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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Four Ironies


Thoughtlessness brings misery,
but misery brings insight.

Laziness brings frustration,
but frustration brings action.

Weakness brings struggle,
but struggle brings strength.

Folly brings defeat,
but defeat brings wisdom.

2 comments:

  1. HK StewartOctober 19, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    For the record, today's photo is another one taken by my wife.

    H. K.

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  2. Dr. MikeOctober 19, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    A Geisha Withdraws Her Support

    Wisk-broom the threshold
    So none of the dead can get back in --
    None of the hungry
    For whom lanterns were floated
    Down estuaries of water-lilies.

    In each paper boat, a message
    Sent like money into smoke.
    Its calligraphy In black ink
    Smearing what was written.

    What it said was a riddle,
    One of the thousand grains of sand
    That glistened in the desert
    And were forgotten in the snow.

    Perhaps it was a rejection
    Of life, or an acceptance of change,
    However remorseless time is
    When children are not returned.

    What does any of it matter?
    He would not acknowledge me.
    Heartless that to retain my position
    I must pretend there is no other.

    [Disposable Poem October 19, 2011]
    Dr. Mike

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