Turkeys . . .

American generosity during the holiday season is frequently exhibited by the gift of a turkey, through holiday programs for the poor. Such programs are always under the control of the “haves”,  some of which have actually complained that the programs are abused by a number of the 'ungrateful' poor. In truth though, turkey and toys programs are an embarrassment to the poor. They simply do not build self-esteem for people who are poor.  The gap between rich and poor in the U.S. today is huge and still growing. Our nation has an arrogant rich that lives apart from the poor, many of which have reached that level through manipulation and the misuse of human capital.  The poor beg for a livable wage, a decent house to live in, good education and basic health care while the rich pit the poor against one another and continue to pay poverty wages.  When the minimum wage becomes a living wage, and education, housing and healthcare become affordably available for all,  turkey and toy programs will become, and rightly so, a thing of the past.   'God bless us, each and every one.'

(Based upon writings by Rev. Howard Bess, retired American Baptist minister, who lives in Palmer, Alaska.  His email address is  HYPERLINK "mailto:hdbss@mtaonline.net" hdbss@mtaonline.net)

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Feeling . . .

. . . a little shitty. . .

. . . exclusively with myself.  No reflection on ANYONE in my life at present. . . had a very good OHO rehearsal for the Band Bash coming up May 24th presented through the kindness, generosity and genuine love for music possessed by fellow Towson resident Paul Rieger. . . but for some reason, since my own personal practice session at the Kawai here at home where I played (again) pretty shitty (or would the adverb be 'shiftily'?). . . and tonight at OHO rehearsal I just thought after all my practice at home that I could perform a little more consistently accurate and . . . I don't know. . . just a little shitty. . .

. . . Ever felt this way???. . .



Just look at the morning paper

And tell me what you see

Is something very wrong

Or maybe my eyes deceive me

Somewhere in the local section

A buried paragraph

Someone who had the time to care

And the character to act



The higher the highs

The lower the lows

The older I get

That's the way that it goes

The more that I think that I want

The less that I need

Because I realize how precious

And how short

This time with you may be



When you're young and your biggest worry's

What game you want to play

Such innocence is just surpassed

By the naivete

Take good with the worst

And better

You know they're not the same

Youth somehow brings them all together

Different they are

But subtle the shades



The higher the highs

The lower the lows

The older I get

That's the way that it goes

The more that I think that I want

The less that I need

Because I realize how precious

And how short

This time with you may be



Youth really

Is only wasted


If never

You've tasted

All the bitter

As well as sweet



I hope you don't misunderstand me

Or what I want to say

It's nothing revolutionary

Ignorance won't make this go away

Nobody likes a busybody

Nobody knows it all

There's one thing I can tell you certain

Take none for granted

Short or the tall



The higher the highs

The lower the lows

The older I get

That's the way that it goes

The more that I think that I want

The less that I need

Because I realize how precious

And how short

This time with you may be


Highs & Lows
©2013 Raymond M. Jozwiak





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My latest solo release, '2014', can be downloaded digitally at:

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your browser:  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

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