POPO 2025 — Day 8 — cut loose

cut loose When I cut amazon subscribe & save subscriptions loose I wondered if I’d survive without coco de bebida, big bags of pistachios, chocolate orange slices for Christmas gifts, and Puff box dozens for my dragon nose. I have, and local grocers and I are becoming reacquainted in a significant way. The only things…

POPO 2025 — Day 7 — about ai

about ai I was thinking about AI I was thinking about Gaia I see AI in gAIa I don’t like what I see Both have soup of 10,000 things Where Gaia perpetually blossoms them in sensory splendor, AI Frankensteins them into soylent green’s sterile goo.  

POPO 2025 — Day 6 — surrogates

surrogates I’m learning handy skills,one YouTube video at a time.They have become our wiseelders that we climbkeys to reach; surrogatesfor distracted parents andnursing-homed grandparents.  

POPO 2025 — Day 5 — for Terry Masear

dedicated to Terry Masear hummingbird nurse called from afar winged with mercy white cap of hair benevolent smile bodhisattva gentle tending, wise, one after one, of tiniest earth angels

POPO 2025 — Day 4 — we can build

we can build a worldaround absencea symphony arounda pausewood, hammer, nailsof shelves from behindlocked doorsnotes from recollectionsof walks on summernight, roses, andnightbirds on the air

POPO 2025 — Day 3 — Will it help?

Will It Help? The question always is will it help (others) to bare one’s soul, rip oneself open, tear it out, and lay it screaming on the forensic table. The answer always is it’s not for us to know. the figures in the painting are by a famous artist but I forgot to note it. …

POPO 2025 — Day 2 — idea vs. real

why is the idea of it so differentthan the real of it?An idea is hologramof mind, pullingwool over our bodiesthat must be kickedfree from, to really be