One door closes, another opens
different phases oft find us half-asleep
Like the moon, they wax and wane regularly
though folks don’t always see
Conditioned to think they’re spread out
they can come in bunches
Disrupting our mindsets
evading our hunches
And when we think we’ve reached the end
another phase may lie around the bend
To shake us from complacency
to stir the pot ~ to bury reverie
The stars are out and they’re worth considering,
with their glimmering, glittering, shimmering,
like fireworks flickering but more regularly appearing
in the black hole sky.
In Europe there are Ukrainians, Albanians, Scandinavians,
Romanians, Lithuanians and maybe a couple of Canadians,
but out there, in the dark black void-of-space, there are Aliens.
Ok, well, statistically, there are bound to be aliens.
your author has no first-hand knowledge of extraterrestrials
I have galactic questions though—you better believe it. For instance:
If light is the fastest thing in the universe,
why is darkness already there when light arrives?
Could dark-matter be chocolate? and
How can we roll our clocks back if time only moves forward?
This is when having a physicist for a boyfriend is handy
—as well as those times you need a ‘close encounter.’ wink.wink
.
.
A song for this:
Fiction by Yard Act
CanyonsMan/Woman/Chainsaw
Ever
since
the day
she
died
he has
unfortunately
changed
for
the
absolute
worst
and
since then
he lies
a lot
and
regularly
acts
like
he
is
better
than
others
who have
nothing
to their
name
and always
tries to
dim
my
light
but I
will not
let him
break
my
spirit.
I do tire of narcissistic old Machistas who think they're God's gift to the Earth so I tried to imagine what it is like to be in the same house as a fascist even though I literally don't even know what that is like.
Eps-spine..Is a serious condition' currently afflicting
The white house, and many world
potentates..Aquired due to close proximity to the
Walking death ( most commonly known')
As epstein jeff..I am afraid.? No.! Pleased
To diagnose' removal from drugs; radical surgery, by laser if
Required? Also, denial of access to social
Media platforms for all affected, immediate removal of funding, coupled with exposure to Biblical
proportianal purging regularly.!
Maybe also? a two year stint in sewer
cleansing? At citys of the incumbent peoples choice.? With a review at the end
And re-employment if they have not learned to a sufficent standard, and the
Same if they have proffiancy.' I beleive that they would un-derstand that rationale?
So i'd employ it to reduce any chance of
Trauma.'
It is the small things that matter most
Your heart sings fresh buttered toast
Family brings together a Sunday roast
Smitten a handwritten letter in the post
Jaunts or saunters down Britain’s coast
Snow balls glisten child’s mitten the host
Don’t be a Scrooge listen to every ghost
Best bet to forget regret but don’t boast
Entranced by happenstance engrossed
In the hub of a pub toast with mein host
Your flotilla through strife of life will coast
If don’t let get pushed from pillar to post
As God damn it our planet will soon roast
Foremost and utmost remember to toast
Little treasures that every day does boast
Teeny weeny pleasures our own outpost
Just make sure you are regularly dosed
With those small things that matter most
This poem is an Acrostic Monorhyme
C onstant fear tactics are employed
O vertake the many freedoms once enjoyed
N ever any love there is a void
S ystem is so broken our souls so often toyed
U nsavoury propaganda regularly deployed
M any regulations are you feeling much annoyed?
E very government organisation, ethics so devoid
R eturn to honesty joy and laughter society would be buoyed
S eek a haven all these shackles to avoid
I am so out of my depth
In this world of technology
The life l knew, loved and understood
Now, just a distant memory
The days when television only had a few channels
Channel change required getting up and turning a knob
Disagreeing regularly with others whos turn it was to do so
Each claiming ‘l did it last time it’s not just my job!’
Days when developing photos was simple
You used a camera with a reel inside
When the reel was finished you took it into a chemist
Matt or gloss the only choice you had to decide
When all was not electronic
Car windows were wound down by hand
Accessing cash from your bank account
A walk in ,with your bank passport….easy to understand
Its all computers , technology and passwords now
No longer phones that “only called” and were attached to a wall
Cash was the general currency
Now , its abundant plastic cards for everything and all
Apps ,banking, payments, signatures, shopping and so forth
All accessible and done online from ones home
Clouds that do not belong in the sky
Lives functioned and lived through ….a computer or mobile phone!
Guards are now needed to stop all people
Accessing what makes me need to go extra
Regularly
Down to the hole
Entered by nothing but piss & excrement.
