“Out of necessity: History, explained to a child” To his adoring brood, Abe speaks of biblical facts: Our elected officials In service of We who are free Power driven classic wastrels they They sit while pondering Lacking knowledge to share Void of imagination Boredom reeks Another day’s performance Bearing an infamous stink Pernicious ways Shared…
BATTER UP, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT I was thinking—from things like feet, arms, legs, skin, breathing, and a few other parts, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, mirroring all of us as human beings—comes now da harv’s most outstanding, but least remotely lucrative discovery of all time: Baseball, a part of life, the greatest game we…
“THROUGH THE EYES OF GUCCI” 27 March 2021 Ok, Ok, before you think da harv is absolutely nuts, pleasah, pleasah, (datsa Eye-tal-ee-on-no) listen to what I have to say. I’ll get to Gucci in a minute. From the time I was a little kid I gravitated towards looking good, like dressing well; I got…
Books, Dreams, Meanings & Leanings Disclaimer: I love television, it helps me sleep. Truth be told, it’s really not love; there are times when the characterization of love is better suited descriptively as escapism from the current world we all happen to be existing in today. Today, almost all of us as countrymen find ourselves singing the same…
The Malaise of Indecision and Fear The other day… In deep thought This man’s considerations Of oneself Of nature’s ways Human imperfections Too damn many to say The usual forms, unable to be formed All my fields, A year without planting No harvest will be found Young things wilting Just look around Here I…
“Old is when the liver spots show through your gloves.” Phyllis Diller Phyllis Diller began her career in 1937 as a standup comedian at age 17. Note: da harv still doesn’t require gloves—unless I happen to be pruning my Bougainvillea. Phyllis had an enrapturing laugh. I was fortunate enough to have been able to hear it…
Masks Questions for my child What if masks covered our eyes What if we all needed to clasp Hands to get around safely What if words weren’t allowed If love was conveyed by the touch Of another’s hand As in a mom, a dad, a friend Must we always talk…
Spark, Glimmer, Flame Avoid calling it prayer Apply wishful thinking Yours alone to take A second choice Still fighting well-aged despair Search the seemingly burned out coals Perhaps a flicker of light Remains beneath Though worn down Remembrances Mine to keep Beneath it all My mind’s eye revealing Yet difficult to trust Sleep…
Gentle Fist Gentle Fist Gentle Fist A fist, is a fist, is a fist as that of a child Fists are designed to hold things Some more tightly than others Fist sizes vary, mostly dependent on age Basic shapes are the same worldwide Fists should not be used to hit people Pundits perch,…
Listening in While visiting almost Every age of the past A child was heard to ask Why don’t we live forever Why don’t all the good things last Why do people have to hurt Especially towards one another Why was a friend’s father taken Another one’s mother, the same way When will I go back…