Tag: ShortStory
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Early Morning Tucson Ride In May
An Early Morning Tucson Ride In The Latter Days Of May The bright Tucson morning sunDefines everything in ourForeground as we roll by While the surrounding mountainsAre silhouettes behind misty-blue vailsToo early for the mists to have burned off But closer peaks and mounds likeTumamac (the horned lizard)And A Mountain stand sharply revealed Crystal clearIn…
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Small Change
A stark reminder of our ‘reality’, especially now in 2025… Small Changeby Tom Waits Small Change got rained on with his own thirty-eight,And nobody flinched down by the arcadeAnd the marquees weren’t weeping, they went stark-raving mad,And the cabbies were the only ones that really had it madeAnd his cold trousers were twisted, and the…
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Older Flamenco And Nouveau
I’ve never seen a flamenco dancer live, but have seen them on TV. So, seeing a live performance is on my bucket list. But the peotry and representations in art facinate me. I’ve even tried painting a couple myself… But first, here’s one from one of my favorite poets, Rainer Maria Rilke: The Spanish Dancerby…
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Riffing On One Of Nietzsche’s Insights
Paraphrasing Nietzsche Facts, my assNo such a thingOnly interpretations ofEvent interpellations Those that holdPublic sway in theAccepted, ‘normal’ way BS lies that normalizeJust stories that justifyThe ruling classesClutching greed and need Functions of powerFor the masses to devourCertainly NOT any kind of ‘truth’ –LE – 5/18/25
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Response To An Old Prompt
There was a prompt a while back: Have you had any broken bones? And I’ve decided to ‘riff’ on it a bit… In short, the answer is yes… Way more than I’d like to admit… Having been a Judo tournament competitor for more than 40 years, not to mention the daredevil inclinations and exploits of…
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Outrageous Mendacity
Rode the Loop this morning and musing started composing a poem to commemorate the ride. But the longer I rode and the more I saw and thought, the more my incregulity rose, giving rise to the following… Outrageous Mendacity Brite blue skySol’s pristine long raysTells a story full of lies All is wellThe whole world…
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AI Armageddon?
Does Artificial Intelligence Initiate Armageddon? Rhyming Crimes… Is it a crimeto speak in rhyme?I don’t know,though one would think sothe tide goes in and outthe wind does swooshall things change with timeit’s all a cosmic rhyme let’s make a rhymefrom the end of timea verse for todayfor some prophets saynigh is doomsdaywho has heard the…
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Existential Questions
This is another old one. With all that seems to be challenging our lives, I feel the urge to pose these introspections yet again… ??? Are we rain;are we sane–ishworking with ageless energy,planning to live forever,lives full of regrets and sorrows,hoping for resurrection — or — at least reincarnation — or — forever with all…
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Little Green
Little Greenby Joni Mitchell Printer-friendly version of this lyricBorn with the moon in CancerChoose her a name she will answer toCall her green and the winters cannot fade herCall her green for the children who’ve made herLittle green, be a gypsy dancer He went to CaliforniaHearing that everything’s warmer thereSo you write him a letter…
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An Old Statement Of Widom And Ethics
An old statement of wisdom and ethics that sitll motivates me after a lifetime of trials, tribulations, and ecstasies, even though some of my poems and rants may seem to contridict them… Mr. Ehrmann expressed my core feelings as well as I’ve seen them expressed anywhere. And yes, I’ve posted this before (a couple of years…
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