sunday night
sitting on the
living room couch
which is accommodating
a retired person
like me
so…i have no qualms
about it…yup
Month: October 2021
War
“War: a massacre of people who don’t know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don’t massacre each other.”
~ Paul Valery, Poet, 1871 – 1945
Judging People
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Relaxing Photo
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World
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”
~ Frances Hodgson Burnett, Playwright 1849 – 1924
“I stop wanting what I am looking for, looking for it.” ~Antonio Porchia
Okay
nothing said
nothing written
nothing to read
All Truth
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
A Syndrome
so I have
been self-diagnosed
with brain fog
syndrome
no long term
effects
the only
cure is to
wait it out
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just something to write – that’s what I did
in my other life
Our Stories
“Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright’s pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for peace.”
~ Maya Angelou
Its time
to put Columbus Day to bed and make the change to indigenous people day. They deserve it.
I
just go
with the
flow
its a
great feeling
The Key To Life
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
~ John Lennon
Born 81 years ago … October 9, 1940
Gloomy
day
good
for
puttering
around
apartment
good
for
kicking
back
relax
good
for
taking
a
siesta
good
for
doing
anything
a
person
chooses
to
do
Jack Kerouac
Finishing up Jack Kerouac’s novel: The Town and The City. Its the second time I have read it, and its an interesting read. The beginning of the book, he mentions the city I was born and raised in, the city I reside in now, and the river which is only two blocks away. When I read his books, I feel like I am sitting across the table from him, and having a mind bending conversation.
He was a great writer, who passed away at what I would call a young age (47 y/o).
Greed Is A Bottomless Pit
“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.”
~ Erich Fromm
October
now its October
the days are
getting shorter
the air a tad
cooler …. the
leaves slowly
turning their
collective colors
soon to be naked
indicating winter
is on its way
“Put down the pen someone else gave you. No one ever drafted a life worth living on borrowed ink.” ~ Jack Kerouac
Calm State Of Mind
alone at his
favorite
outdoor table
while quietly
thinking …
blocking out the
sounds of the
traffic and
people passing by
… completely focused
on the other world
that he knows
will never happen
A Pondering Mind 
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