Tag: Acrylics
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Nothing There
This will be my last post for awhile. I’m taking a little break; and I don’t know how long it will be… Nothing There Looking around on any given daySurveying what human civilizationHas wrought, the consequence ofOur deepest philosophical thought A tear forms in my eyeSpills and slides down my cheekRaise my hand to wipe…
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Eastern Way
Eastern Way when I was a child30 seemed old to meso I didn’t expect tolive much beyond it never consideredold age and itsinfirmitiesfelt pretty invincibleless very bad luckor inane stupidity early on, eastern artsinspired meKungfu, Judo, Aikidoand Tai Chitheir philosophies madeperfect sense to me –LE – 7/20/24
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4th of July Holiday
In remembrance of what this day represents… and thoroughly considering our current existential outcome probabilities. A safe and happy holiday to any privileged enough to have had wage-slave time off to enjoy family, friends, a little leisure, and of course, your fireworks… Today is a celebration of our liberation from the biggest military juggernaut of…
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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 no…
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‘June is Bustin’ Out All Over…’
JUNE Deep in emerald foliage, barky black and gray,moss frosted, giant, vine cloaked, arborealchia-pet Druids, the forest in repose. Hit-n-run Gemini rains leave the misty moorflush with flowers, flies, and toads.And the “real world” with its deadlines,dead-ends, and deadheads, screams“LIES, LIES, LIES.” Overhead, darkening skies adorn themselveswith plundered treasures of unicorn and dragon riders,the last…
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Desert Marigolds and Guardians
Desert Marigolds and Guardians Ruffle-edged, yellow, irregular polka dotsFuzzy lemon centers, resting onA field of course ferny green Silver Yuccas watch from a nearby ridgeLong spiked Aztec war-bonnetsForeshadow long overdue reckonings Contemplations on a ride toThe road to nowhereAnd home –LE – 3/5/24
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Sean Graduated High School – Memoir Continued
Sean Graduated High School, June 2005 Sean’s graduation was celebrated at Severance Music Hall. My memory of the event is vague, but with some prodding, I recall being a little miffed because I hadn’t brought my camera for pictures due to being advised that no cameras would be allowed in Severance. That was either misinformation…
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What’s the True Motivation – Memoir – Philosophical Appendices
What’s the True Motivation? I always thought I did things because they were what I wanted to do. But recently I’ve been wondering whether my choices were in reality made for me by society and my peers, fabricating my desires. Did I become a musician, artist, writer because deep in the core of my being,…
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Only Human
Only Human vaunted humansmerely a strain of primates with opposable thumbsand the ability to thinkabout the future, andthinking thinking about thinkingover-thinking? thinking based on perceptionsas is all thinking, butnone possible without senses and perceptions of pastevents and future expectationsbased on them but all perceptions capable oferror and missing the reality or ‘truth’ of any and…
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Alibis
Alibis Lives full of alibisDeny responsibilityCulpabilityPoint the fingerSomeoneAnyone elseThe blameWe have ourAlibis Our socialCognitiveDissonanceIntellectual dis-HonestyPuts the lieTo progressiveAnd conservativeClaims ofHumanity –LE
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