July 31, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Nature 212. all life a translation of light Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 29, 2021August 1, 2021"Short Story", Human Condition, Moments of Life 210. Rising revelry, below the ceiling-fans: orgiastic music. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 24, 2021August 1, 2021Favorites, Human Condition, Moments of Life, Nature 205. under the moonless sky my only friends the raindrops Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 23, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social, Self-Realization 204. Rubbing my nose just to feel another’s touch. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 20, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Nature, Self-Realization 201. The lake spreads before me – immense – past that, the sky — forever. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 19, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social, To the Masters 200. for RHCP littered mind of faceless monoliths — eyes just mirrors for the sun Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 13, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 194. Mirror mirror on the wall, is there some god doing this to us all? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 9, 2021August 2, 2021Human Condition, Moments of Life 190. for L.O. All just animals running from haunts that chase us; sadness — when it’s gone. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 7, 2021August 2, 2021Daily Haiku, Health & Wellness, Human Condition, I was there..., Moments of Life, Nature 188. The snapping turtle, still as time, prostrates itself before the god rain. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 5, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 186. for Dave My soul’s writing checks my body can’t cash; singing songs my mind can’t grasp. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 4, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social, To the Masters 185. for Kurt Vonnegut So it goes: nothing to be done; enjoy the excrement. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 3, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 184. What are we all waiting for? All our eager eyes bouncing screen to screams. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 28, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Moments of Life 179. It isn’t what it is. It wasn’t what it used to be. It just was — now. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 27, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 178. Useless cacophony drowning out our horrid, existential screams. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 24, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Nature 175. our names, painted over, beneath layers of time, of ink, of nothing Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 23, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Nature, Political / Social 174. All the overlapping voices, amidst the sea, amidst the waves, amidst… Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 19, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social, Self-Realization 170. Nobody ever changed anything yelling at a flatscreen TV. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 18, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, To the Masters 169. for Maurice Sendak Just a bunch of fucking children crying “Wolf!” in ill-fitting clothes. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 17, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social, Self-Realization 168. for “progress” Think about it: are we only “happy” because we’re “comfortable?” Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 14, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Moments of Life, Self-Realization 165. Are you happy now? You drank yourself to the lonely drizzle of night. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 13, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 164. for Jeff Bezos I hate you… but one more item and I qualify for free shipping. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 11, 2021August 1, 2021Human Condition, Moments of Life, Self-Realization 162. for myself on my death bed This is it: the moment has come. Either this is over — or isn’t. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 6, 2021June 8, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 157. for the gas station clerk Another day at work behind the counter. How many, ‘How’s your days’? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 5, 2021June 8, 2021Human Condition, Moments of Life 156. for perspective Sometimes, like when you have an ice cream, a red light can be a blessing. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 3, 2021June 9, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 154. The blood-thickened ink from our fathers’ drink spills into the centuries. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 31, 2021June 3, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 151. I claw, I scratch, just to drag myself back to this place I was before. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 25, 2021June 4, 2021Human Condition, Moments of Life 145. for my youth The shirtless teens stroll down sidewalk dreams, bodies still glist’ning with water. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 24, 2021June 3, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 144. for the future generations It makes less sense as you go on — but there’s nothing to do but go on. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 23, 2021June 3, 2021Human Condition 143. At that age where maybe we will see each other one more time — maybe. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 22, 2021June 3, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 142. Years can make the background chatter so overwhelmingly oppressive. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 21, 2021June 3, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 141. for my reflection “Don’t stare.” “Sorry. It’s just that I’m a lot closer than I was before.” Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 19, 2021June 3, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 139. The only magic left is seeing children see magic. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 18, 2021June 3, 2021Health & Wellness, Human Condition, Self-Realization 138. One more cigarette than tomorrow’s different. I swear — it has to be. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 16, 2021June 3, 2021Human Condition, Nature, Political / Social, To the Masters 136. for Grant What if it’s all just a simulation? Nothing to do but garden. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 15, 2021June 3, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 135. What’s easier to control than two halves spitting hatred — never whole? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 11, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Self-Realization 131. How much joy can we destroy chasing these dizzy peaks of ecstasies? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 9, 2021May 10, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 129. You can’t pick all the pieces up at once — they’re s e […] Read more
