Tag: Commentary
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The Harvest Moon / Super Moon
October’s Super – Harvest Moon West mountain skylinePale peach disk descendingWith sunrise breaking Under post-dawn’s domePale white before the sunriseThe Harvest Moon sets The Harvest Moon isA Super Moon this seasonAwe inspiring With Luna smiling –LE – 10/7/25
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Eye Of The Storm
Eye Of The Storm in the eye of the growing stormthe calm you’d expect, suddenly gonefrantic anticipation the new norm hurricane season is upon usbut our leadership so schizophrenicdaily explode division and chaos swirling thermal vortex strengthseems to go completely unnoticedin the jaded halls of power with denial … the driving force –LE – 10/6/25
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Ongoing Self-reflection
Ongoing Self-reflection I continually try to be here and now, in the present moment. But sometimes, the present is not the enlightening inspiration one would like. For example, in that moment that you are accused of things that are not only inacuate, but the farthest things from your actual mindset or thought processes. This happens…
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October Morning Ride
October Morning Ride pristine blue overheaddesert panorama bathedin golden sunshine long shadows layacross the crowded pathjoggers and bikers galore someone said, “must be trainingfor an upcoming event”their huffing, puffing, and sweating but Occam’s razor might suggestthat it’s just a beautiful morningenjoying outside’s cool morning air roadrunner startles medarts across my path aspigeons flock overhead again,…
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The Future – Now Past
The Future – Now Past Conventional Sands of time in the hourglassThe future passing through nowBecomes the past Or The future flows down time’s riverWhitewater’s raging furyBeneath the bridge of eternal nowInto memory and the downstream past Or Less Conventional Past present and futureEbbing and flowingFully encompassedIn the eternal now –LE – 9/21/25 PS: These…
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Save Our VA Protest
Save Our VA Protest – 10/3/25 There were five of us protesting this morning. We were at the Ajo entrance of the VA during the shift change. We protested from 6:30am to 8:30am… Positive responses were not as numerous as last week. Unfortunately, a majority of those going in and out, pretty much ignored us.…
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Born To Be Wild
Born To Be Wildby Steppenwolf Get your motor runnin’Head out on the highwayLookin’ for adventureAnd whatever comes our wayYeah Darlin’ go make it happenTake the world in a love embraceFire all of your guns at onceAnd explode into space I like smoke and lightningHeavy metal thunderRacin’ with the windAnd the feelin’ that I’m underYeah Darlin’…
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Destiny Maybe
Destiny Maybe Can’t seem to carry a tuneWhile tapping outCounterpoint rhythmsAnd chords on myOut of tune guitarSo easily doneIn years gone byYouthful memories Very difficultWhile fighting theInevitableEncroachingTide of decline andSenility Is it better to wageA losing battleOr allow oneselfTo flounder Does it really matterWhen society’sFoundationsHave devolvedWorm-riddenCaricaturesDissolving underOur feet Of value toNo oneOrDestinyMaybe –LE – 9/20/25
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Cool Early Fall Ride
Cool Early Fall Ride cool morningin the mid 60s Fhigh 70s Fon the return cloudless domebut for a few billowsplumping up from thedistant northern peaks sunlight sparkles offthe receding flood watersrolling north to thewaiting Gila the roar of RCmodel boatsrooster-tailing onSilverbell lakeshattered themorning’s gentlepeace a couple of fatskinks zigzagedacross the pathand a large blackbird of…