Young and Old the young constantly yearn for more years on their age they believe it’s the answer being older all the rage full of hope and anticipation age and wisdom their goal not knowing their success will extract a tough toll sliding hard into old age goals quick as lightning reverse more years no […]
Greetings from the Edge of the Fringe I live way out on the fringe of life And yes, it’s often filled with strife It’s much larger than you’d expect I do my best to keep it in check The fringe of life depends on your view It can be a happy place of which there
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The Pink House — an earliest memory haibun “We’re going to the pink house” was music to my ears, and to this day, it evokes my earliest childhood memories. I was fortunate to have both sets of my grandparents living in my town, and I’m guessing it was much easier for my parents to communicate
Paradox of Perspective One man’s truth is another man’s lie Three columns rising upward to the sky No, there are four downward shafts I spy What makes one true and the other a lie Before you judge each other’s views Gain a perspective from inside their shoes Much opinion now passes as news Study it
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The Eruption I will not go quietly Behold the booming thunder I will not go slowly Firehose stream instead I will not go calmly Floodgates are now open I will not go subtlety Volcanic eruption more likely I will be going though It’s colonoscopy prep day —— Dave Barry’s Colonoscopy Journal is one of the
Chase The Clouds Away — A Saguaro Haibun Destination: Saguaro National Park. Driving west across portions of West Texas is a painful experience. Looking around, the landscape is devoid of nearly everything — no mountains, no lakes, no grass, no features, not even a tumbleweed. More akin to a moonscape: dry, boring, and monotonous. New
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The Color of Slush Fair weather friend – that’s what you are Y’all love me when I’m young and new It’s age discrimination – pure and simple Because I age fast, quickly changing my hue But I really don’t change color at all Cars and trucks leave their dirt and grit Then smash me down
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The Road Home – Flash Fiction All signs of sobriety had evaporated by the time my third double arrived. The rye was going down smoothly, converging with the blood stream, doing its job. Eventually reaching my limit, gravity yanked me down off the barstool. I stumbled out of the bar and commenced staggering home. A
The Heart and Soul Nebulas | Image Credit & Copyright: Leonardo Orazi Heart and Soul Aura Souls in this universe are more abundant than flora Can a heart and a soul share just one aura? A nebulous concept, central to life as we know it The idea that each heart and soul has an aura The
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Let’s Embrace Let’s embrace our precious time together For these moments may not last forever Let’s embrace each other here and now For tomorrow may fail to arrive somehow Let’s embrace passionately and not pull apart For it’s you that I love with all my heart —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille 121:
