The conduit

Flowing

Languidly deep in the

Umbrous ravine of collective

Memory is an

Eternal oneness.

Exactly

Sadly, it’s only half

In a dozen carton of

X.

Way to go! High...

Felicitations

In high hand slaps are

Valued as CONGRATS-

Elation.

Also in a rectangle

Five minus

One gives

Us the number of a square’s

Right angles—two pairs.

Oktoberfest

Trios

Hammer out OOM-pah-pah

Rhythms to

Entertain

Evening dancers.

A pair

Twice

We count

One.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with...

Only

Nine to go before we

Encounter ten.

Happy autumn

Fiery red, bright yellow or brown,

All the

Leaves float

Listlessly down.

Unprecedented

Papa, you embrace all

Of the earth,

Promoting love beyond

Ecclesiastical girth.

Genuine

Straightforward

In her pronouncements of the

New company policies, the rare

CEO

Explained that success

Resides in honesty; it’s as clear and

Essential as air.

Collective conscience

Juries try to be

Upright in their conclusions, but

Sometimes the system is

Threatened by collusion.

Inequity has many faces. How

Can we balance the scales for

EVERYONE in every place?

Mindset

A gloomy outlook

Takes the wind out of sails.

To get somewhere

Is an adventurous tale.

The trick is

Understanding the road—

Desire? Or dread?

Empower? Implode?

The color warm

Ruby, rose and vermilion are

Examples of this hue; they might

Describe a blushing you.

Alpha, beta...

A is the first

Letter and

Phoneme we

Hear,

And next comes

B, maybe for baby, in a young

Ear, and on through zee,

The last—that’s clear.

Thumbs up!

How about a big round of

Applause for those who lend kind,

Neighborly aid to those facing

Demoralizing, desperate times?

Futile

Nothing very

Useful is

Gained by

Arguments

Tied to unmovable views

On politics or

Religion—unless

You’re trying to generate heat.

Think tank

Scholars and fish

Can think

Hard, when they wish, but these days it’s not

Otiose talk. Instead it’s a pool

Of inquiry-based

Learning; no question is deemed uncool.

What's for dinner?

Ratatolha in Occitan, it's

A savory,

Tantalizing stew.

A meatless wonder,

This dish sings praise

Of produce born

Under an

Incessant sun warming the

Land, pulling forth

Luscious,

Edible hues.

Two left over…from ten

Two times six

We call a dozen of

Eggs or roses or cookies; or

Lay them in four groups of three—

Very well, three groups of four—

Eh? You say you know some more?

It’s not forgetting

Remembering

Embers, can this console?

Blame seems a

Useless, fruitless goal. Should we

Inspire to move ahead?

Let go of grief? Let go of

Dread?

Happy 60th to ewe

Kind and giving, this

No-nonsense friend

Is a ball of laughs; she’ll slip in

The best pearls of wisdom, spins

The funniest yarns, and might

Even needle you a bit. The point is, this girl's a

Real stitch. 

Happy Birthday, Rosie V.!

Fantastic number 9

Now, little kitty,

Is the start of your

Numerous lives;

Eat and be…witty.

A fun take on this myth is Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss.

Opening up

By the

End of this first and

Glorious day, we’ll

Immobilize unnecessary

Negative

Notions and

Invert

NOT into a TON of

Gaining new

Skills and having fun.

Thank you

Long and often

Arduous toil as done by many

Behooves the rest

Of the world to stop and

Reflect, to show respect.

Tools

Everybody else, it seems,

Makes the rules; students need

Positive input, to learn a set

Of tools they can use

When life tries to steal their self-

Esteem. They’ll practice new knowledge and

Reach for their dreams.

Where?

Exiting in great numbers are

Xeno-souls seeking refuge;

On their backs they carry

Desperation, in their hearts hope for

Understanding, in their minds

Self-preservation.

Taking ownership

Critical thinking

Has at its core

An ability to question;

Linking what we would

Like to know

Evolves into better discerning.

No growth is

Gained by laying low, by playing it safe.

Enjoy learning!

Connecting

Remember that first

Encouragement you felt when

Little? The help from

A teacher, neighbor, friend?

The trust you built

In your angst-filled teen years

Or the bond you forged with the struggling

New kid? 

Such connections are the

Human need for 

Interaction, this drive of

Push and pull, in order to thrive and

Succeed.

Be the change...

Little do we

Ever know of the rippling

Gifts one kindness might bestow; our

Attitude to be the

Change we wish to see spreads from

Yesterday to eternity.

Curiosity

Behavior, senses, memory,

Reasoning, motion, functions galore

Are all wrapped up

In this 3-lb. organ; who would

Not want to know more?