each moment is as it is;
to say that it “should” be some other way
only burdens the one who says, “should”
untagged
the “law of karma” is a story told to encourage people who behave badly to behave better
for good or ill human beings can believe just about anything . . . I know, I have
even after his heart attacked him, he still thought he was immortal
a life unshared is a life half-lived
fixed income
rising prices
the blues
could we be the species
that entertains itself
into extinction?
affable cop on day off
shares tricks of trade
with violators
there is no market for aphorisms
the talking primate may, upon reflection, realize s/he is an animal, too
after two day blackout
refrigerator no longer hums,
now roars
alone in the blackout,
everyday living –
fragile
half moon rising,
I wait for a clever line,
and wait . . . and wait
could it be that success is 1% inspiration, 49% perspiration, and 50% luck?
at the top of the hill
festival of brake lights –
traffic jam
f o g
Chinese couple shuffling
long after the light has turned
war zone:
little tank s.u.v.’s
roll down broken streets
bad cafe day–
even at Starbucks
music too loud