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each time i pick up the phone, or the tablet, or sit in front of the television, my body responds, briefly triggering fight or flight hormones. in itself not concerning, but multiplied throughout the day or a lifetime, significant going for a walk or digging in the garden has the opposite effect. so, for my…
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don’t get me wrong, i still celebrate my dad his wisdom, his hard work, the hours he spent teaching me to play ball, to defend myself, to forgive. but father’s day is a sad day for me remembering good times seeing the joy in his eye when Joe could swim and ride a bike for…
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April Thirtieth last day of the month of poetry. is it time for rhymes? oh hell no! rhyme is the crutch that doesn’t mean much. rhyme is metaphor for those who keep score. never! more! never more! nevermore! forget the rhyme, take the time. don’t be slime. put the lime in a coconut, shake it…
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Dad’s Mesquite golden light filtered through feathery green leaves. gnarled rough brown bark reaches toward cotton clouds. breeze gently sways nest on highest branch. jet-black grackle perched on drooping mistletoe advising, perhaps admonishing. tree’s penumbra shields brightly colored hammock, cradle for snoring hairless primate. © 2024
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Magical Chaos 2 home, relaxed settled with cat on lap after first hot shower in four days tired achy recalling… greeters greeting rangers ranging humans and canines howling poems hanging with heathen artists, musicians, and deep canyons drumming rock star, hashers, kinksters. art-cars floating as in a dream tammi tiptoes (trying not to wake sleeping…
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rocky edge softening six-pointed stars drift weaving fluffy white blanket
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no hot dogs (seems cannibalistic) frankfurters with chili wieners with kraut 1200 people fifty five dogs coexisting singing laughing reciting poetic tails people hanging out with best friends barking dancing howling with joy celebration of furry four-legged lovers under clear desert sky © 2024
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Magical Chaos under moonlit sky, gentle breezes cool desert sand. coyotes howling. not-quite saguaro, not-quite man, spirit towering over rocky landscape. observing two-legged creatures painting, sculpting, performing. twirling, leaping, dancing in celebration burning desires ignite temple of man. © 2024
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Communal Well Being humans are bad at loneliness. we need that mysterious thing called happiness. partaking in transcendent bonding rituals, sports, group chanting, singing, release chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin, which makes us feel good. community gives feelings of connectedness, feelings that life matters feeling like we’re on earth for a reason other than just…
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Zen Garden still your mind. create a list: items that no longer hold meaning items that increase unnecessary desire. items that no longer serve. trash them. still your mind. spend time with positive happy people, read healthy material, watch movies that add happiness and peace to your life. still your mind. focus on one thing…
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