dry Santa Cruz the surrounding mountainsseen through the brightgreen veils of newMesquite leaves a couple…
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Leave Sleeping Dogs Undisturbed
Old Che-Che Old dog nappingIn morning sunshine suits meJust fine –LE – 3/26/25
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Unchained Melody
Unchained Melodyby Alex North and Hy Zaret – Performed by Lucy Thomas Whoa, my love, my darlingI′ve hungered for your touchAlone, lonely timeAnd time goes by so slowlyAnd time can do so muchAre you still mine?I need your loveI need your loveGodspeed your love to me Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the seaTo…
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Explosion Of Homelessness
Explosion Of Homelessness Since I arrived in TucsonThe number of homeless hasIncreased by at least five times Unless something is doneI expect the dry riverbed will becomeA homeless community end to end And then whatWhen the monsoons comeAs they surely will, sooner or later? Only one answerEat the rich and theirLickspittles governing us For their…
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Oleander Wraps
Oleander Wraps snow-white, pink, or violet blossomsadorn and weigh downlong swaying stemsdense with jade-green leaf-blades a beautiful wrapdraping the garden wallessence of deadly teas ever so prettyon a bright sunny day but not every pretty thingis safe to chew on so look and enjoy the sightbut please don’t ingest –LE – 3/19/25
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Third Day Of Spring?
Third Day of Spring? High temp forecast is 8390s for the rest of the week‘Spring’ in Tucson AZ High dappled cloud-sheersHazy sunshine washingMountains and ravines Landscape filled withBright yellows andEmerald-greens Beer-keg and whiskey-barrelSized GreasewoodsBows heavy with tiny Bright yellow blossoms and budsSalt and peppered lavishlyAcross them Once blowsy, BrittlebushSporting new blooms asVernal splendor explodes Road…
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Riffing On The Color Purple
This is more of a stream-of-consciousness endeavor, though I did edit it a bit upon completion. It’s from my time in a poetry group back in Ashland KY, some time in 2011 or ’12… Some of the references may elude those born at the end of the 20th century, into the present… Sorry ’bout that…; -)~…
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Her Scented Bed
From my first Haiku Collection – late 1990s Her Scented Bed In her scented bedPassion’s tides recede and rise —The fan moans softly –LE
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