Do Not Con Cur
In most wretched times When wrongdoers invade Do not yourself turn Echo chamber for knaves. For the blight Of untruth And the stain Of disdain Can quite easily infect Those who would not Take heed...
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May the tide turn May the flow return May the long days of summer Calm the ongoing churn. May the sun warm cold hearts Give their minds better charts May the surf’s ancient drummer Pulse a path to...
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When the time comes To opine Ethics (And their current deep dearth), Let it be known There’s no option For hiding in bubbles Of privileged stealth. Make it clear There’s no air And no vistas ahead...
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Be it under Or over Be it florid Or plain It is best to not whelm With ill-deeds. Just refrain. Merriam-Webster’s word for June 8, 2018: Whelm This post continues the blogging challenge in which...
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Photo: Sue Vincent “Where did you find it?” The boy’s face reflected his struggle: to tell the truth would be to admit he’d been doing what he oughtn’t, but to withhold the truth could mean that what...
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When the truth flees the sphere Of those who power corrupts And the lies become leaders’ way To disrupt, It behooves us to hold strong To not let those confound As we keep our eyes on A true moral...
View ArticleThe Truth
Photo: Randy Laybourne on Unsplash There was something she didn’t share, but knew. She held it, close, against her heart. A snuggle for her spirit. They could not take away what they did not realize...
View ArticleTo Know Good
Photo: Valario Davis on Unsplash “So how do you,” he asked, “Know good From bad?” “By the heart,” she replied. “By the actions that Build And prop up, And the words that Support And patch the...
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“Not all orders ought to be obeyed.” The old man’s head was bent over the leather, but Owen read more than concentrated focus in the bony shoulders, in the jab of awl then needle bearing sinew...
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(Photo: Sandra Grünewald on Unsplash) He would not ever harm Another Soul. Or so he claims. He says he doesn’t see the benefit Of such a Game. His very words Exclaim Just how incapable he is of...
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