Tag: Commentary
-
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…
-
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…
-
Shikanoko
Shikanoko the deer’s child, honed bylight and dark sorcerydeep in the dark wood love of the Autumn Princesshis undoing and long sorrowlady Hina’s love his salvation with five magical, imp sonstwo became his banewould have to deal with in time while his sixth human sonimp and Tengu trainedhis champion soon became and daughers? perhaps…the tale…
-
The Digital Shroud
The Digital Shroud think of allthoughts and wordssent into ‘the cloud’doomed to be forgottenlost in the digital shroudwhen our tech succumbsinevitably to entropylost in Gaia’sin Terra Firma’sultimately finite soulmurdered for progressfor greedby those who bleedprofits – LE – 1/24/26
-
Laying-on Paint
Laying-on Paint background musicto start – sonatas forviolin and guitar canvas preparedrough draft ofvision laid down paints on palateessential colorsmixed and ready brush-tip drips colorlaid on canvas andshapes are rendered with patient strokesor dabbed and scrapedwith palette knife bold music changes assessions fly bypainting completed in many winks ofthe eye – studiedthis playful vision rendered…
-
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…
-
Bonsai
Bonsai Miniature treesTrained and pruned with a simpleTree-ness plainly seen Ornamental shrubsTrained and pruned to look like treesSerenity hums A simple imageForms in a receptive mindCalms the storms inside –LE These Bonsai were on display at the Franklin Conservatory in Columbus, OH… Pictures were taken with my Galaxy 5G phone. –LE
-
Water Reclamation
Two types of water reclamation in Tucson, Solar and Wetlands… Solar Water Reclamation Sparklingreclaimed waterslowly flows northin the edge ofthe otherwisedry lowerSanta Cruzthen to theGila and eventuallythe Colorado sun glares offacres ofsolar arraypoweringthe reclaimingengines disgorging thereclaimedreconstitutedamniotic fluidof life as predatorand preyobserve fromshadow-gorgedhidey-holes andshade-camouflagedcreviced walls and I stareat the arraywonderinghow it gotthis way dry riverbedspoisoned blue…
-
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,…
-
A Morning Meditation
In My Morning Seat sitting meditatingmorning dovesoutside my windowhoo-hoo-hoooohoo-hoo-hoooowho-who-whooooo sitting meditatingtraffic cacophonya few streets awaybackground staticthrough wind chimesimminent rain signs bathe sunbaked groundswildflowers bloombeside cactus spineshillside climbs can stillhear the chimes resonatingsitting meditating –LE
CynOp 