May 7, 2021May 10, 2021Human Condition, Moments of Life, Nature 127. “Where’d she go?” I ask the solitary duck. “Was it you, her or life?” Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 6, 2021May 10, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition 126. Bewitched by the warmth as your flame engulfs me Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 4, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Nature, To the Masters 124. for Walt Whitman A gentle breeze stirs grass and leaves; we’re but ants among blades of trees. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 2, 2021May 3, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social, Self-Realization 122. for discipline You can’t pick up all the pieces all at once — they’re shattered-everywhere. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 1, 2021May 2, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 121. The human race: all trudging to that age where it could be any day. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 30, 2021May 2, 2021Human Condition, To the Masters 120. for Atticus Love’s so easy hopping Parisian puddles betwixt kisses — while drunk. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 28, 2021May 3, 2021#blacklivesmatter, Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 118. for the murdered faded rectangles of cloth hang limp upon the rigid poles Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 26, 2021April 27, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization, To the Masters 116. for Dante — and my 35th Thirty-five: I look behind — and see the halfway journey of my life. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 25, 2021April 27, 2021Human Condition, Nature, Self-Realization 115. Syrupy sweetness now leathery earth, but still the memory Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 18, 2021April 27, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization, To the Masters 108. for Nilanjan Bhomick Writing is man’s great rebellion against a purposeless universe. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 16, 2021April 29, 2021Human Condition, Moments of Life 106. I find zen throwing bread to ducks — I am Jesus Christ Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 15, 2021April 27, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 105. How many thoughts and prayers equal the life of a child? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 13, 2021April 27, 2021Human Condition 103. all stories the same — the unexplained birth of light fighting endless dark Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 12, 2021April 27, 2021"Short Story", Human Condition 102. I have the conversation in my mind — answering for the both of us. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 9, 2021April 27, 2021#blacklivesmatter, Human Condition, Political / Social 99. Thoughts prayers half-mast flags dreading morning light Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 7, 2021April 27, 2021Human Condition, Pandemic, Political / Social 97. for 2020 It was so easy to hate everyone – red or blue – anything that moved. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 28, 2021April 27, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition 87. our lives & deaths anchored by the sun Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 25, 2021March 27, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition 84. Fingertips trip, do somersault flips, trying to keep pace with my thoughts. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 21, 2021March 26, 2021"Short Story", Human Condition, Moments of Life 80. We’re too old to tip-toe ‘cross the railroad bridge, but it feels good to feel. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 19, 2021April 29, 2021Human Condition 78. those unsaid things grind memories to fine piles of homogenous u s d […] Read more
March 18, 2021March 20, 2021Human Condition 77. It was what it was, it is what it is, after it’s over, is this? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 14, 2021March 21, 2021"Short Story", Human Condition, Moments of Life 73. Barely discernible — grass slightly less thick where home plate used to be. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 11, 2021March 21, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 70. That “dishwasher empty, floor washed, books alphabetized” type of feeling. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 9, 2021March 20, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 68. I’m not afraid of before or after — just that moment in between. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 7, 2021"Short Story", Daily Haiku, Human Condition 66. Her life a museum of unrealized dreams, collecting the dust of stars. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 5, 2021March 7, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social, Self-Realization 64. Pick and choose what fits your views — truth is malleable clay. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 4, 2021March 28, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 63. Sometimes you can’t help but stare at the Great Equation in the air. Love1 Share Tweet Read more
March 3, 2021March 7, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 62. Sometimes, in my mind, I go through the list of each girl I ever kissed. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 27, 2021March 7, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social, Self-Realization 58. all these trivial catastrophes we begrudgingly choke down Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 26, 2021March 7, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 57. Babies dying, earth on fire, and we’re arguing whether it’s a catch. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 25, 2021March 7, 2021Human Condition, Moments of Life 56. I drag the half-charred stick through the ashes —yearning for embers. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 22, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition 53. Our own special fortress of so many things left unsaid Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 21, 2021Daily Haiku, Health & Wellness, Human Condition 52. that space ‘twixt kisses — I drift between bed and sheets — all else in between Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 17, 2021February 21, 2021"Short Story", Human Condition, Self-Realization 48. “Was it worth it?” she asks. “I don’t know: I’m too close to the fire to tell.” Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 15, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, To the Masters 46. for James Joyce …an unbroken chain of umbilical veins to the first leads unto… Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 12, 2021February 13, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social, Self-Realization 43. for consumerism I can’t say why I hop in my car just to buy… something — anything. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 11, 2021February 13, 2021"Short Story", Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 42. wandering sanitized aisles carts full of together alone Love1 Share Tweet Read more
