Laboratory mess—
Scrawled equations on blackboards—
Sheets of jumbled notes—
What was he after, anyway?
Refined product miracle—
Frankenstein's monster
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Laboratory mess—
Scrawled equations on blackboards—
Sheets of jumbled notes—
What was he after, anyway?
Refined product miracle—
Frankenstein's monster
Flesh, bone, heart, and brain
without a soul or purpose;
such was the curse of
Frankenstein's Monster, who lived
and died with much confusion.
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The Sleeper Awakens.
Light adds comfort to
sheets like ruffled petals curled
round heaven bent clouds,
a sneeze awakens sleeping
children, yellow dreams dissolved.
a stutter and skip of exhaust.
As I turn the key
in my ignition, my old
automobile starts
with a stutter, the exhaust
skips a bit, then off we go!
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Holding Your Own in a Tense Situation.
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Have a great Weekend, Everyone!
Sincerely,
Uncle Lar
Cut tension by knife—
Everyone speaking—no one hears
Babbling confusion
Every head swings towards myself—
I smile: “I have an idea…”
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First Interview
I walk into the
office, with my Resume
updated clearly;
I sit in the lobby and
wait for my first interview.
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The Turning Point.
This bend in a lane
Like a tight Alpine corner,
Brings back my childhood:
Downhill woods, crazy bluebells,
Sword-blade effort of ascendence.
Fear of crowds
A face in a crowd—
Feel the world pressing on me—
Time for fight or flight.
Why can I not meet their eyes?
Windows to my soul—or theirs?
Claustrophobia
Here I am, locked in,
with no room to maneuver;
how can I get out?
I hate being closed in, for
I have Claustrophobia.
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Illusion.
It's easy to see
others' faults, but it can be
difficult to look
within oneself and deal with
the Illusion to defeat.
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Rats! He stretched out hand—
The night came alive with eyes:
Millions of red eyes!
Rats! All of these will I give—
You have but to worship me…
Shadows over Innsmouth
Shadows fly over
Innsmouth, where souls toil and
trouble in the hopes
of finding a much better
tomorrow for all involved.
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The Wrath of God.
Down below, a wreck,
Whose aged ruins reveal
Forgotten glory.
The lighthouse fails to disclose
Its nameplate: The Wrath of God.
The Appian Way
The Appian Way
was, to the ancient Romans,
the most important
road for the army and the
Empire; all hail Caesar!
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The Emperor.
(Too slow, but I can't throw this one away!)
The slaves revolted—
Desperate men sought freedom:
The Romans struck fast—
Crucifixion sentences pass—
Crosses line The Appian Way...
(Right, The Emperor)
Palpatine fooled all—
Using dark Sith powers, clouding minds—
Enemy unseen.
The darkness consumed the man—
Senator into Emperor…
Bird in a golden cage
Sing, oh bird in a
golden cage! Sing to your heart's
content. I enjoy
your chirps, songs, and sounds of joy,
peace, and merriment always!
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Walking The Dog.
Whistle for the girl—
Pick the leash up off the desk—
Whoa! Not so eager!
Once around our neighborhood—
Heel while walking near highways!
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Turnip stew...
Bottled cauldron capped
with buds, rumbling turnip bulbs
fill a smoldered sea
fleeing burnt silver soil
to lunge, popping gasps at air.
a V-2 bomb.
In Peenemunde,
I'm tracking a wasserfall,
(Or rather its tracking me)
But I'm determined to blast
Those V-2's to kingdom come.
Utopia
"Utopia or
Dystopia?" This Question
probably pervades
within every aspect of
All and Everything always!
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The Kingdom.
The best a man wants
Is but a chance once in life
To sally forth in arms
Do battle, nobly face death—
For King and country—kingdom…
underworld
Be it criminal
or infernal, seedy or
needy, supernal
Ones avoid The Underworld
with Discernment discreetly.
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The New Order.
Science with a gun
hammers sheet-ripping holes
in our painted veils;
Pavlov with a burning probe
grins paradoxically.
a physiological explanation for the universe.
Hylozoism:
Panpsychism for bozos.
Spinoza's ethics,
Zarathustra charmed the Greeks.
But those z's send me to sleep.
Threading a needle
Steel shaft has one eye.
I have two, better to see—
The thread is a snake
That has to find a hole now—
Why can I not thread needles?
My old yellow car
Old, yellow, and true
my car is, with sputtering
sounds from its faithful
chassis, engine, and muffler;
I love my old yellow car!
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Ending World Hunger.
Ending World Hunger.
Why do we ignore,
The starving millions worldwide
While warring over riches?
Bullets cannot feed hunger—
Feed the hungry, save the world…
A Time Machine
Genes escape the pod
Masquerading as pleasure,
The exit process
Draws the hosts purposefully
Together. Time pioneers.
Midsummer's Day
Glare from crusted cars,
aluminum gold splayed streaks
wound across pavement;
children funnel toward sprinklers
chilled by the twisting of jets.
your favorite queen.
Radiating with
Beauty and exuding the
timeless Wisdom, your
favorite Queen walks down the Path
of Righteousness for her Land.
("Favorite" has two syllables in this Tanka.)
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Next Topic: The Once and Future King.
Would stone-scabbarded
Sword once yours, wield again,
So smite scavengers
Of simple, star-glazed spirit,
In sterile Glastonbury
A Pyrrhic Victory
i so enjoy reading these, here's my first try, hopefully it is well read...
battles waged in blood
hatred swings a mighty sword
combat is embraced
battleweary he nears home
courage 'n strength press him on
glancing backward
As I reflect on
my life, I am amazed at
what I went through in
order to become the Man
I am today; what a ride!
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Looking Forward.
Onward I go, eyes front,
Backward I dare not one glance—
Destruction lies there—
Sodom and Gomorrah burn,
‘Tis death to gaze upon God’s Wrath…
Shipwreck
Here I am, alone,
on this deserted island,
without the means for
communication, travel,
or food. Oh God, please help me!
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Salvation.
Oh Lord, please save me
from myself and all bad things
which may come my way.
Please help me live my life with
wisdom and charity well.
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Mending my broken Heart.
Stuck epoxy shell,
ribs cracked oozing glue
slide of inner blue.
Heat and shocking rhythm glide,
healing strings like purple thighs.
flotsom or jetsom
Bottle in the waves—
Rolled-up note tucked inside.
From whence comes this here?
“Hello! My name is Danny
If you get my message, write…”
The poor but happy
I can't afford what
I used to, due to events
beyond my control,
however, I still
have my home, health, food, and friends;
thank you, sweet Jesus!
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The Miracle Worker.
Saints by the thousand,
There's Simon Magus, Jesus,
Charles the First, even
Derren Brown. Miracle work
Comes to town. Same old story.
The Next Millennium