Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Move


Darting or stepping in
A beat-induced way can
Nurture sullen
Corners of the soul
Every day.



Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Class act


Citizens living
In
Various settings
Indicate through words and deeds their decision to
Live together with respect and
Integrity for
The good of all – a huge
Yes! for the sake of community.


Monday, November 28, 2016

Man-invest Destiny


Far away
Ancient
Times had spoken what greed and
Envy would betoken.


Sunday, November 27, 2016

History repeats


Every
Xenophobic
Trend
Relies on fear,
Encouraging
Malevolence,
Inciting jeers. The
Specter of such beliefs
Tends to offer no relief.


Saturday, November 26, 2016

Aspiring to be Putin


Knaves and thieves will
Lead this nation,
Exploiting
People’s minds and
Trust. Through
Obfuscation their mean
Creation will
Reduce
America
To dust. 


…unless We The People stop this normalizing of what most of us have up to now considered deplorable and immoral behavior.

Friday, November 25, 2016

Seasoned teacher


Serving as
A mentor, the quiet,
Gentle woman allowed the
Eager fledglings to make mistakes.


Thursday, November 24, 2016

Latitude


Thoughts and acts of gratitude
Hover in the
Air, though perhaps this time
Not everywhere.
Kin have been divided in their
Sincere beliefs; both
Glee and grief might prompt
Impolitic topics. This
Very word ‘thank’ has lived
In thinking.
Now is a chance to
Give.




Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Fee, fi, foe, fu...


Even the innocent
Millstone, that grinder
Of flour,
Lends an
Unusual
Meaning to the
Enormous amount of power
Now wielded by his earnings, his wealth, his
Trumpeting towers.


Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Useful


Take up these
Objects to prepare
Or repair; they’ll
Likely help
Someone somewhere.

While this word might also bring to mind ‘weapons,’ I am thinking of the constructive power of implements.


Monday, November 21, 2016

Inclusion


Diversifying
In
Views
Eventually
Rounds out to
Seeing
In 
This wide world a
Yes! for all beings.




Sunday, November 20, 2016

Remembering our PFC


Mayhem of
A sordid kind has lately
Divided this
Nation’s mind. May
Every person
Stop and breathe and
See the need for sanity.


Saturday, November 19, 2016

The hard truth


Obstinate, not willing to
Bend, they
Deemed him the
Underdogs’ friend; he
Ranted
And raved – they thought
They’d be saved – but the joke is on
Everyone in the end.


Friday, November 18, 2016

Watchful


Very wary and awake we walk
Into these next years;
Ghosts of
Ignoble past governments have
Lately here
Appeared. We’ll
NOT let the atrocities of the past be
Committed in this land. Stand firm!
Embrace wakefulness without fear.


We must also act. We cannot rely solely on those we believe represent us to act on our behalf. 

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Unconditional


In our
Neural make-up
The synapses fire
Emphatically,
Letting us discern in our
Learning that attuned
Interaction
Generates
Empathy. We see the
Needs of others as
Cultural anthropologists, that is, with
Equanimity.


Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Malus pumila


Autumn months
Proudly present this crisp
Pomaceous fruit; these
Luscious spheres if
Eaten plain,
Sometimes make one toot.


I just had to lighten things up.




Tuesday, November 15, 2016

You go, Girl!


Journeying through the
Open waters of
Upending
Radical irrationality, this
National icon, this
Amazing, blazing
Lover of truth quietly bore her
Illness.
She is gone, never
To be forgotten.


In memory of Gwen Ifill.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Imbalance


Crooked
Optics
Concentrates on one
Key point taught
Even now: a woman of
Yore was disobedient, and
Ever since, man has the female sex
Deplored. She’s merely convenient.


Sunday, November 13, 2016

Commandeered


Using fear-mongering
Scare tactics, he
Undermined  
Rationality – time to be on our
Ps and Qs.


Saturday, November 12, 2016

Lemons


Impromptu
Makers of lemonade, be
Proud of your
Resilience, your
Optimism and great patience,
Virtues untested
In haughty gangs;
Seize this moment. Stir with
Enthusiasm! Forget the pangs.







Friday, November 11, 2016

Veterans Day


Agreeing to
Retreat from and cease the
Massacre, the countries
Involved
Signed for peace; the
Time was 11 a.m. on the eleventh day
In the eleventh month at
Compiègne. Today we honor
Every Veteran.


Thursday, November 10, 2016

Connection


Beams traverse a
River and
Instantly two sides meet;
Declaring philosophical
Give-and-take is an
Enlightening feat.




Wednesday, November 9, 2016

National irrationality


Riotous,
Angry people eager for change
Believe a
Brutal, immoral
Leader will bring relief – a misleading
Exchange.


Tuesday, November 8, 2016

National rationality


Voicing your choice
Of candidate serves
The greater good as a socially aware
Electorate should.


Monday, November 7, 2016

Being reasonable


Sound minds
Are indeed
Needed when
Emotional bounds are exceeded.


Sunday, November 6, 2016

Fall back


Seasonally
The hour changes
And when it’s
Normal, one exchanges
Dark and light,
A slight of hand,
Regulated, on
Demand.



Saturday, November 5, 2016

Tempus volat


After many decades
Go by, active
Elders
Declare time flies.

With wishes for a Happy Birthday to someone dear.





Friday, November 4, 2016

Uninsightful


Instigating the most
Negative and divisive
Campaign ever, the
Intemperate politician proudly
Trumpets his planned
Endeavors.


Thursday, November 3, 2016

Relationships


Combinations
Of varied and
Multiple
Parts
Lie in the
Entwined
XX and XY hearts.


Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Día de Muertos


Offering multiple tiers of
Festive items for the departed dear, the
Retablo welcomes,
Encourages them here. Their erstwhile earthly
Needs are met by
Devoted family, who
Annually will not forget.




Tuesday, November 1, 2016

The first of the month


Calling out
Lunar newness, the
Eminent priests would
Name the calends;
Debts came due and maybe
Accounts were claimed to be
Reckoned in talents.