Any fool can appreciate the mountains.
It takes a subtle eye to love the flatlands.
Self-improvement project:
1. Clear away debris
2. Look for building material
3. Realize the debris is the building material
One good thing about old age: when someone talks about something two, four, or six decades ago, I know just what they're talking about.
Procrastination is not bad when applied to suicide
Mushy love to some is
A delectable treat
Gulp it down quick
Or it turns to concrete
man is in woman
he is in she
yes yes we can make
splendiferous we
The advantage to being an animal
And not plants stuck in a bed
We can be tumbleweeds
Before we are dead
For those born clumsy there’s no escape. If I put my coffee cup on the floor to avoid knocking it off the table, I’ll soon be kicking it across the room.
Why is it that after the immigrant struggles across the border, his or her grandchildren become dogs in the manger?
The story of Philosophy is all about the good ship Mind tacking into a headwind towards a port uncharted, with reefs and rocks to port and starboard.
Wow, quite the provocative collection here CJ, I had to look up what dog in the manger was all about. All in all, I think these are among the best I've ever read.
ReplyDeleteI agree with WW - splendiferous squibs that deserve a wider audience. C'mon CJ, where's the chapbook?
ReplyDeleteYour father would particularly love your one on Philosophy
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