This reminds me… No matter what the politics or leadership, every country in the world has a lot of wonderful people who do wonderful things, who love beauty and music, and sharing joy. Let’s go out and find them! Let’s go out and be them!
Author Archives: Ciel
Problems/Solutions
Some thoughts on problem solving All problems started as solutions. When considering new solutions, it’s useful to start with considering the problem to be solved, specifically, what problem was this intended as the solution for? As a writing coach, I tell writers, before you go breaking the rules, understand what problem the rules are meant to solve. …
“Under New Management”
Family, clan, tribe, city, state, nation… What comes next? And how soon is it coming? How soon before political entities have become obsolete as the drivers of human organization, and corporate entities take over the management of… well, everything? In fact, are we now living through the turning of the tide, that terrible, turbulent time …
Don’t Touch!
This love’s a testy thing bristled for defense against the world and pain: we give up ground for every gain– we go around, around– aground again… My friend, I see you there crouched along the spiral’s inner curve; I wish I could reach in and touch your heart but every nerve you own is raw– …
It isn’t a crime…
but it should be. The deliberate obstruction of the proper functioning of government. Malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance are all applicable, perhaps, but maybe it needs to be spelled out more specifically. Looking at you, McConnell! You have flouted the clearly expressed will of the majority of the American people persistantly, usurping control of the Senate’s …
Love’s Not Always Pink
Love’s not always pink–It’s what you feel and livenot what you think.Sometimes it’s what you giveor are allowed to takeor nothing you can havefor someone else’s sake. Love’s not always song–its voice not always heardor clear and strong.Sometimes it’s just absurdand makes no kind of senseOr it speaks without a word,has neither rhyme nor tense. …
Raw: Summer Creek
Silt settles in the summer creekover hard-wedged woodand the largish stubborn stoneslaid bright and barewhen vernal torrents raged:ripped raw the bed,tore out old banks,walkwaysand little bridges–wild waters shattered, scattered… Recut pathwaysand the landscapein the violence of season’s change. The sun is warm now glimmering over the water where leafy branches gaze and tease the eye:The …
Mirrors
Mirrorsreturnwhat’s cast at themreversed. Mirrors,mute,suggestand delude. Mirrorstease and mock. Mirrorsshatter. 2006
Trolls
“Rudeness is the small person’s imitation of power.” There is a troll who occasionally wanders to my posts here, and gives every one of them a one-star rating. This troll probably doesn’t actually read, just has a personal agenda that expresses itself in this petty way. Please, when you read my posts, if, at the …
Lost
This morning as I wokeI recalled the day of sadness I could not bring from memoriesbefore her deathmy mother’s face. Not your facebut something of youas essential and as dearI cannot bring to mind todayand feel the rift has widened nowbeyond my strength to leap. Though I can stand and gazea while longertowards an empty …
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