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A Speck

I am but an insignificant speck, in this expanding, never ending universe                                     
My existence, nothing more than a good piss, into a vast ocean to disperse

My words, though at times austere, are not etched in granite stone                                              
Nor, come from a fiery bush, atop a mount; for you to then enthrone

My life, a gust of wind, like a forced fart; an odour, unable to whisk up dust
A mere annoyance, which a tempest force has spewed, in disgust
  
I can but dream, that any meager accomplishment, could have any meaning                                          
In this immense, never ending macrocosm; from which, I am still gleaning

I move no stars, heal no wounds, and erase no scars from this existence                             
A mere wretch, only scratching at the surface, trying to go the distance

But my will is strong, my faith, ingrained by loving virtuous ancestors
So I hope, that even a speck, will at some point, radiate, before it festers
BOEMS BY JA 596

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Why If Its Not

Why, do we call it
Something it’s not
If we’re going to name things
Let’s give it, some thought

If it’s called a chilli
Then why is it so hot
And I can say this
A guinea pig, is not

A prairie dog
He only digs holes
But this dog belongs
With rodents and moles

If you eat an elder berry
You won’t get to retire
But a taste for them
You must acquire

If I strike a ball 
And this gets me pissed
In real life, I hit it
But in baseball, I missed

That horned toad
Isn’t a wizard
Not even a frog
It’s just a lizard

A pencil with lead
That’s just a myth
It’s really graphite
That we write with

A simple door mouse
Is really neither
It’s just a squirrel
Taking a breather

It’s not a firefly
Lighting the dark
It’s only a horny beetle
That has the spark

And who gives us silk
Not that silkworm
It’s really caterpillars
That wiggle and squirm

Bears have no pouch
But Koala bears do
It’s a marsupial
I thought you knew

To some this may not
Be a big deal
But wasn’t Achilles
Really a heel

That majestic bald eagle
His head is not bare
And that speedy jackrabbit
Is really a hare

A Turkish bath
Invented by a Roman
And catgut intestines
From sheep abdomen

A shooting star
That isn’t right
It’s always been
A meteorite

A peanut a nut
You would presume
Nope, not a chance
It’s a legume

A Douglas fir
Is only a pine
And that funny bone
It’s not, by design

Cucumbers and tomatoes
This is a hoot
They are not veggies
They’re really a fruit

A duck bill is not
A duck’s paper money
And bees didn’t make
My little honey

Hamburgers are made
With beef and not pork
And how come those hot dogs
At strangers don’t bark

Sometimes you get
A really dumb waiter
But not in a restaurant
It’s an elevator

Eye tooth is a dog’s tooth
But not in his eye
This kind of name
Just makes me cry

A killdeer is not roadkill
That’s just absurd
It really is
A wading bird 

Duck weed is a water lily
Dog wood is a bush
An ear wig is an insect
And your ass is a tush 

Shortbread is a cookie
And a jumping bean is a seed
And things we misname
Only tend to mislead
BOEMS by JA 134

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Merry Christmas Everyone- the Night Before

T’was the night before Christmas
And in his outhouse
Sat Ja quietly listening         
To waltz’s, by Strauss.  (Really, he was leafing thru Penthouse)

His shitter was fitted
With all manner of lights
That couldn’t be missed
No matter what heights
 
When up on the roof
There arose such a clatter
Ja, kicked open the door 
To see, what was the matter
 
So there sat Ja
With his pants pulled down
His ass in a hole
On his forehead, a frown

He leaped up so quickly
Through the doorway to pass
Tripped over his pants
And fell on his ass

Then flat on his back
His bare ass in the snow
He looked up to see
The roof all aglow 

Poor Santa had landed                        
On that, small, sloped roof
But there wasn’t enough room
For sleigh, and each tiny hoof

Ja had decorated everything
So the outhouse, shone bright
And Santa mistook it
When he arrived that night

The reindeer slid off
Were hanging by their straps
And Santa had saved them
By grabbing, the roof flaps

Poor Rudolph fell the farthest
Boy, was his nose beaming
Just then, losing his grip
Santa started screaming

Fly Dancer, fly Vixen
Fly Donner, fly Blitzen
Don’t let me fall into
This shit, Ja was fixin

Then just like magic
They started to float
And Santa, raising his fist
Did this warning shout
              
