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Month: August 2014
Faith and No Faith Poem
why did the moss suddenly appear
on the rock?
and
why is there a rock?
is the universe
a ball I throw into
a room
and it
beats astounding odds to end
up
in that one
random
place?
it could be
and is the act of it
being thrown
not the same?
am I that random place?
I am indeed,
Lord
…..david michael jackson
Xenon, poem from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” by Chicago poet Janet Kuypers
Xenon
Janet Kuypers
from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series (#054, Xe)
4/27/13
I don’t care
that you’re no
Zena warrior princess,
I just can’t stand
those high-intensity
headlights of yours
at night.
You may numb me
from my pain
if I breathe you in,
but the only good
your brightness may do
is that your excitement
may add color and life
to my plasma tee vee.
But, you know,
if I love outer space,
I should like the fact
that you are the propellant
in Ion drives —
because if Xenon is the ion,
it can be shot out of a rocket
in outer space,
forcing the rocket
to move faster and faster
through the void
of outer space.
Then again,
I’m not going to outer space,
and there’s no funding
to get us humans
into outer space
right now anyway…
So I’m sorry.
you may think
you’ve got some
bright ideas,
but when I’m driving
at night,
sometimes I think
you should keep
some of your ideas
in check.
I am the clown by Dandelion de La Rue
I am the clown
On the red bicycle
Riding through the foggy streets
Blaring my little horn
Laughing wildly, madly
at all the
irrelevancies
And absurdities.
And the reverent quests
For self-importance.
The clown can also
watch the dance,
The struts and strides
And smiling well dressed
Charms of those who
Claim to know Reality.
And when it gets too Serious
He can jump up shouting,
His red nose on his face
And orange hair and big white mouth
Permanently smiling
And he can shout
But it’s absurd! It’s all just
So absurd!
And ride his bicycle away.