Tag Archives: integrity

Greater than the whole

Posted on September 16, 2011 by John

They’re not so often obvious, the most important things; in nuance lies the heart of life, the rhythm that persists despite the grandiose and wild that receive all the press. The understated subtlety remains the truest test. What difference does … Continue reading →

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Damocles

Posted on October 3, 2006 by John

If you would have me write of bliss, exclaiming art mere artifice, a simple sham designed to fool the ignorant who fill our schools with some vain hope of what might be: quite useless, a mad symphony that holds no … Continue reading →

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If You Want Love

Posted on March 17, 2006 by John

My father was an upright man who never went to church; but he gave his word and that was that, he’d help you from a lurch. He hated all self-righteousness and practiced what he’d preach; when I asked him what … Continue reading →

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Lend a Hand

Posted on March 14, 2006 by John

for Natalie Maines They say East is East, and West is West, the two will never meet; when you see something new coming, cross to your side of the street; never question why things happen, that’s the way it’s always … Continue reading →

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Inheritance

Posted on August 16, 2003 by John

for Robert Leroy Litzenberg (1928-1993) My father was a Gemini. To some that may serve or suffice to explain him; and to deny it as a factor is a lie. For those signed twins are often twice as hard to … Continue reading →

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Watergate and Lao Tzu

Posted on July 31, 2003 by John

I remember being 8 years old and watching every minute of the Watergate hearings on television. Watching the PBS special on the 30th Anniversary of the Destruction of the Innocence of the Republic, or rather, the Watergate scandal (which Kurt … Continue reading →

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Right Action

Posted on July 16, 2003 by John

Into the crumbling chasm we fall, past expectations and preconception where rational mind’s great gift, perception turns out to be not too much use at all; and the comforting thoughts of our blindness (great faith in dogmatic institutions giving us … Continue reading →

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