i was having some warm butter pie
when i saw something dark flutter by,
and it gave me a fright
so i turned up the light–
it was only an orange butterfly!
–photo by me
limerick 96
meteor shower shadorma
the stars are
falling all around;
i cannot
help but smile.
you may want to go to town–
me? i’ll wait awhile.
–photo by son aaron
sunday thoughts 9/13/26
they say dark matter’s all around–
it can’t be seen; it makes no sound.
yes, you can look, but you won’t see
it’s amplitude nor frequency.
although it e’er remains unseen,
it can be felt, like gravity.
i find these facts a little odd–
dark matter acts a bit like god.
–photo by me
september scene
school buses and geese
amass for final review
before heading out
–photo by me
lost in the fray
my daughter is a grandmother
my son is turning grey
and autumn’s come around again–
the timer ticks away
still, the answers elude me
i am lost in the fray
but i’m starting to suspect that
it’s all designed that way
–photo by me
the wizard’s computer
in one of his moments,
he filled a glass tower
with crystal components
and magical power.
the wizard’s computer
could process so fast,
it answered his questions
before they were asked.
but soon that fell under
the auspice of sin–
when one day he wondered
which racehorse would win.
–image by ai
fleeting beauty (tanka)
shoreline flowers that
can see their own reflection
are both blessed and cursed–
they’re blessed at their blooming best
and cursed at their withered worst
–photo by son aaron
wordless wednesday 9/2/26
–photos by me
bum rap
i came into this world
on a cold winter night,
kicking and screaming
and already guilty
of a crime so heinous
that eternal torture
was deemed to be
the only appropriate
punishment for me.
then, the doctor spanked
my bottom and cut off
part of my tender penis.
from there, things got crazy…
–photo of me
wordless wednesday 8/26/26
