Some Small Happy Thought
We must find joy
In this world of sorrows
Where the wounds grow deeper,
More permanent,
Every day.
We must find some small happy thought,
Each day,
Some small happy thought,
And smile.
~ Russ Allison Loar
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Donald Flintstone Elected President Again
You can agree or disagree with Donald Trump, but he clearly represents a vision of the past, a vision of a homogeneous culture in which the implanted beliefs of white, Christian males supersede all others. It is a vision without a foundation in the actual country in which we live.
O yes, the Earth is flat and no longer revolves around the sun.
O yes, we shall march in lockstep back to the Dark Ages, where the wildest conspiracy fictions and contrived pseudosciences rule our lives. And we shall imprison all traitors who do not comply.
O yes, ideologies shift and change, but that is of no matter. Compliance is what we seek.
O my country. O my people. What have you done?
Time Keeper
I am the one who turns back time
This chilly gray morning
While wife and children slumber
In the hibernation of Sunday.
I sneak like a tooth fairy
From room to room,
Setting back clocks,
Slipping another hour of sleep
Silently under their pillows,
Hastening the darkening of a season
Already too dark for my timeless soul.
~ Russ Allison Loar
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The Clearing
Do I live too long?
I sometimes wonder
During these long, childless days,
Now that my work is done.
Bored with idle pleasures
I fill my hours with trivial chores,
Unnecessary obligations,
Trying to shift my attention
From this slow but steady disintegration.
O poor old self,
How I mourn for your loss,
How I long for your renewal,
Yet, it is a kind of relief to see you go,
All the rantings,
The mad pursuits,
Worn out at last.
The clearing.
~ Russ Allison Loar
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