Category: Poetry
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Passive And Receptive
************************* Let us not thereforego hurrying aboutand collecting honey, bee-like,buzzing here and there impatientlyfrom a knowledge of what is to be arrived at.But let us open our leaves like a flower,and be passive and receptive. – John Keats
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Cotton Eye Joe
Cotton Eye JoePerformed by The Sweeplings OohOohOohOohWhere did he go?OohOohOoh If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye JoeI’d been married long time agoWhere did you come from? Where did you go?Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe? He came in to town like a raging stormHe rode through the fields so handsome and strongHis eyes was…
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Early March Morning On The Tucson Loop
Early March Morning On The Tucson Loop Gossamer white swaths on pale to dark blue,the sky, an abstract painting in bright hues,the southern mountains silhouetted in sheer mists. Walkers and cyclists dotted the path north to south,most not paying particular attentionto the stark beauty surrounding them. The yellow buds of Greasewood and Mesquitepaying homage to…
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Early March Morning In Tucson
Early March Morning In Tucson Chinaberry tree starting to greenLeaves luminescent in the morning sunThe yellows of the high desert springDot the landscape and birds on the wing –LE – 3/4/26
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Modern Civilization
Some may accuse me of being a pessimist. I’m not, but some of my poems may seem so. These poems are the result of the mainstream media and the ‘clickbait’ my friends insist on reading to me, even though I refuse to read that incendiary rubbish myself. They are the result of my assulted senses…
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The Last Blood Moon Until 2029
The Last Blood Moon Until 2029 Last Blood Mood till 2029So they say.Though it’s not the color shadeI’d expect with its name Was thinking of somethingRosier… at least pinkish…Not brilliant whiteMore like sunshine Of course it might haveBeen the time of day – duskJust after the sunsetSky still peachy in the west Poles on an…
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Cognitive Dissonance – A Definition
Cognitive Dissonance – A Definition Standing Rock 2011 – Color photo: https://cynop.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230703_091108.jpg Cognitive Dissonance hallmark of humanityoligarchs marching usto extinction’s precipice claiming we’re all familybut they, the patri and matriarchsbestow blessings only on those who concedekiss the ass, boot, and ringpain and poverty for the rest decry the inevitable backlashclimate, human/animal rights activistsattacking our fascist…
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The Ivory Tower
The Ivory Tower A tall Ivory tower stoodGleaming whiteIn the enchanted woodsSquating on a low hillaglow in theMid-day sun Near its topA dark openingA preditory eyePeering outScanning the path To the wide doorless base Over its high stone railingHangs a thick braided rope ofBlond human hairNearly reaching the groundThick enough to gripFor the long upward climb…
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The Airways And Digital Byways – A Panicked ‘Dingdong’
The Airways And Digital Byways – A Panicked ‘Dingdong’ Airways and digital bywaysFilled with ancient triggersAnger, fear, and suspicionPoint accusing fingersScapegoating those whosePower is little-to-none Hard to discern who to trustLoudest voices in any roomFilled with conviction and bravadoSeem righteous and strongClaim to have been right all alongWith malicious accusations and ad hominems Divide and…
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Take It To The Limit
Take It To The Limitby The Eagles All alone at the end of the eveningWhen the bright lights have faded to blueI was thinking ’bout a woman who might haveLoved me and I never knewYou know I’ve always been a dreamer(Spent my life running ’round)And it’s so hard to change(Can’t seem to settle down)But the…
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