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each moment is as it is;
to say that it “should” be some other way
only burdens the one who says, “should”

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the “law of karma” is a story told to tranquilize people who suffer with the unfairness of life

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the “law of karma” is a story told to encourage people who behave badly to behave better

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for good or ill human beings can believe just about anything . . . I know, I have

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even after his heart attacked him, he still thought he was immortal

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a life unshared is a life half-lived

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fixed income
rising prices
the blues

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could we be the species
that entertains itself
into extinction?

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affable cop on day off
shares tricks of trade
with violators

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there is no market for aphorisms

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the talking primate may, upon reflection, realize s/he is an animal, too

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after two day blackout
refrigerator no longer hums,
now roars

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alone in the blackout,
everyday living –
fragile

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half moon rising,
I wait for a clever line,
and wait . . . and wait

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could it be that success is 1% inspiration, 49% perspiration, and 50% luck?

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