michaeljordahl

others

nero blamed the christians

hitler blamed the jews

and now we blame the immigrants–

this isn’t something new.

well, nero died of suicide

as did hitler too–

when will we learn that ‘others’

are folks like me and you?

–image by ai

bungling burglar

i’m a bungling burglar

with no plunder for to squander

though i ponder every blunder–

yes, i wonder as i wander

–image by ai

Meet the Blynx

I took this photo about a year ago of what I thought was a mama lynx, but since then, a friend of mine from the DNR told me it’s an extremely rare blynx– a hybrid between a lynx and a bobcat. The first one was discovered in Minnesota in 2003, but they put a tracking collar on it that was too tight, and the poor cat starved to death. Since then, they’ve been found in Maine and Michigan as well.

there once was a bobcat named jinx

who had a hot date with a lynx,

and the two, in a rush,

took a roll in the brush,

and promptly created the blynx

–Photo by me

dog show

humans will tell us

how to be compassionate,

but dogs will show us

–photos by me

the final gate

that final gate

looms all too near,

yet it is my belief

that death is not

something to fear–

it’s unending relief.

–photo by me

but a dream (archives)

space itself dreams

and worlds appear,

and i know it seems

like you’re really here,

but hush up your weeping,

for we must adhere

to keeping space sleeping–

or we’ll disappear.

–photo by me

november shadorma

november:

the month that starts with

bare branches

and grey skies,

but ends with golden turkeys

and sweet pumpkin pies

–photo by me

the veil thins tonight

ghoulish forms

rise from the swamp

at dusk

on halloween,

and they are not

alive nor dead–

but somewhere

in between.

they blindly grasp

at living things

to be

absorbed into,

and hopefully,

those living things

will not be

me or you.

–photo by me

senryu sunday

sometimes, in this world,

i feel like i’m just going

around in circles

–photo by me

getting along

born into a world

of ‘others’

we may not all see

eye to eye

but as we were taught by

our mothers

we can get along

if we try

–photo by me