Royalty keeps their dress unspoiled.
Outstanding toilets are sat on by
Bums only for the private
Eye.
“Higher Love”
When my world burned
I was drowning,
knowledge became borne
from the wisdom of failure,
It ate me up and consumed me,
bit me with its sharp nine-inch nail teeth
like a vampire,
ravenous, straight into the blood-rich heart of the matter.
I understand things are being delivered, regularly,
travelling feverishly into the minds of all,
some acknowledge truth, most ignore -
it's simply torturous - for most - to believe;
The great programmer
has turned the key inside me,
my mind ignited burns foolishly
walking on water
upwards
oblivious
to the Unknown;
vibrations unseen
fearlessly power me on;
whatever comes,
I am more than prepared;
less than you, you assume.
Perhaps you don't know me at all.
Do Your worst,
bring It on -
Love.
Candide Diderot ‘26
“…and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.”
Love your neighbours truly with thy pure heart;
Peace will be sure of unrest tomorrow.
Today will never tear your souls apart,
Nor darken hope with cool, raging sorrow.
Peace will be sure of unrest tomorrow
If alongside kindness guides on the way;
Nor darken hope with cool, raging sorrow,
Though trials never rest, testing the day.
If alongside kindness guides on the way,
Let gentle words be regularly shown;
Though trials never rest, testing the day,
Peace shall conquer through seeds of mercy sown.
Let gentle words be regularly shown
In deeds, not just words, both firm and tender;
Peace shall conquer through seeds of mercy sown;
Then faithful hearts will gladly surrender.
In deeds, not just words, both firm and tender,
Love your neighbours truly with thy pure heart;
Then faithful hearts will gladly surrender,
And never conspire to drift peace apart.
FLAT EARTH VS. GLOBAL
I don't believe the earth is flat
I'm not a scientist but it's a sure bet
That no matter how far one travels
No one has fallen over the edge as of yet
I often wonder if the flat earth society
Have memberships around the globe
How would they explain that phenomenon
The truth would sooner or later unfold
My sister and brother in law
Regularly hike the "Abby grind"
I'm sure when they are climbing, the flatness
Of the earth is not prominent in their mind
Though the flat earthers have some very good points
Like the earth is 71% H2o
Maybe in a sense it is flat
Because it's not carbonated, we know
When I was in school we learned the earth is round
But I'm from Sasatchewan, born and raised
And my world is definitely pancake flat
That's the situation here, that I've appraised
DJC Dec 23/25
Speeding to airport on way to meeting
car skidded on highway, somersaulted
landed in ditch, wheels whirling
plopped there, unscathed, stunned, calm, what next ?
Miraculously CAR LIFTED ITSELF
back onto road, continued to airport
arrived safely at meeting, EXALTED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Poet’s Note : Moment happened whilst
working for a National Educational NGO,
having to travel regularly to various cities to oversee projects __
(Overheard at an Ecopsyche
Workshop)
The blue pill
Or as we like to call it,
“The self-with-nature seminar,”
Allows one to
Walk in fairly unkept woods
Surprisingly unaided
But regularly looked-after by an Eco-adjuster
Herself a blue pill graduate
And certificate holder.
You also receive
An animal mask
A booklet of
Fire ring songs
Plus, tips on how be a
Tacky-Tack eco-influencer.
You might even get the courage to say
Out loud:
“Corporations be damned!”
No side effects have been reported.
The red pill,
Our
“Cynic in the woods advanced program”
Will make you frothing-at-the-mouth-mad
Overflowing with eco anxiety
And as obstinate-uncompromising
As
Greta
Tintin
Eleonora
Ernman
Thunberg.
You’ll likely be arrested.
You might even lose
University tenure
And be on many ‘no-fly’ lists.
You’ll wake every morning
Knowing that you have not done enough
To save the planet.
“What’ll it be?”
“Two blues please.”
Thrown into this box of distinct pieces,
I could cover myself up with them once.
Their image simply relaxed into a fit.
That sharp edge accented a reliable fit
ensuring the uniqueness of the pieces.
Every distinction was frowned upon once.
Change has found me more than once,
regularly revamping me with a custom fit.
A new board can’t hold worn down pieces.
The pieces of who I once was don’t fit.
simple
tones
& tints
the
inaudible
lingers
meaning
unfolds
in
economy
the
unique
resonates
the
normative
fresh
in transparency
word-sounds
flow
patterns
repeat
regularly
inherently
remembered
with
pleasing
effects
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