Category: ShortStory
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From my ‘Winter Haiku Collection
From my ‘Winter Haiku CollectionOr, is that my ‘Wage-slave Haiku Collection’?…; -) # 010 mid January,my cubicle closing in —no help on the way –LE
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Dragon’s Eye Sunset – Haiku
Dragon’s Eye Sunset Dragon’s eye sunsetthe blazing sky ignites trees —with the full moonrise –LE
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Plumbing Wisdom’s Ancient Wells For Truth Or Merely Mystical Persuasion, A Con Job?
Wisdom’s Ancient Wells wells of wisdomhow many are thereonly oneorone for each culturecivilizationcreed orpersuasion how many ‘truths’are thereonly onewho decides“whichever interpretationprevails at a given timeis a function of powerand not truth.” –Nietzsche does it not benefit usto reexaminerethink our sourcesour fundamentalsfrom time to timea healthy skepticism tohelp avoid theentropy of hubris as the old Taoist…
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Arlington
Arlingtonby The Wailin’ Jennys Where do you go little birdWhen it snows, when it snowsWhen the world turns to sleepDo you know, do you knowIs there something in the windBreathes a chill in your heart and life in your wingsDoes it whisper ‘start again’Start again Where is the sun in the nightIs it cold, is…
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Another Look At A Katana Mind, Slicing & Dicing
Katana Mind Ronin YojimboMifune’s tontoSpins in the airLands in crossroadBlade pointsThe wayHe picks it upAnd walks toMeet destiny Yojimbo’s katanaBlade foldedA hundred timesCore soft andFlexible –Cutting edgeHardened and honedSlice throughAnything Katana mind likeYojimbo’s bladeFlexible malleableCore optimisticCutting edgeRazor honedCynicalSlice throughAnything Forging theMind-bladeMeditating openTo nature to lifeHoning theCutting edgeCritical thinkingSlice throughAnything Flip it in the airAt crossroadsIntersectionsDead…
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A Winter Haiku Wednesday
From my ‘Winter Haiku Collection’ #018 Snowblind in sunshine,dark barky spines protruding —sparrow-buds in bloom –LE
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Cloud Denizens
Cloud Denizens blue skymarbled at thewestern edge cloud formationlooking like a largehunting bird with soft white wingsmiles widesun drenched moisture plunging betweenthe mountain’s dividenosediving found its prey –LE – 1/4/25
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Success – Memoir Addendum
Success I studied classical violin when I was a child. My teachers, over the years, informed my parents that I was no prodigy and would probably never be good enough to be a ‘professional’ musician. This colored my view of myself and my abilities. It took many years for me to come to Nietzsche’s realization…
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A Perfect Trio
A Perfect Trio tabbouli and rippled potato chipswashed down with adouble espresso a perfect trio atasty lightevening meal –LE – 12/22/24 PS: My Tabouli is made with bulgur, tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, mint, green onions, fresh squeezed lemon juice, and a little olive oil. The espresso in the picture is roughly three shots. The ridgecut chips…
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Some Public Art In The South End Of Tucson
Public Art on the Tucson Loop close to the Julian Wash Archeological Park
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