Be very careful old man
I’ll get you some day
Stay alert Christmas Eve
Don’t get in my way

Now, each Christmas Eve
Ja, won’t step foot out that door
Cause he knows Santa is waiting
To even the score
BOEMS by JA 18

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Happiness Disease

Happiness
Should be spread
As if it were, diseased
Then 
Anyone infected
Would not be sick, but pleased 
WIZDUMBs BY JA 282

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Have You Ever

Have you ever seen a light
Streaking through the sky
Imagined it was someone’s life
That just came streaming by

And when the light had faded
Did it make you question why
We were put, on this earth
And then left here to die

Did you ever see a lightning strike
Felt the tremors from its thunder
Imagined it had pierced a heart
And ripped it all asunder

For such a force to manifest
Did it set your mind to wonder
Was our life here, meant to be
Or was it, just a blunder

Did you ever see a rainbow
Marvel at its beauty arching high
Realized, that life’s worth living
Even without, the reason why
BOEMS by JA 674

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Moral Ground

You can’t expect
To get respect
Just, by standing round

You need to do
A deed or two
To prove, your moral ground
WIZDUMBs by JA 408

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Childhood

“Childhood only exists”
“While its innocence lives”
“In time, it is stripped away”
“By what, our invidious reasoning gives”     WIZDUMBs by JA 223                                             
 
When I was very young, some years before my teens
Before those wild ambitions, invaded all my dreams

I was naive, yet unafraid; my life was filled with awe
I ran and played, unperturbed, exploring things I saw                                                            

I had no needs, beyond my own; no greed had yet set in
Not then aware, that my needs, could evolve into a sin                                                                 

I had no great desires, put no value, on what I lent
There was no hidden meaning, no reward, in my intent 

I had no inhibitions, had not yet tasted fear
I marveled at the joys of life, which now I hold so dear                                                                  

I rushed headlong thru life, and gave it not a thought
Back then, knew not life’s lessons, still needed to be taught

All of my convictions, lived free within my heart
Before my brain took hold, and tore them all apart

My innocence of reasoning, was good and sweet and pure
This loss of childlike judgement, one day I would endure                                                         
 
I thought not of, what I should do; back then I had no clue
Thus unafraid, tried everything, and so my knowledge grew

With each mistake, I’d try again; from each a lesson drew
Discovered life, not as it seemed, and so, would start anew                                                           

I searched for all the answers, to things I did not know
Unknowing that this knowledge; would corrupt my soul

I did not yet, discriminate; knew not that color mattered
This crystal mirror image, for me, was also shattered                                                             
 
My innocence preceded, all I thought and dreamed
Until I finally realized, that the world had intervened

I discovered that not always, black was black nor white is white                                                          
That sometimes right was wrong, and sometimes wrong is right

That friends do come and friends do go, but our wish, is to belong
And each of us, must prove our worth, for a friendship to be strong

That family blood; makes our bonds, much closer than the rest 
In times of need, if good or bad, our family stands the test                                                                   

And so my childhood ended, life’s road got in the way
The consequences of my choices, have led me to this day                                                                       

A life once lived and filled, with the ease of its simplicity                                                                    
Now sadly acquiesced, to its contrived, duplicity
BOEMS by JA 239

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Failure

Every failure
Is a step towards success
If you just take the time
To the reasons asses
WIZDUMBs by JA 302

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Grateful

I look up at the stars and marvel at their setting
The darkness of the sky, which is used, as their netting
The vastness of our solar system, as we orbit round the sun
The immenseness of our planets and how each one is spun
The massiveness of earth, holding continents and seas
Its rivers and its lakes, beneath the mountains and the trees
The fascination of humanity, how we adapted and we grew
Ever grateful, among all this beauty, I was still able, to find you
BOEMS by JA 660

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My Rainbow

I stepped outside
To see the view
The sky still dark
The rain just thru

Then the sun
Burst out its rays
And they shown down
Thru all the haze

So it appeared
As if next door
The arc those blazing 
Colours bore

It seemed so close
I could just reach
And with my hand
Those colours breach

And as I stood there
In the light
It was so clear
It was so bright

The air was fresh
So clean and pure
I was amazed
By its allure

My nostrils flared
My senses peaked
The moment seemed
So quite unique

But as I gazed
More clouds appeared
And then my rainbow
Disappeared
 
BOEMS by  JA 218