Situation, Normal...

It's as true as true can get,
truth will set you right.
I descend from a long line of idiots,
In my grandchild, the trend persists.

I school him because to send him back
to Public School, Ghetto 101,
may be the nail that seals his fate.
He might wind up in jail, an inmate's bitch.

I strive to teach him the advantages of being law-abiding.
For idiots in particular, the best option is to be law-abiding.
I know of what I speak, for I too am an idiot,
one who most of the time manages to pass for reasonable.

My secret - be still and observe the action all about.
Obey the rules of traffic and of common courtesy.

Do No Harm

I've heard it said, the devil shows the bait but not the hook.
Same applies to the medical establishment where misery is farmed,
and not cured, so that high priced tickets may always be paid.

Love Alone Saves

Be concerned for your own soul.

20 Minutes of Warning

It was a kind of rapture.
A whirlwind hovered over the town of Joplin,
and pulled people out their cars through windows,
never unfastening their seat belts.

R for Radius

The radius of radio,
the radio of circumference,
the expanding sphere of influence
telephone and television and tweeter ever after

Follow The Formula

How to brush your teeth, if there is no formula.
Procedure is also a matter of formula.

Submission to procedure and execution of formula,
success is simple.

Failure ignores the simple.
Question the obvious.

Look for the hidden.

Tears

Tears in the morning after coffee
Love has many forms of expression
Knowledge hurts and joy overwhelms