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I am a retired Ironworker(35 years Local 7), a lifetime Boston, Mass resident.  I am old enough to know better - but don't.


DEAR INHABITANTS

Blog Posted:4/21/2022 5:06:00 PM

Dear Inhabitants,

 

            It is with a profound sorrow that I must inform you that the terms of our agreement have been seriously breached.  This being the case I must terminate your tenancy at will.  I must also reclaim my property from those who claim it as theirs.

 

            There will be no recourse either political or legal to dispute my decision. Nor will well meaning, but frivolous pandering, gain any favor or extension of occupancy.  Why would I extend to those delinquent in all aspects of their responsibility time to do further harm to me?

 

            You have trashed my woodlands, polluted my waters, despoiled my atmosphere, and

poisoned our relationship.  It appears that there is no chance of reconciliation.

 

            It was a noble experiment and I was warned about the complexity of “thinking” beings and their potential to become “educated”, to believe in gods and sciences.  I believed that my great expanses of beauty and barrenness would suffice to satisfy the fledgling groups.

 

            I have been proven wrong and so must protect those creatures to “dull” to think.

 

                                                

 

PLEASE VACATE THE PREMISES 

 

 

                                                                        MOTHER EARTH

 



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Date: 4/22/2022 11:08:00 PM
So true John...on the brighter side, we've had the coldest winter in years here in Minnesota & minimal snow-cover...means parasitic insects couldn't survive, like horned beetles that eat tree bark & Asian beetles that eat the beans in my garden...macro, sucks big time... they (dudes in South America) want to copper mine a mile from our bwca (boundary waters canoe area, one of the worlds last wild places) Below The Water Table! & their track record is an accident in every operation they've owned worldwide!
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Date: 4/22/2022 1:18:00 PM
if a mic drops in a forest and no one is listening…
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John Lawless
Date: 4/22/2022 2:49:00 PM
Ah, the metaphoric double entendre....love it Maureen.....
Date: 4/22/2022 8:29:00 AM
Love it, John.
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Date: 4/22/2022 6:32:00 AM
Sorry Mother, I’ll pack my bags. I hear Mars is ripe for development. ;-)
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Date: 4/21/2022 9:37:00 PM
We certainly have a gene coded to selfdestruct if we can't have it all our own way. I loved your satirical take on this serious matter, John.
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Date: 4/22/2022 6:05:00 AM
Thanks Suzette, for many a truth is spoken in jest
Date: 4/21/2022 6:36:00 PM
Oh, this is excellent John, so right, so true. I often wonder if fate is the recipe, as the human race developed into an industrious arena, and science and its discoveries march on relentlessly. One day soon no doubt the final frontier, journey to the stars. Will earthling be subdued by Aliens, or the other way round, no doubt the ability to destroy will always be at the forefront, with the human race.
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John Lawless
Date: 4/22/2022 6:04:00 AM
the forever "FIGHT or FLIGHT" delimma....we can't fly ..... so.....

