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For those who are interested, here is a link to an early one-act farce that I wrote while at college. It is in PDF format, so if you don’t have the free Adobe reader, you’ll have to download it in order to read this piece. An Evening of Card Playing Enjoy. © 2002 – 2025,…
“Do not steal a minaret if you have not already dug a well to hide it in.” “If you do not have room in your house for an elephant, do not make friends with an elephant tamer.” “Never name the well from which you will not drink.” — Sufi proverbs © 2002 – 2025, John…
The Tao that can be seen is not the Tao, the obvious is never what it seems; and often, what connects the who to how is understood only by fools in dreams. Still, once in a great while, a glimpse is seen of balance, as it plays behind a cloud; the light and dark and…
There is a quiet place where one may find a respite from the bustle of the day; where silence soothes the worry of the mind and with its echo, holds the world at bay. In this majestic lull the muses play, and come forth from the mist to seek my ear; they whisper of enchanted,…
Wake up America and face the facts Your roads are built on broken backs And there’s no way that you can track The hypocrisy that against you stacks There are storm clouds in those spacious skies of which you sing, but do you realize Your purple mountains and amber grain Will disappear in the acid…
I awoke glad for no cause; but did not pause to reflect, just smiled to myself in bed, and instead of neglect I gave myself attention; didn’t mention my great flaws, but spoke kindness to my soul; on the whole, quite nice, it was. 26 NOV 2002 © 2002 – 2017, John Litzenberg. All rights…
This is a piece of “found” Poetry. That is to say, I found this to be TOO much, and so over-the-top that it is almost histrionically funny. That of course was not it’s intent – I’m sure they were going for the Gurdijieff approach to structured language that discourages pattern thinking. Someone, anyone, help me…