Monthly Archives: May 2022

Appearances and what’s below or behind the surfaces. People make assumptions all the time based on appearances. This poem is basically what the tv scene showed–approximate concrete details, but not absolutely/objectively factual–is the latter ever truly 100% possible?  An intriguing … Continue reading →

Those people who openly, willfully, irresponsibly, and unconscionably lie or obscure the truth. Pretty much applies to all government leaders and partisans of every stripe. Advertisers, companies, and corporations as well. Some media sources like Fox News. And many individuals … Continue reading →

Imagination and perspective. The poem shape chose itself according to its subject matter.

White crowned sparrow. Interesting black and white head stripes. Likes to scuff with its feet on the ground to reveal insects and other edibles. (left: side view, right: back view) Red crossbill. Redder than finches. Upper bill overlaps/crosses with lower.

“Much needed empathy in decline as pandemic drags on.”

soup for lunch.

Forced pregnancy and turning desperate women into criminals when they seek abortions is grossly unfair and more crazy GOP/radical right stuff. Government controlling women’s bodies is right out of Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale. Women no longer having equal rights to … Continue reading →

A tv show deliberately recruiting too-young kids to work in close proximity to stoves and fire, luring them into dangerous situations for fame and fortune for the show’s producers and sponsors. Sick.