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golden tequila hangovers
The following poem was originally written in 1994 when Tequila was my poison of choice. It was edited on August 3, 2022. I have been sober for twelve years this coming September 11. wake up/if you can rolling over/from one… Continue reading
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Meditations
I recently wrote about my morning ritual. Listening to new age music, consulting several books: Everyday Serenity by David Kundtz and 365 Tao Daily Meditations by Deng Ming-Dao, among others. During those sixty minutes, my world is focused on words… Continue reading
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Life Expectancy
I don’t quite know why, but suddenly, I’ve become obsessed with the issue of Life Expectancy. Every day, I watch or read a news report about someone younger than me (I’m seventy-four) dying of what seems to be natural causes.… Continue reading
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I Can’t Think of Anything to Write About
“To retire is to begin to die.” Pablo Casals Weird. I usually have a million things on my mind to write about. I mean, I have a list. I’ve wanted to write about police brutality, what I should call myself… Continue reading
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Morning Ritual
“Build your life brick by brick. Live a life of truth, And you will look back on a life of truth. Live a life of fantasy, And you will look back on delusions.” Order “365 Tao Daily Meditations by Deng… Continue reading
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A Boy with A Gun in His Right Pocket
He’s got a gun in his right pocket or is he just glad to see his mom & pop he’s six years old & he already knows that it’s all just cops & robbers cowboys & Indians crips & bloods… Continue reading
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Reflections and Random Thoughts
End-of-the-year resolutions that will soon die on the altar of hope. What is it about the end of a year that we are compelled to reflect on the last 365 days and wonder, fascinated that we made it through the… Continue reading
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Birth Days
December 8, 1948-December 8, 2022 A time to measure looking back ain’t so bad To celebrate a memory a thought hanging out there Wondering if I could have should have done it differently or maybe it’s better than expected There… Continue reading
