Equality and Respect

Cheers to the athletes who have joined the protest.

To kneel before God shows respect

It’s deference a King might expect

Give me a reason

Some think it treason

For athletes who wish to genuflect.

One kneels to show deep reverence

It’s respectful and shows deference

When done before God.

So I think it odd

It’s defiance at sporting events.

And on the other side of the world another oppressed group has been granted a small step toward equality.  I hope it’s a real one and not just a why-not-it-won’t-matter-much-anyway decision.

For the Saudi Arabian female

Driving won’t land them in jail

Is it a step forward?

For soon, I have heard

Driverless cars go on sale.

Time for Spring Cleaning?

I’ve got clothes that I’ll never wear

I’ve got gadgets I’ll never repair

I’ve got books I won’t read

I’ve got files I don’t need

And no closets or storage to spare.

Just to be clear, I’m no hoarder.  I don’t have old newspapers.  (I read them on-line).  This is potentially useful stuff.

Most of this stuff is OK

And maybe I’ll use it one day

I just find it hard

To choose what to discard,

I hate to throw good things away.

Time to Go Outside

Think outside the box, color outside the lines, step outside yourself … and other advice from the outside.

It’s a problem I must solve on my own

My dissatisfaction has grown

After all of this time

I realize that I’m

Ill at ease in my own comfort zone.

Is your comfort zone feeling too small?

Do you venture outside it at all?

Here’s a peptalk, 

When you learned to walk

How many times did you fall?

Climate Change, Sex Change

A while back all tropical storms had feminine names.  Can we blame the increasing frequency and severity of the storms on the decision to give them masculine name too?  Is this creating a sexual competition?

With all the havoc they render,

Whole counties run through a blender,

Hurricanes have been

Traditionally feminine

Is Harvey really transgender?

Is Harvey, with his torrential rains

And winds faster than passenger trains,

For the people of Texas,

Who don’t care what his sex is,

One of herstory's worst hisicanes?

But Irma will not be outdone.

OCERD - Obsessive Current Events Ruminative Disorder

The constant barrage wears me down, fall is coming and I would like to broaden my choice of topics.

Every day the news is depressing

It’s relentless and I’ve been obsessing

My attitude’s been such

That I’ve lost the light touch;

For humor I should be digressing.

Time to reboot.

So much for my childish fantasy

Fame and fortune from short poetry

I’ve been persistent

Though not very consistent 

In posting them on line for free.