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A Good Sense Of Humour Blunts The Sharp Blades Of Reality

...When life threw me a curveball,
I stumbled—then chuckled mid-fall.
Lumped knees, not pride, I wore like bent,
because sneering is something I've seen.

In chemo rooms and vestibules,
I frenzied...

daddy died alone in his home

...daddy died alone in his home
ashtrays with cigarette butts completely hoarded his deathbed
the smell of smoke almost immediately made my eyes turn red
i regret the 15 years since i last saw him
h...

My Life With Pets

...JUDY…
Judy was a German Shepherd from my newborn days
I’ve seen some pictures, black and white; she had a friendly gaze
I wish I could remember her as I sit here and write
Alas I just have photog...

Mr Curveball

...Mr Curveball was a drifter visiting from left field 
Mr Curveball only stayed long enough to be a fleeting thought, 
a brain sneeze, his presence often indicated by frowns, 
robotic owls looking a...

Dear Comrade

...Thank you for celebrating the warrior in me
And for being my shield in times of need
Offering those shoulders to nurse in chivalry 
My battle-wearied heart when it doth bleed

Thank you for cele...

To the End

...“Speak from the heart”
What a load of crap
Cut straight to the point
did this all even matter?
From the start, the middle to that bitter-sweet end

A strange affair
A compilation of half-assed...

We Got a Crowd That's In a Frenzy Bob

...The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Chapter L.A.

I like to think of [the habit] as a bonfire or a lighthouse, so that light can shine out into places where there are no resources and there isn...

Twist of Faith

...In life, we may think we have it all  
Figured out, planned, untouched by a fall  
But then a twist of fate, a curveball thrown  
Our faith may shake, we feel alone  

A dream may crumble, a hop...

Dear Friends

...Dear Friends, Condidants, Associates 
    and Amigos, Homeboys, Homegirls

    Continue to emanate positivity 
     In all things despite setbacks
     what life sometimes throws a curveball.

...

Sweeping Snow

...angels sweeping out flakes
lackadaisically

successive shift:
fast and furious

angels on break
storehouse still
to be emptied

funniest sight?
a full-size snowman
drops from the clouds
...

One Month Into Summer 2022 Elapsed Here

...One month into summer 2022 elapsed here...

Within Perkiomen Valley, Pennsylvania,
thus far marginal rainfall for season
nevertheless...the hazy, hot and humid dog days
meanwhile (gad) Zeus  
t...

Don'T Be

...It can be frightening
It can be gallant

It can be humbling
It can be triumphant

When a curveball is thrown, be ready and take your best swing
When the microphone is passed, stand tall and
s...

Life's Curveballs

...LIFE’S CURVEBALLS

A past time of getting hit by a curveball, would send me off my trolley
Now I see it, catch it, as return it to sender, with one all mighty volley

Indiana Shaw . . . ; )...

The Book of Ruth - With Apologies To the Notorious RBG

...Came from Baltimore by Pigtown
Where they like to lay the law down.
He rebelled against the ground rule.
Had to grow up in reform school.
Got acquainted with a curveball
Dealing pepper by the ch...

Science

...Science is knowledge, magnificence pansophism! 
Extreme erudition of unmatched intellect, 
in all its compelling branches; 

The beautiful and dynamic achievement of flight. 
A kite flying with ...

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