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Greater than the whole
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
Damocles
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
Posted in Poems
Tagged art, artificiality, artists, balance, bliss, creativity, Damocles, ignorance, integrity, truth
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Lend a Hand
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
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged bravery, confrontation, honesty, integrity, libel, Natalie Maines, The Dixie Chicks, truth
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Inheritance
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
Watergate and Lao Tzu
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
Posted in Statements
Tagged democracy, governments, integrity, Kurt Vonnegut, Lao Tzu, Watergate
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Right Action
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