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THRIST DAY (aka Thursday)
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WHEN'S DAY(aka Wednesday)
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My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
5/1/2024 C'MON PAPA Free verseage,fun,grandson,
4/30/2024 burning rubber Monokuhumor,
4/28/2024 take my words Free versepoetry,self,words,
4/26/2024 the mirror doesn't lie Free verseallusion,self,
4/24/2024 If all there is---is Rhymefun,time,word play,
4/24/2024 EPHEMERA Free verselife,memory,
4/23/2024 BEAUTY Monokugarden,
4/22/2024 Civil Lies Questionkuconfusion,
4/21/2024 ZEPHYR Verseallusion,life,
4/20/2024 Monoku-ku Monokuspring,
4/20/2024 That Was Then, This is Now Free versehumor,irony,
4/18/2024 half and half Senryuspring,
4/17/2024 To Which Image Shall We Cling Free verseart,life,spiritual,
4/15/2024 YELLOW Free verseyellow,
4/15/2024 TAXING THOUGHTS Coupletwords,
4/14/2024 lost and found Free verseconfusion,god,
4/13/2024 I Speak of Peace Free verseamerica,confusion,
4/12/2024 take two aspirin and Monokuhumor,
4/12/2024 I Saw God But Now What Free versegod,
4/11/2024 Hot Line Call Monokuhumor,lust,
4/11/2024 I WRITE Free versepoets,writing,
4/6/2024 Lost Sock Trail Rhymehumor,
4/5/2024 splash Monokurain,
4/4/2024 For love cannot walk away Free verseage,character,love,passio
4/1/2024 OH APRIL Free versesexy,spring,
4/1/2024 Touche' Monokudark,
3/30/2024 If I Listened Versebeauty,sound,
3/29/2024 If you asked I would tell you of my secrets Free versesilence,
3/29/2024 Love's Limits Monokulove,word play,
3/27/2024 is love not like the weathered bark Verselove,
3/27/2024 Just hit enter Monokuhumor,
3/27/2024 Wis-dumb Monokumarriage,
3/27/2024 smooth as silk Limerickcat,technology,
3/27/2024 The Last Bus Limerickhumor,
3/24/2024 Ethereal Lanterns Versebeauty,dream,
3/24/2024 7:15 on a Sunday evening Free verseconfusion,
3/22/2024 long tail - short poem Rhymefun,muse,poetry,
3/22/2024 BITE ME Free versehumor,poetry,
3/20/2024 wind dreams Free versedream,wind,
3/20/2024 for worse Free versetime,
3/18/2024 become as we Free versepoets,
3/17/2024 COLD SUN Free verseage,
3/16/2024 I saw God Coupletgod,life,
3/13/2024 Winter Listseasons,
3/1/2024 JAN-itorial overreach Rhymefun,humor,nature,
3/1/2024 Oh, March Free versemarch,
2/29/2024 For Love is but a Word Sonnetlove,lust,passion,
2/28/2024 the hem of sunset Free verselonely,
2/27/2024 beware the gods Verseconfusion,god,men,
2/27/2024 TRUTH BE TOLD Monokusilence,
2/27/2024 GAME TIME Rhymehumor,
2/26/2024 a hazy full moon sighs Free versemoon,poetry,poets,
2/25/2024 the sun was late this morning Free versemorning,
2/24/2024 What To Do Monokuwisdom,
2/24/2024 Lost Amid Now Free verseage,life,time,
2/21/2024 this trail of words Free versepoetry,poets,writing,
2/20/2024 A Raindrop Free versesilence,
2/20/2024 table for three Senryufate,
2/20/2024 a Streak of Red Free versebird,nature,
2/18/2024 It started with a blank canvas Free verseart,imagination,
2/18/2024 POTTY TRAINING Rhymehumor,
2/17/2024 paper trail Monokudog,humor,writing,
2/16/2024 MUD Ethereespring,
2/16/2024 P-oopS Questionkuanimal,
2/15/2024 so I did Monokugrowing up,life,
2/14/2024 Soft Shadow Slippers Free versesunset,
2/13/2024 A Fistful of Senryu Senryulife,
2/12/2024 JAN'S FANS Limerickfun,
2/10/2024 I heard my tongue scream Free versesensual,
2/9/2024 Arguing With Inanimate Objects Free versehumor,technology,
2/9/2024 Under the glow of a dead moon Free versemoon,
2/9/2024 The Period Monokuhistory,time,
2/8/2024 Love's Muse Monokulove,
2/7/2024 Before the day turns into night - NFC Free versesunset,
2/6/2024 In Grimaced Glee Free versedark,
2/6/2024 AP-less Rhymefun,word play,writing,
2/5/2024 Nothing Seems To Matter Free verseloneliness,sorrow,
2/5/2024 FOUR PLAY Versepoetry,
2/2/2024 Anger Hides Free verseage,love,pain,
2/1/2024 Half a Buzz Monokulost,
1/31/2024 I am February Free versefebruary,
1/31/2024 MUSELESS IN SEATTLE Rhymehumor,muse,poetry,writing
1/30/2024 Chances are Monokuirony,
1/30/2024 Quiet on the set Questionkuhumor,
1/29/2024 I have seen the peaks Free verselife,wisdom,
1/29/2024 ICE CHIPS Haikuwind,
1/28/2024 Hunters moon Haikuautumn,
1/27/2024 PAPER KINGDOM Free versedog,humor,
1/26/2024 twice Monokuword play,
1/25/2024 For fluffy tails may tempt a wily minx Rhymefun,winter,
1/25/2024 HOORAY for the N-A Rhymejudgement,poetry,poets,
1/24/2024 what do you do when duct tape won't fix it Free verseage,confusion,fear,life,
1/24/2024 till death Senryuage,love,
1/21/2024 sunrise Haikusnow,winter,
1/21/2024 darkness brings its loneliness Free verseintrospection,
1/21/2024 Irish Foreplay Limerickvalentines day,
1/21/2024 UN-TAUT THOUGHT Free verseconfusion,
1/19/2024 Would that all be silent Rhymelife,silence,truth,
1/19/2024 Moving Mountains Monokuhumor,life,
1/13/2024 The Weaver's Yarns Verselanguage,word play,words,