February 9, 2021February 11, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition 40. 6:50 am: fireball spinning outside my window, snooze button be damned Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 2, 2021February 3, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, To the Masters 33. for Rumi There are many wines — to each their own ecstasy, to each their own light. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 25, 2021January 26, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Nature, Self-Realization 25. one pain goes away, another takes its place — diminishing returns Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 24, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition 24. It could have happened different, but it didn’t — never will. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 22, 2021January 23, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 22. It was a gradual fall — that happened so quickly. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 18, 2021January 25, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Self-Realization 18. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 17, 2021January 18, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition 17. Before I even swallow, I’m plotting how to follow my next bite. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 11, 2021January 13, 2021Human Condition, Self-Realization 11. What once was (you, me) is just a story now — no longer memory. Love1 Share Tweet Read more
January 9, 2021Daily Haiku, Human Condition 9. for Father Time It’s not that we lose our taste for prey, it’s that we lost the will to hunt. Love0 […] Read more
January 5, 2021January 7, 2021Human Condition, Political / Social 5. for Las Vegas Shuffling through the drug-addled streets of lost-soul dreams, itchin’ for that fix. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 31, 2020January 3, 2021Daily Haiku, Favorites, Human Condition, Moments of Life, Nature 366. Under the empty sky, my mind grows still — the new moon Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 29, 2020December 30, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, To the Masters 364. for Kurt Vonnegut So it goes: wake, eat, work, eat, sleep — repeat. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 27, 2020December 30, 2020Human Condition, Moments of Life, Self-Realization 362. for Michael Fessler Summiting the mountain, the mountain summiting me. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 26, 2020December 30, 2020"Short Story", Human Condition, Moments of Life 361. I rub my nose on the nape of his neck. “Yes, I will die,” I sigh, “but…” Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 24, 2020December 30, 2020"Short Story", Human Condition, Self-Realization 359. When you first see the finish gleam… it’s easiest to succumb to dreams. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 23, 2020December 30, 2020Health & Wellness, Human Condition, Images 358. Having to pee on the ride home can sometimes be a good thing. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 22, 2020December 30, 2020Human Condition, Political / Social 357. for America Drinking and wasting away — until the next football game. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 21, 2020December 30, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization, To the Masters 356. for Lord Byron Imagine if we lived our entire lives thinking only of ourselves… Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 20, 2020December 30, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization 355. Past rock-bottom: an endless abyss of emptiness — and nothing. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 19, 2020December 30, 2020"Short Story", Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 354. She asks ’bout the kids as I add up the tip — both playing our parts. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 17, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 352. Whether blue or red, your ass is still on a couch, screaming at a screen. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 16, 2020December 17, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Moments of Life, Nature, Political / Social 351. A lone phone tower — the sole thing between me, untrodden snow, and zen. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 14, 2020December 14, 2020"Short Story", Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Moments of Life 349. Sharpener filled with shavings; paper full of emptiness. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 12, 2020December 14, 2020Human Condition, Nature, To the Masters 347. for Larry Gates We fill birds and trees with our philosophies; they simply answer, “Be.” Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 10, 2020December 14, 2020Human Condition, Moments of Life 345. Waiting for anything — slot machines illuminate the zombie faces. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 8, 2020December 14, 2020Human Condition, Political / Social 343. for the college grads You’ll always have the rest of your life to work for the rest of your life. Love0 Share […] Read more
December 7, 2020December 14, 2020Human Condition, Nature 342. Birds, moon, and trees each doing their own thing while we fill them with ourselves. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 5, 2020December 14, 2020Human Condition, Nature, Political / Social, To the Masters 340. for Joy Harjo All are born of bloody history — our pious robes soon sullied. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 3, 2020December 14, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization 338. “One more day, one more day. One more day,” I always say. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 2, 2020December 14, 2020Health & Wellness, Human Condition, Moments of Life 337. for Percy I nuzzle my nose into the nape of his neck — find that special spot. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
December 1, 2020December 14, 2020Human Condition, Political / Social 336. This many lines, these types of rhyme — or none. A good poem is a good poem. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 30, 2020December 14, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization 335. The empty, blank white page betrays my teeming brain. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 29, 2020December 12, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Moments of Life 334. Can I capture emptiness with a blank page? Gray morning blue. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 26, 2020November 26, 2020"Short Story", Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Moments of Life 331. Past the window – in the old, gnarled tree – the Troll King grins — still-watching me. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 25, 2020November 26, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Nature, Self-Realization 330. How silly we are: pretending to know of what the skylarks sing. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 23, 2020November 26, 2020Human Condition, Nature, Political / Social 328. for homo sapiens one uncovered rock and an entire civilization crumbles Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 14, 2020November 18, 2020"Short Story", Human Condition, Moments of Life 319. I drop a seed of poetry into the […] Read more
