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Isolation

...I

It is dawn.
Brother, rise.
Let us give vent to the rising sun, and with claps of the
Mind, welcome its waking ecstasy.
Distances prevail — measured on the sun’s distance
From the soils.
Ep...

CATHARSIS

...I emerge from echoes, from a dungeon so deep,
To erase the ink of inner turmoil you keep.

Thy mollycoddled soul, relegated to bits,
Here's tulsi for the bruises where life's pain sits.

I'm th...

like a breath of fresh air

...like a breath of fresh air...

and all things considered,
broadcast on national public radio
Frequency: 90.9WHYY-FM,
I (a liberal democrat)
counted myself as an avid fan
particularly listening...

ST FRANCIS AND ST CLARE : TWIN SOULS : PART 1

...  separated by vows of abstinence but 
forever bonded by Light entwined 
two parallel Orders twinned
in material poverty firm endured 
with One Heart beating to  
missions of Love o...

Draconian measures promise to hobble future SEPTA transit riders

...Draconian measures promise to hobble future SEPTA transit riders

one of whom would be
this married sexagenarian,
who recently acquired
his Senior Fare Card
courtesy Trump's big beautiful bill
...

Blood Stained and Bleeding World

...
What's happened to world serenity?
It been trampled on and has run amuck,
burned and wounded, ravaged by hate 
while people look on as though they're dumbstruck.
The world has lost its identity...

Remembering the frantic little boy with strawberry blond hair who didn't say boo

...Remembering the frantic little boy with strawberry blond hair who didn't say boo

Nonverbal (though he could talk)
most of his responses
happened to be witnessed
as his characteristic
and court...

Zzzz

...
Having counted wooly sheep
was woken from a deep delta sleep
in the middle of the night
thought I'd heard a pig snort
but no that can't be right
tho' kicked out of bed
and landing on ...

WHEELCHAIR BOUND

... WHEELCHAIR BOUND

Dots appeared and disappeared 
a single sunray flashed onto 
wheelspokes, canvas seat 
 comfortably frayed 
bought secondhand
her unexercis...

Twenty years elapsed since Harriet Harris, nee Kuritsky gave up the ghost May 5th, 2004

...Twenty years elapsed since Harriet Harris, née Kuritsky gave up the ghost ~ May 5th, 2004

Often these days
the following genuine sentiment
Matthew Scott Harris
doth wish to share one son,
cuz ...

The Boy Who Had to Rhyme

...No one knows what he had done,
but the curse could not be undone.  
Could it be, when he was a child,
by some witch, he was beguiled?
Bound, he was, to a life of insanity,
relegated to mindless ...

The Main Roads

...The main road lies dormant, its houses seemingly asleep. But at 6 a.m., life bursts forth in a flurry of activity. The heavy traffic that streams towards Jack in the Box Gully is relentless, a so-cal...

HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD

...
How great is our God! Let it be clearly understood
All Mighty is the Ascendent of all things Good.

He is restoring our suffering Nation
Through the strength of one immovable man
Who will not ...

Subjugated

...You say see it your way
Trying hard to convince
Me repeat what you say
Each word I painfully wince

Memory has sharp twists
Heavy mind candidly speaks
Reasons counted off lists
Your narrative...

HO HO WHOA Second Chance algorithm drawing for January 17, 2025

...HO HO WHOA Second Chance algorithm drawing for January 17, 2025

No matter I kept fingers and toes crossed,
and waited with bated breath since January 2, 2025
even converted from skeptic to ortho...

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