Random thoughts, poetry and pictures

Random thoughts, poetry and pictures
A taste of my skewed view of the world.

Monday, October 28, 2024

Linguistic Anarchy

 Linguistic Anarchy


when you’re down and troubled


mischievous words elevate 

your spirit


perform random acts of 

poetic graffiti


© 2024


Thursday, September 5, 2024

The Last Shall Be First



amundsen 

was the last man

to be the first

to reach the south pole


the moment

i begin to share

a beautiful dream,

it is over.


armstrong

was the last man

to be the first

to walk on the moon


is it an impossibility 

to share a dream

without ending it?

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Wrong Direction





as he peers looking with all his might

something unfamiliar appears.


something beautiful, something exciting,

something new


amazed at the wonder of unexpected change,

he realizes the power


of occasionally gazing with all his might

in another direction.


Temporal Three a.m. Thoughts

 



at the 180th meridian 

the international date line, 

an imaginary line

divides yesterday from tomorrow.


walking east,

i lean into the future,

heading west,

i recede into history.


only when

i straddle the line

am i grounded

in the imaginary present




btw 

Fiji is the only place in the world

where one can walk

across the international date line

without snowshoes 


Just Live It!

meager life:

sitting in boardrooms,

occupying living rooms,


sleeping in classrooms,

next best thing to premature burial 


prosperous life:

trudging up mountains,

slogging through swamps,

rowing river rapids,

digging, planting, napping in the shade.


Monday, August 26, 2024

Sooner Or Later


life is short. time is fleeting. don't wait.

love here. love now.


later may come 

(if it is meant to be).

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Heaven’s Crying

lightning flashes

zig-zagging across pastel sky

crashes of thunder

rain pouring in great cleansing splashes

natures teardrops beating against window panes 

like heart beating against rib cage

like giant snowbird floating against clouded sky 

like broken love pouring from saddened eyes