November 9, 2020November 10, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Nature, To the Masters 314. for Jack Kerouac The twisting branches take the roundabout way to eternity. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 8, 2020November 10, 2020Human Condition, Political / Social, Self-Realization 313. Sip your drink — criticize, think how everyone else needs to change their life. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 4, 2020November 10, 2020Human Condition, Nature 309. The guttural drone of generators against the river of time. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 3, 2020November 10, 2020Health & Wellness, Human Condition, Self-Realization 308. Your body is the physical story of your life. What’s it saying? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
November 2, 2020November 3, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social, To the Masters 307. for Alan Moore The watchmen point and laugh as we eat each other, giggly with champagne. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 28, 2020October 31, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization 302. My pen bends under the strain of my teeming brain — breaks. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 24, 2020October 30, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition 298. Cascading colors scroll down my computer screen, my eyes blank. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 20, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 294. for Democrats and Republicans “We the People for the People.” Not, “Us the Politicians for us.” Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 19, 2020October 20, 2020Human Condition 293. When you’re here, you’re here. When you’re not… who knows? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 16, 2020October 17, 2020Human Condition, To the Masters 290. for Grendel Sometimes we forget that even monsters have their stories. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 11, 2020October 17, 2020Human Condition, Moments of Life, Nature 285. for W.B. Yeats I walked into the woods with a fire in my head — foraging for poem. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 9, 2020October 9, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 283. infinite views opposing truths lead us to our Narcissistic selves Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 6, 2020October 8, 2020Human Condition, Nature 280. wind rippled pond – lily pads – indifferent – floating through our privileged lives – Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 2, 2020October 8, 2020Human Condition, Nature, Political / Social, To the Masters 276. for all the roadkill festering in the sun ground into the ground again and again Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 1, 2020October 2, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, To the Masters 275. for Kansas If all we are is dust in the wind, at least there’s dust and wind. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 29, 2020September 29, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization, To the Masters 273. for Haruki Murakami I close my eyes with everything I have — please… just let me fade away… […] Read more
September 26, 2020September 27, 2020Human Condition, Political / Social, Self-Realization 270. alcohol— filling the abyss with emptiness until it’s full Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 25, 2020September 27, 2020Human Condition, Political / Social 269. A fat priest denouncing the peril of gluttony. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 24, 2020September 27, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization, To the Masters 268. for Basho Another year gone — pen in my hand, reams of unmarked pages. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 22, 2020September 27, 2020Human Condition, Nature, To the Masters 266. for Issa Leaves slowly turning— the lives we yearn for, far off, lost in idle pasts. Love0 Share […] Read more
September 21, 2020September 27, 2020Human Condition, To the Masters 265. for Joy Harjo Her mystic smile, framed in stars — the heaviness of being a man. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 18, 2020October 8, 2020Human Condition 262. The sum of our consciences – The difference of our lives. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 16, 2020September 17, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, To the Masters 260. for Allen Ginsberg An old man, the wilting rose — greedily sipping the last drops of joy. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 13, 2020September 14, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Self-Realization, To the Masters 257. for George Orwell Brooding on enormity it’s hard to see what’s in front of your nose. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 12, 2020September 14, 2020Human Condition, Nature, To the Masters 256. for Issa “How can someone treat a dog like that,” he roars, tearing apart his steak. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 6, 2020September 7, 2020Human Condition, Moments of Life 250. for T.S. Eliot Fridge. Pantry. Freezer. Freezer. Pantry. Fridge. Do I dare to eat a peach? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
September 3, 2020September 3, 2020Daily Haiku, Favorites, Human Condition 247. To my father So deep in the sand that you no longer miss anything but the light Love0 Share Tweet Read more
August 30, 2020September 3, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization 243. The hard part: waiting till time dulls the pain to a manageable ache. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
August 26, 2020August 28, 2020Daily Haiku, Favorites, Human Condition 239. It’s really just one big wave washing over eternity Love1 Share Tweet Read more
August 22, 2020August 29, 2020Human Condition, To the Masters 235. for Haruki Murakami Time moves like a wagon with a loose axle – towards the final stop. Love1 Share Tweet Read more
August 18, 2020August 28, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization 231. Everything gets stagnate if you have it every day. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
August 17, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 230. Strike your best pose and be sure to gaze lovingly into the light. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
August 9, 2020August 10, 2020Human Condition, Nature 222. Why do we fear death? We’re all phoenixes risen from the ash of stars. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
August 6, 2020August 10, 2020Human Condition, To the Masters 219. for Gregory Corso Always the back of Allen and Jack; laughter dies long after the jest. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
August 5, 2020August 10, 2020Human Condition 218. Underneath all the tired songs: that same age-old yearning for grace land. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
August 1, 2020August 3, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition 214. So difficult to mourn the ashes while the wildfires still rage. Love1 Share Tweet Read more
July 31, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Self-Realization 213. even if this is all there is — we should feel blessed it ever was Love1 Share Tweet Read more
July 29, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, To the Masters 211. for Kristin George Bagdanov We share the labors of this world — making nothing again and again. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 28, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Self-Realization 210. perhaps one of these poems will breathe breath beyond death — rise from ink and page Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 24, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition 206. Tomorrow, I tell myself again — Earth’s unwavering spin Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 17, 2020July 17, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, To the Masters 199. for RHCP Lucid lotos-eaters lounging on loam; eyes just mirrors for the sun. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 8, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 190. Every passing person passing judgment – as I pass and pass my own. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 23, 2020Daily Haiku, Human Condition 175. Xerses, Caesar; men have conquered the world, but kneel to a woman’s back. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 6, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition 158. Between narrative and recollection; between truth and what I dream. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 4, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition 156. You’re describing the ignorant majesty of a kid on a wall. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 2, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition 154. All these sullen stares waiting for the next fleeting thrill to pass the time. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 29, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization 150. I toe this abyss of meaninglessness; one missed step spells certain death. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 18, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition, To the Masters 139. for John Steinbeck We lift our weary eyes, kneel in benevolence to a God unknown. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 24, 2020June 20, 2020Favorites, Human Condition 115. At this point even the lies are lies, lying atop each other. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 21, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition, Nature 112. Just remember we all are born from reincarnate star. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 19, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition 110. The sum of everything and nothing is all. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 17, 2020June 20, 2020Favorites, Human Condition, Nature 108. Buzz! Buzz! Look at all these busy bees! Sipping nectar, eating cheese! Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 16, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition 107. for Graham God has to have faith that people will believe. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 11, 2020June 20, 2020Human Condition 102. We dance around the obvious; waltz circles ‘round what we want to say. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 9, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition, To the Masters 100. for Willy Shakes When it all ends, what will be the last syllable of recorded time? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 8, 2020June 19, 2020Favorites, Human Condition, Nature 99. for Jack Gilbert Added together, the sum of all the suns still know nothing of spring. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 7, 2020June 19, 2020"Short Story", Human Condition, Moments of Life 98. Their house was full of undreamt dreams, neatly displayed, waiting to be dreamt. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 1, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition, Political / Social 92. We all blankly watch – the end’s saintly march – from the comfort of the couch. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 28, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition, To the Masters 88. for Chuck Palahniuk Doesn’t it seem like we’re waiting for a turn to talk that never comes? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 25, 2020June 19, 2020Favorites, Human Condition 85. Life’s but a squirrel world; running ’round the nut-strewn ground, prepping for winter. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 20, 2020June 19, 2020Favorites, Human Condition 80. we poison ourselves to feel more alive we poison ourselves Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 19, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition 79. Pick your poison: oblivious pleasure or utterly present pain. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 17, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition, Pandemic 77. Watching the news – and they’re still throwing pills our way. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 6, 2020June 19, 2020Favorites, Human Condition 66. and – one day – that unbelievable moment comes — to our disbelief Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 4, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition, Self-Realization 64. Another peak leads to another plateau; leads me unto myself. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
March 1, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition 61. The way we measure time inside our heads — divide, multiply – subtract. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 26, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition, Nature 57. The morning’s gray rain screaming, “Every day’s the same, every day’s the same. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 23, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition 54. Where does time go? By the time I rise and rub my eyes – it’s tomorrow. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 19, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition 50. The finish line is the same; it’s just that some choose to get there faster. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 17, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition, Political / Social 48. Drunken bees swaying on our pulpits, sloppily pontificating. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 14, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition 45. When you think on it, our dust speck lives are pretty insignificant. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 13, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition 44. What does progress mean? To what end, what goal, do we suffer day to day? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 7, 2020June 19, 2020Human Condition 38. The greatest dreamers are destroyed by idly dreaming of greatness. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
February 4, 2020June 17, 2020Human Condition, To the Masters 35. for Aldous Huxley We all have an island in our mind – built to our unique perfections. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 24, 2020June 16, 2020Human Condition 24. Does your last breath, at the moment of death, dictate your heaven or hell? Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 2, 2020June 16, 2020Favorites, Human Condition 2. Cavemen at fires felt happy and sad… we just have more words than they had. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 1, 2020June 16, 2020Favorites, Human Condition 1. When we have plenty food, shelter, and water – the gold begins to gleam. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
