Thursday, February 25, 2021

Seeing . . .

https://www.alamy.com/food-aliment-comic-face-eyes-potatoes-
cartoon-potato-plant-potatoe-image282784858.html

There’s a boy in a room.
It’s a cavernous room,
With the walls all festooned
With the likenesses of
Sincere and humble, pious faces.

The eyes were watching,
Intently so.
Suspiciously watching,
But they weren’t the eyes
Of some omniscient, single, potent being.
They were the eyes of my fellow man,
And oh the things they did see.

By design or by fate,
From the boy grew the man,
And believing in magic,
Drew his comfort from what 
They said was his faith;
Faithful.

All those around him
And the vast majority believed
In it too,
So much resembling dependent infancy 
I shudder. Shudder!

As a product of his time,
And of nurture, it appears,
He pushed on where his intellect
Showed him how to proceed
Without any invasive deities.




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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Bomb . . .

 

https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/a-classic-cartoon-
style-black-round-bomb-lit-on-vector-20631273
This is the storm that follows the calm,
The irritant that precedes the balm.
All prayer, song and poem; psalm
Cannot protect you from da bomb . . . 


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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Invasive . . .

https://www.123rf.com/photo_8576421_cartoon-burglar-
isolated-on-white-background-with-copy-space.html

There’s a boy in a room.
It’s a cavernous room,
With the walls all festooned
With the likenesses of
Sincere and humble, pious faces.

The eyes were watching,
Intently so.
Suspiciously watching,
But they weren’t the eyes
Of some omniscient, single, potent being.
They were the eyes of my fellow man,
And oh the things they did see.

By design or by fate,
From the boy grew the man,
And believing in magic,
Drew his comfort from what 
They said was his faith;
Faithful.

All those around him
And the vast majority believed
In it too,
So much resembling dependent infancy 
I shudder. Shudder!

As a product of his time,
And of nurture, it appears,
He pushed on where his intellect
Showed him how to proceed
Without any invasive deities.






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Monday, February 22, 2021

Perceptive . . .

https://depositphotos.com/stock-photos/music.html

(from https://www.123helpme.com/essay/Relationship-Between-Music-And-Perception-551112)
'. . . According to Thomas Schafer, "When people listen to music they usually try to attain specific goals. Those related to self-awareness and the regulation of mood and arousal are relatively important to them and those related to social relatedness less so'. From the research, Schafer get a conclusion that the music which can let people attain goals related to self-awareness and the regulation of mood and arousal will increase the strength of music preference. . .'

“Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty.
Beauty is not love.
Love is not music.
Music is THE BEST.”
-Frank Zappa 




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Sunday, February 21, 2021

Hours . . .

 

https://www.iamexpat.nl/career/working-in-the-netherlands/working-hours
. . . guess that it's only natural to ponder time, hours, days etc.

The Hours (https://youtu.be/Cx-kdaFWm4Q) originally appeared on  the solo album "No Frills" performed on acoustic piano. Like many of my compositions, lyrics eventually came forth. Check out both versions,  and maybe even sing along . . . 

On and on flow the hours
Like rolling waves upon the sea.
And like so many and so varied flowers,
Each one some nectar for the bee.
We're keeping tabs and writing numbers,
Logging each minute in the book.
We have a choice to
Either dread the counting 
Or see the forest if we look.
Store the knowledge.
Hoard the wisdom.
Take the years
And just run like crazy.
Party’s only
What you make it.
Make it into the 
Best you can.
There’s no protection from the power
Generated everyday.
The blazing lights shine 
From each lofty tower
To illuminate the way.
Things that never occur to you
In the spring.
Become clear with each
Passing season.
All options must be on the table.
All points of view be understood.
And if you don’t do ev’ry thing you’re able,
Make sure you do those which are good.






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Saturday, February 20, 2021

Surrender . . .

 

https://www.sagebrushva.com/rehab-blog/in-recovery-we-surrender-to-win/
. . . to the will,
the direction of the sound.
Submit to entreaties 
of the the waves all around.
Sculptures in the air 
That no one can really see
Hold power so immense,
To indeterminate degree.


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Friday, February 19, 2021

A Little . . .

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/science/four-new-species-of-tiny-
chameleons-are-found-in-madagascar.html
. . . logic for those who think the price of gasoline is an indication of the coming apocalypse or that the current U.S. president has failed them . . . 

(from https://www.fastcompany.com/90597911/why-are-gas-prices-rising-heres-the-weird-but-simple-reason-youre-paying-more-right-now)
". . . Optimism over the vaccine rollout and a belief that the worst will soon be behind us is causing traders to drive up the price of crude oil futures. Futures are a bet that a certain commodity—crude oil, in this case, the main ingredient in gasoline—will be worth more in the months ahead. Those traders wouldn’t be driving up crude oil futures if they thought the global economy and the state of the world was going to be getting worse, not better. And as it gets better, there will be more demand for crude oil as the machinery of the global economy starts cranking again. . ."

(from https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/16/the-texas-winter-storm-will-drive-up-gasoline-prices-across-the-country.html)
". . . Shutdowns of U.S. refineries due to severe winter weather on the Gulf Coast could result in a 10-cent jump in gasoline prices over the next several days. . . The jump in gasoline prices is expected to be temporary, though prices have been rising recently and gained five cents per gallon nationally over the last week. . ."


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