Sunday Squibs

 

There’s all kinds of courage: from the facing down of the lion, to burrowing under the lake bottom till the spring rains return. 

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Let others pass me on the way to the mountaintop. That’s fine. I fear only being overtaken by night. 

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Gigantic restaurant portions lead either to obesity or to additional waste when we throw away the leftovers in the take-home containers. 

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All American history leads up to the Civil War. We continue to this day to clear out the snipers and the dead enders. 

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I don’t insist that my friend be on the same page as me politically. But we should both inhabit the same three dimensions. Socially distanced of course. 

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When it’s time to have fun I cannot say no.

When work time returns, the others can row.

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We cannot avoid old age and decline

We do have a say if it’s steep or benign 

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One member should enjoy arguing to keep the marriage lively. The other should hate it to avoid hyperventilation. 

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If you’ve learned to operate all your host’s appliances, it’s time for you to leave. 

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In real life I’m always letting the world down. 

In dreams it’s always the world that’s shifting under my feet.