(May 13, 2025)
I answer questions
just from whom I know – and like
and pay through the nose
arrogant? without question
and sometimes the answers work
Tag: Commentary
“Old Dawg’s Lament V1”
(October 14, 2024)
freedom’s illusion
liberty of the not-brave
land of ’tis of thee
Version 2
freedom’s illusion
liberty of the not-brave
land for the ’tis of thee
*(the simple substitution on line two this alleged haiku substitutes “of” instead pf for…the not brave. And, on line three “for” is substituted of “of” …the not brave.
Yeah, I know, I know. Quibble. Choose. Pick one. Well, in darkest Mordor I sometimes dwell wondering when t hat snotty fake kids with hairy ties will come galumphing by on his epic traipse to ruin all my vile works, and thus mollified with a minor rant I return vertical and horizontal control back to your old B&W semi-portable teevee. Really. Someof me is just plain awful. And the rest just merely so.)
“Burdens”
(October 5, 2024)
Being Back burdens
but I promise to try worst
very tryingsome
“emptyful” Tanka 6583
(July 9, 2024)
carry big buckets
jump-starting our promised rains
‘cane steals my water
nice sunny morning teases
weather-guessers yet may be right*
*(Always a 50% chance for rain: it’s “The Coverage” numbers many mistake for “chance-of-rain” which gives prognosticators and empty-bucketeers fits. Mark Twain’s “The War Prayer illustrates futility of trying to force God (and nature) to fulfill our expectations regardless of costs. Samuel Langhorne(sp?) Clemens’ chuckles along with Nicola Tesla. Alternate last line: “weather-guessers could be right” fits 7-syllable format. I like rule-bending/breaking.)
Reminded
G. B. Shaw’s Man And Super Man, act 3, “Don Juan In Hell” B. C. Jewett. Very funny and instructive. “But, my dear wherever English Ladies are is Hell!”
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Playing ‘Dodge Me’ with storms
If Israel disappears! By Mudar Zahran!
Not my original piece, this was sent to me by a friend, but definitely worth reading!
If Israel disappears, others will too – by a Jordanian Palestinian
by Mudar Zahran
We Arabs have wasted seven decades of our existence awaiting Israel’s demise. It is time to think of the future, and whether Israel’s“disappearance” should be our ultimate wish.
Since 1948, we Arabs have been taught that all we need to do is get rid of the Jewish state, andeverything else will go well after that. Our dictators took full advantage of this idea. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser locked up and executed his opposition members using his famous excuse: “No voices are to be allowed except for those for the war with Israel.” Iraqi President Saddam Hussein adopted the Palestinian flag and had it printed, distributed and flown alongside his own flag…
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