My Photos


Fav Poems

PoemTitleFormCategories
She's Always Drawing Mermaids Sonnetsad,
Paradise Now Free versereligion,
A Friendly Goodbye Free versebeauty,
Painting With Words Coupletpoetry,writing,
Roadmap Rhymeage,
Dark Cinquaindark,death,
The Wintered Soul Among Wisteria Sonnetgrief,
Death Becomes Art Rhymedeath,depression,poetry,
And Still She Smiles Free versedepression,friendship,lov
'theatre of the Absurd'-Catoptric Corridors of Time Rhymehumanity,metaphor,solitud
Sacred Dwellers Coupletanimal,native american,sp
Moonless Curse Senryuappreciation,hope,longing
Scurry Now a Panther Comes Your Way Free versepoetry,
Rise Up and Sing the Sun Sonnetday,
Totems of the Mind Free versehistory,muse,mystery,
Resolutions Rhymenew year,
In Praise of Anonymity Free versepoetry,
Understanding Free versetruth,
Courage Free versecourage,love,
God Was Wearing a Dress Free versespiritual,
The Souls of Leaves Rondeaunature,
The Park Fountain Free verselight,moon,night,spiritua
Meditations On a Derelict Wharf Free verseage,hope,mystery,visionar
In All Its Splendor Haibunautumn,nature,seasons,
Lightning They Name Is Woman Personificationsky,
A Life Not Lived Ethereeangst,anxiety,betrayal,co
All That I Have Taken In Free verseeve,nature,spiritual,suns
On Rainy Afternoons Free versechild,sad,solitude,
Your Name Free verseanxiety,childhood,fear,
Seattle Streets Free verseage,old,
The Poets Are Dead Free versewriting,
Wasted Things Free versepoetry,
Tomorrow Free versesunset,time,
How Much More God Versechildhood,memory,
Narrow Margin Dramatic Verseanalogy,how i feel,life,
Nameless Rhymesad,
Dew Kissed Dawn Free verseappreciation,light,mornin
A Little Caveman Reasoning Free versepoetry,
Snowflakes Free verseanalogy,life,perspective,
Death To The Poets Rhymepoets,war,
Betrayal of Innocence-A Tattered Flag Free versebetrayal,innocence,
What is Black Beauty? I do not know?beauty,black african amer
The Brutal Truth collaboration with Sandra Weiss Rhymeage,angst,
Ashes Free versefire,nature,tree,

Fav Poets

PoetCountry 
Jan Allison Isle Of Man Flag Isle Of Man Read
Andrea Dietrich United States Flag United States Read
Maurice Yvonne Canada Flag Canada Read
Constance La France Canada Flag Canada Read
Nette Onclaud Philippines Flag Philippines Read
Connie Marcum Wong United States Flag United States Read
Dialectic Crisis United States Flag United States Read
Gershon Wolf United States Flag United States Read
Dale Gregory Cozart United States Flag United States Read
Panagiota Romios United States Flag United States Read
Regina Mcintosh United States Flag United States Read
Maureen Mcgreavy Canada Flag Canada Read

Book: Reflection on the Important Things