Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Together . . .



The moon in June and sweet perfume
Have been used in a million love songs.
But they just don’t belong in a song about you.
Many is the time I want to tell you that I love you.
I tried so hard to write it down in oh so many different ways.
But every word I’ve written seems to come out wrong.
And every catchy phrase doesn’t quite say
All that I want it to say.

We’ll be together
For a very long time.

This hue of blue that I feel without you
Isn’t something a sane man would say.
But I said it today when the words got away.
I want to cut the fat. I want to cut right to the chase now.
I want to tell the world exactly how you make me feel.
But feeling is the easy part;  the telling is hard.
Words don’t mean anything until til you try to
Speak from inside your heart.

I need to touch your hand; don’t want to face another day without you.
My lack of voice; articulation of emotion’s overpowering me.
But how can I express these things from deep down inside.
I’m just a mortal man trying to tell you all of these thoughts I can’t hide.



Together
©2016 Raymond M. Jozwiak
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Viral? . . .



(from https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-need-leadership-we-have-trump-instead/2020/03/09/19630afe-623b-11ea-845d-e35b0234b136_story.html?fbclid=IwAR2_YbGgcNT2yQsUHWip5UvECgqEV9q8ty7DdYpfJrR6ct-UmXvbdbBMtlY)
". . . it was a catastrophic mistake to give an egomaniacal reality-television star such power and responsibility. We are all paying the price. . . even a minimally competent president could calm anxieties by explaining what we know and what we don’t know about the virus. A decent president would be less concerned about the media coverage he or she was receiving and more focused on getting reliable information to a nation desperately seeking answers. . . He may well succeed in convincing his loyal followers that the coronavirus is some kind of hoax. We can only hope that none of those true believers end up paying with their lives.". . . "




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Monday, March 9, 2020

Building . . .




Here, nothing but time
On my dirty hands to no
No avail
Try as hard I might
Pour-ing every ounce of
My energy
Into a song
The only thing I can do for you
Something is wrong
Barely a note breaking through
Hardly a clue
Dry as a well
A-rid as the des-ert I
Seem to be
When will it end?
We will see

What, you’re asking, Is
There to be concerned a-
bout in this anomaly?
Sure this kind of thing
Happens all the time to
All practitioners of
Rhythmic expression
Propelling souls into space; flying
Evoking so
Many emotions within
Out of the din
But in spite of this
I will persevere in
My endless quest for
Voice to express
What I feel


Blocking
Improvisations on the changes of Block ©2019 Raymond M. Jozwiak



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Sunday, March 8, 2020

Not Here . . .



It won’t happen.
Turmoil’s not round the bend for us.
All controls are in place;
Neat in their space
See the keeper’s
Keeping vigilant watch
Through a window obscured.
This I assure.

Advocate progressive-sounding ideas.
Tell the people what they want to hear.

There’s no hiding
Dissatisfaction you feel.
Keeps on burning inside.
Still you abide

No one saw it
Sneaking up round the corner. Was
Like a thief in the night
Without a fight.
Quite the artist.
Candy-coating what he’s saying.


Won't
©2020 Raymond M. Jozwiak
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Saturday, March 7, 2020

Silencing . . .


(from It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis)
". . . ". . . everything that is worthwhile in the world has been accomplished by the free, inquiring, critical spirit, and that the preservation of this spirit is more important than any social system whatsoever. But the men of ritual and the men of barbarism are capable of shutting up the men of science and of silencing them forever.". . . "



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Friday, March 6, 2020

Informed? . . .


(from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/just-my-hunch-trump-contradicts-health-experts-coronavirus-n1151006#anchor-Expertssaythedeathrateis34percentTrumpsaysthatsfalse)
". . . The World Health Organization said this week that about 3.4 percent of coronavirus patients have died. . . Trump claimed that the WHO estimate was "false," citing a "hunch" he had. . . . "I think the 3.4 percent is really a false number — and this is just my hunch . . .

During a news conference at the White House last week, multiple health officials warned that the virus will continue to spread throughout the U.S. . . . Trump said the number of cases "within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero. That's a pretty good job we've done.". . .

Trump says a vaccine is coming soon. Experts say not so fast. . . During a coronavirus roundtable Monday with his task force and heads of pharmaceutical companies, Trump appeared to suggest that a vaccine for the coronavirus could be just a few months away. . . Fauci corrected Trump at the roundtable, explaining to the president that it would be more than a year by the time a vaccine was developed, tested and "deployable" for public use.". . .

Trump says coronavirus is 'like a flu.' Experts say it's 'multiple times' worse. . . Trump has also repeatedly conflated the coronavirus with the seasonal flu, downplaying the severity of the new virus.
. . Fauci said during hearings this week that the mortality rate of the coronavirus "is multiple times what the seasonal flu is."

Trump suggested that people infected with the virus could still go to work and make full recoveries. This is in direct contrast to what the CDC has advised people to do. . .The CDC has said people displaying symptoms should stay home and self-quarantine unless they are seeking medical care.

"People who are mildly ill with COVID-19 are able to isolate at home during their illness. You should restrict activities outside your home, except for getting medical care. Do not go to work, school, or public areas. Avoid using public transportation, ride-sharing, or taxis," the CDC website says. . .Trump later denied saying people could work while ill.

Trump says warm weather could 'kill the virus. . .  "I think it's premature to assume that," Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the head of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, said of Trump's claims during a call with reporters. "We haven't been through even a single year with this pathogen.". . ."



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Thursday, March 5, 2020

Wiser . . .



Wisdom, many wrongly feel,
Comes naturally with age.
The time frame's right
But, unaided, don't
Expect it at this stage.

It won't arrive automatically.
One has to work; one has to try
To develop, most emphatically.
No effort brings you no result.
No lethargy can you justify.


Wisdom
©2016 Raymond M. Jozwiak
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