Tag: ShortStory
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An April Morn…
An April Morn… April sunny blues skieswarm morninglight breeze explosions of yellowand new green havebomb-blastedmost of the trees preview of summerarrives this afternoonhigh in the nineties my ride on the loopfinished for todayrelaxing with cooldrinks and food and arrangingwords on my tabletin simple verses –LE – 4/8/25
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Who’s To Blame?
Who’s to Blame? leaderspolicy makerspointing fingersblaming anythingand everythingnever lookingin the mirror illegal to be poorin the richestcountry to haveever existed of coursethe poorare to blamewhile the richare even richerthan the ancientpharaohs and as empires declineas all empires dothe rich andpowerfulmaintain theirpositions atthe expenseof everyoneelse isn’t it time toabandon empireas an economicsystemtry something morehumane ? –LE…
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Anticipation Syndrome
Anticipation Syndrome stomach juices oozinggetting ready for thatmeal – that habitual meal intellect dictates thatI can go for dayswithout food no real harm stomach juices keeptelling my brainI’m hungryI’m starvingI’m dying just habit Pavlovian response anticipationsyndrome –LE 4/5/25 PS: I’ve been ‘intermittent fasting’ for years, but it’s been awhile since I did a water fast…
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An Infinite Ecosphere
An Infinite Ecosphere sometimes I feel likean insignificant tiny bubblefloating in frothy foam andspume one of infinite bubblesecospheres caught inthe greater ecosphereinevitable streams of the space/time continuum –LE – 4/4/25
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Today 2025
Today 2025 my oldest sonwas born today not actually this day but decades past we delivered himat homean old farmhousea mile outside oftown caught himeven thoughhe was slick asgreased lighting shot into my outstretchedhands cord cutwrapped andcuddled inhis mommy’sarms signedbirth certificate asfather – deliverer above mypay gradeso they say it’s a piece of ourfamily history…
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Cool April Morning Ride
Cool April Morning Ride a cool April morning witha few puffy-white cloudsabove the surrounding mountainswhile the sky above isa translucent blue explosions of yellow bloomsdraping various trees and bushesin the mazes edging both sidesof the Tucson Loopeven in the dry riverbed early Brittlebushalready gone blousywhile the yellow explosionsof Palo Verde are stilla few weeks away…
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La Bamba
La Bambaby Ritchie ValensPerformed by Shut Up & Kiss Me [Coro]Para bailar La BambaPara bailar La BambaSe necesita una poca de graciaUna poca de graciaPa’ mí, pa’ ti, arriba, y arribaY arriba, y arribaPor ti seré, por ti seré, por ti seré [Verso]Yo no soy marineroYo no soy marinero, soy capitánSoy capitán, soy capitánBamba, bambaBamba,…
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Open Windows
Another from my first Haiku Colletion in the late ’90s Open Windows Wasting away inpoly-something cubes —Windows NT for our light –LE
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Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson
Sweetwater Wetlands reclaimed wastewater pumpedinto holding ponds and let settle diverted to the wetlands throughsoil, plant, and microbial filters ducks, frogs, insects,flora and fauna of all description work their purifying magic on itfiltering the sweet water into the aquifer below –LE – 3/30/25 PS: The Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, originally built in 1996, is a…
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Sculpting The Green
This is part of a longer piece written in late Spring 2012, but this section well describes the present moment… 1 Sweat of the World The sweat of the world on my shoulders and browdripping off my nose and down my back,burning my eyes, soaking my clothes,where any hint of a breeze soothes and frees…
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