Chasing
Chill
summer breezes
to scuttle
the scorching
heat
Seeking
Shielded
soothing shade
to escape
the sun’s galling
glare
Requesting
Sudden
noontime showers
to relieve
earth’s desperate
thirst
Chasing
Chill
summer breezes
to scuttle
the scorching
heat
Seeking
Shielded
soothing shade
to escape
the sun’s galling
glare
Requesting
Sudden
noontime showers
to relieve
earth’s desperate
thirst
The Spring Home and Garden Show beckons this weekend’s glow. As I roam, dreaming of home’s potential,Whoa!I tally costsof glossed hardwood floors, doors reformed, and windows to guard against winter chill’s scorn. A westward sunroom, where dusk’s goldlight blooms, And a patio full of fragrant plumes. A south-facing deckand grilling nookbuilt to spec. A backyard…
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Partial truth hides, denies full truth told.Full truth holds weight of what’s left unsaid. Silent weight shapes what’s shown, controlled—Mind only sees shadows of what it’s fed. Seeing shadows of what the mind is fed,Twists facts, reframes the story it knows. Twisting facts reshapes words already bent,Words half-bent deceive hearts that try to grow. Hearts…
Back in the day, I enjoyed an occasional spicy debate, savoring the piquant battleground of politics. Over time, however, I believe that politics has become a dish that relies too heavily on spice. Spice that masks the stench of substandard meat. Our political menu needs to be deconstructed. We need a new menu full of…