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Monthly Archives: December 2024
Perspective
All of my heroicsdo not change the factthat for some protagonist out thereI’m only in there brieflyand only thenfor comic effect
Glory
Folks will whistle for a dollar,or cut coupons for a dime,but for a tablespoon of glory,they’ll dole out all their time. We’ll give up Sundays for salvation,And Fridays for a buzz,but for a tablespoon of glory,she’ll trade in all she … Continue reading
Doing Nothing
For Jana, in C (possibly) Well I’ve been a long time in this world,And I’ve seen some incredible things,I discovered a pearlon the old tilt a whirl,And then they let me pull the strings. I played with the tigers in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 Daily Poems, Song lyrics
Tagged doing nothing, happiness, humblebrag, songs
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Making My Bed (for Jana)
I try to make the bed up nicewhen you’re not here.I fluff the pillows once or twice,put down my beer,and tuck the corners in just so. The night is cozy and serenewhen you’re not here.I keep the sheets all looking … Continue reading
The Lungs
In the space of the lungs, the night sky,Particles as far away as endings and beginnings,Forests and rivers without name, and numbered onlyBy the counting of their use. A single wisp of heaven to inducethe next movement, the inchoate sound, … Continue reading
The Dishes and Poetry
I still have, tonight,the dishes and poetry. Filling up the familiar spaces,feeling the weight of a word like “casserole”,putting it next to the others,noticing how the world of formsgives my handsand the times in which they livea pleasure worth holding … Continue reading
One Night Only
This Black Friday only weare extending an invitationto all our valued customersto close their eyesand take a significant percentage offof everythingthat is notblackand darkand warmand encompassing the starsand beautifully blanketing allthe light and meaningless babblekeeping you from happinessin thisparticularblink of … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Friday, consumerism, living in the moment, Thanksgiving
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Give Thanks
give thanksif you canyou never know ifsomeone else might need them the cook, the childor even justthe forest waiting to receiveyour offering of light
A Temporary Peace
All the analysis is sayingthat the peace here is temporary,but more immediately, tonight,there is a silence in the sky in Hamra,a silence in the sky in Nahariya,there is a child going to sleep tonight in the Dahieh,amid an absence of … Continue reading
Rev. Bob Janis 