Fate’s Welcome Luna’s limelight lures, her mute scream’s casting call,a promise, a pact wakes me within a dream, to fallunder sickly green Halloween spell, her price to tell.She says my drowsing pleas to travel Cronos’ Well,to past, where innocents have lost souls to darkveil;to lift its curse with might, restore their sacred braille,have been heard….
POPO 2026 Day 13
Should I go back to work? Home maintenance cries for attentionbut so do Mlady & Dotty, my cats.Monks live in caves, at peace.Does monk peace energy improvethe world? Although not a monk,if I leave my cave, my work mayimprove the world; and definitelywould refresh-renovate my home. note: poem was writtenJuly 13, when Dotty was still…
POPO 2026 Day 12
Fires across MN and Canadasend smoke to blanket MI.Hazy heavy heat holds usand every lifehealth hostage.Through A/C it cools home airas it enters, but particulates invade.Tired Trees work overtime,guzzling aerial CO2 residueof distant dying brethren,pumping out respitemana for our lungs. written July 12, 2026
Busy-ness today
I attended a local rally for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for US Senator. We waited outside in beautiful weather and it started an hour late but it was well worth the wait. There was only one person who tried to disrupt the gathering and Dr. El-Sayed used it as a teaching moment for the gentleman. Eventually…
POPO 2026 Day 11
At a friend’s annual work evalher supervisor gave her a “5”and sent the eval to adminfor signature. Admin sent itback, unsigned, and saidnobody’s perfect. Always roomfor improvement. That sentimentmost certainly applies to admin.
#SLS — (girls) “Boys” by The Shirelles and The Beatles
“Boys” is a song written by Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell, originally recorded by the Shirelles at Bell Sound Studios in New York City and released as the B-side of their “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” single in November, 1960. The single is from their album, Tonight’s the Night. Tonight’s the Night is the debut…
POPO 2026 Day 10
Nettle tea brings deep sleepwith vivid, detailed dreamsbetter than any chamomile,melatonin, or valerian root.Almost too good, as I findmy sleeping life’s much moreexciting than my waking one.
