Collecting

Eventually my

Practical side may win, but

Having now these

Evocative bits, this

Memorabilia,

Enables me to

Relive

A very special day.

Thanks for the word, Jenni P. B.

Dancing on the...

Port Angeles people

Indeed

Enjoy weekly concerts –

Relaxed, spirits buoyed.

Thank you, Tina H. for taking me there. 

Constant

Trying to

Remember this

As a temporary time is

Noting each

Step, and with that

In mind,

This movement

In space

Offers

New insights about change.

Global grains

Silica

And aragonite were

Never before in such high

Demand.

         

                    http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21719797-thanks-booming-construction-activity-asia-sand-high-demand

Mighty mineral matter

Rugged earth formations

Offer a glimpse of

Chronological creation – solid

Knowledge for rumination.

Singing down the road

Musing, using an

Unbridled mind,

Sets

In motion

Creative notions.

Thinking of Rose and Eric A. with love on their anniversary today.

Getting there

Routes all

Over the countryside

Are ways to reach a

Destination, perhaps where a beloved

Someone resides.

Finding a way

Measured steps to

Anywhere might help a

Person to prepare.

Chiroptera

Black beating wings

At night swallow all

The mosquitoes in flight.

$$$, the bottom line

Costing them

A gazillion dollars, this

Man and woman, did they

Pay for their votes?

At the last moment

I received many notes about this

Game, this sport;

Neither would get my support.  

When will this insanity end? Our elections are all about money and the influence it can buy. This is TOTALLY ridiculous. Where is the substance? Do either of these parties REALLY care anymore about the people they represent?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/20/us/politics/georgia-6th-most-expensive-house-election.html

Sizzling

Heat so high some planes can’t fly

Oppresses the West,

The airlines attest.

This one is for you, Emma and Bryan G. Stay cool!

June 19, 1865

Joy filled their hearts when

Untold

Numbers were

Emancipated in

Texas on this date, but then they suffered

Every indignity to an  

Even greater, long-lasting degree.

Nevermore shall

This country endorse such

Hateful inhumanity.

http://www.njclc.com/njclchistory.html

Wanderer

Vaguely she was

Aware that her comings and

Goings, her

Aimlessness, was

Because

Of a curious mind; it could

Not dwell in any one place for

Days at a time.

Thanks for the word, Annie G.

The birds and the bees

DNA shows he’s a match

And fortuitous since she

Deemed him a catch.

Determined

Taking hold with

Energy and

Not letting go,

A living thing is in

Control until something else

Intervenes; even

Then, it is resolved to face what’s

Yet to be seen.

Thank you, Rose A., for the word and the photo.

Fleeting streaks

Valuable rain seen

In shafts evaporates before

Reaching the

Ground; disappointment

Abounds.

Greed leads

Commonly now about

Opposition, it long ago

Meant

People striving together;

Elastic, organic  

The language has been, so

Is it not possible

To change it again?

Is all this vying imperative? Is this

Our final

Narrative?

I wrote this one with yesterday’s word, and the article I cited, in mind. The word itself is an expansive continuum, from innocent children’s games to world powers fighting over territories. We can change our individual sense of competition. Challenge is a good thing, but do we want it to infuse our nature with greed and hatred?

Free to compete

New

Evaluation

Of

Left-leaning thought

In secret

Bombards our

Everyday life.

Reality in this

Anthropocene time is

Lust for freedom

In monetizing matters; the Haves

Screen their dealings behind

Media chatter.

Thanks for the word, Eric A.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-ideology-problem-george-monbiot

Trapped inside

Chirp, you little

Rascal,

I know your

Call. I’m down on my

Knees to help you, that’s all.

Echoes of summer

Trail into the fall.

Dinner is served!

Centerpiece of welcome,

A bowl of wood or gourd

Lovingly

Adorns the table,

Beckoning guests with

A dish

So rich that time

Has no meaning.

Keep the hose handy

Eventually the penchant for

Skewing the facts

Comes back to haunt a liar.

How does avoiding

Essential truths help

When one’s pants are on fire?

The word ‘skew’ relates to the word ‘eschew.’ With both, avoidance is a key element.

Minnesota, early June

Breathing across this humid

Region it brings relief

Even as the sun rises higher.

Ever blessed are we with precious

Zephyrs that offer much desired

Ease.

Inappropriate

Does “new to this”

Excuse his

Feint to lead?

Enough of this

Nonsense! Indeed,

Such flimsy justification is surely an

Ethical abomination.

Genesis

Once two together give

Rise to more, the

Increase causes the stakes to soar. So,

Going back to the very start, does

It useful knowledge impart? Can this

Name what lies in store?

Related to 'legal'

Law-abiding allegiance is

One thing,

Yes, but upholding

A

Leader’s demands puts

To the test one’s integrity in this

Year of rampant insincerity. 

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/07/james-comey-trump-russia-testimony-2017-239253

Angry bird

Cheap tweets of

Hasty conclusions

Impair

Relations and

Promote collusion.

Still your bill!

Preserve

Places for play

And adventure, for

Rest or recreation are

Kingdoms of bliss and

Stillness; we’re fortunate in this nation.

True Americans, apply here

Demand that

Every answer be heard.

Maintain vigilance

Over every word;

Consider the

Rights of EVERY

American voice that

Calls for knowledge and choice.

You and I will not be deterred.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/02/federal-agencies-oversight-requests-democrats-white-house-239034

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/06/02/trump-administration-spits-checks-balances-ordering-agencies-ignore-oversight-requests-democrats.html

Disconnecting auto pilot

Rejecting

Age-old attitudes, rewiring our

Collective minds

Is the first

Step towards global peace in these so-called

Modern times.

It’s extremely disturbing that a leader of the United States consorts with advocates of white supremacy. These men, powerful because of their assets, and blind and callous to the devastating effects of their attitudes, are taking this country down. We can’t afford to tolerate the intolerant.

Values

Every eye should scrutinize

Those who work with

Him; his muddied sense of what’s moral

Is making this

Country grim. The problem’s huge, all this

Subterfuge, and he likes to proceed on a whim.

http://www.npr.org/2017/03/27/520983699/who-oversees-the-president-s-ethics-a-reference-sheet

"You are not the boss of me!"

Why does this leader so staunchly

Insist

That the rest of the world is wrong?

He won’t join in, he won’t help out, he

Dares not sing the song. His

Rally cry is

America first, but globally

We beings are one

As far as Mother Earth’s climate goes,

Living under the sun.

He political posturing is only to show his supporters that he is all about change, no matter the consequences, that he will let none of Obama’s legacy stand, and because he is a narcissist. He is cutting off America’s nose to spite its face.