Category: Ethics
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When You Say Nothing At All
When You Say Nothing At Allby Alison Krauss & Union Station It’s amazing how you can speak right to my heartWithout saying a word, you can light up the darkTry as I may I could never explainWhat I hear when you don’t say a thing The smile on your face lets me know that you…
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Hats
HATS Good guys wear black… I mean white…I mean black… I mean… How many hats can anyone wear?Then again, who really cares?But if you’re one of the caring few,Consider the consequence of those we choose. No matter what your current hatIt’s worn in shades of white through black.Most are worn in these shades of gray.It’s…
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I’m Perplexed
I’m Perplexed I’ve tried to keep my rhetoric confined to our ongoing class warfare of the last few decades. But the situation has escalated to the point that rampant bigotry has become national policy. Where federal ‘security’ forces (ICE, USCBP, the National Gurard, etc) are mudering American citizens with impunity, violating the first and fouth…
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Message For A Time Capsule
I came across this poem many years ago, and it has stuck with me. Our insane world of political and religious partisan vitriol always pulls it from the back of my mind to the fore. It’s as poignant now as the day it was written. (IMHO)… Message for a Time Capsuleby Philip Appleman I have…
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Like A Rock
Like A Rockby Bob Seger Stood there boldlySweatin’, in the sunFelt like a millionFelt like number oneThe height of summerI’d never felt that strongLike a rock I was eighteenDidn’t have a careWorking for peanutsNot a dime to spareBut I was lean andSolid everywhereLike a rock My hands were steadyMy eyes were clear and brightMy walk…
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Pandora’s …
Pandora’s Box Pandora’s boxOnly filled withBagels and loxSwimming inChaos dustBut the boxHas no lockWhat the While back at itsSprawling cageThe parakeet chirpsAnd the dog barksWith no reasonNor rhyme…Chirp bark chirp barkChirp chirp bark barkOnly ceases inPandora’s chaos dark Boycott ImmoralityOh! such banalityOn whose moralsDoes the boycott hingeYou, me, perhaps LokiWhims of Norse or GreeksDon’t worry,…
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Mortality Meditation
This is an old one, but in light of recent conversations, I thought to clarify my thinking on the matter…a bit… Though, others’ speculations are just as likely as mine – 1/14/26…; -) Mortality Meditation The older I get, the more I seem to consider the end of my journeys around old Sol, especially when…
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Distrust
Distrust Distrust names the gameLeaders betray us for gainOur demise and pain Once you are betrayedYou are never quite the sameTrust, a fatal aim To overcome itCompassion must take the reinsAs empathy plays But Never trust MandarinsTheir appetites unsatedDon’t care about us At all, only wealthPower and their own statusThe elite, the ‘cream’ Trust and…
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The Losers’ Lament
A study in irony that most of us have probably experienced… If Only – The Losers’ Lament if only I was handsome/pretty born a financial genius or just with loads of money I’d be happy, healthy, contented instead of frustrated and demented circumvented fate is stacked against me it should be plain for all to…
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Painting With Sand
Sand Paintings Haboobs gone a strayColored sands, percussion laidMandala-raising Red, blue, yellow grainsSandblasting my open mindMandala gazing –LE – 1/8/26
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