Mindful of the big, human questions
the illustrious Department was —
What is beauty? Who am I?
What is real? What is good?
Rigorous, nourishing, fair
its philosophical fare
Philosophical Turn
Our Composite President
Born Kenyan? Hawaiian?No Narnian is heOur President, just resident?An evolving id No Gipper, good speakerBut, what does he say?Platitudes, fallacies,Hip hip hooray! Heftily taxing the wealthywill impel them to produceHealth reform, carbon creditsthe job market will improve A reverse of Midas—The budget gone bonkersFast Furious, GSA,Solyndra, EPAThe scandals… Which scandals?There’s …
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Dedicated to an anonymous internet troll Don’t be a foil, beware the trollHe’ll wind you up, he’ll denigrateAnd with conceit boast of his featsad hominems ad infinitum And don’t react as people doHe’ll turn on God, he’ll turn on youHad he been present at CreationTo Him some pointers would have …
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Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back,
Read More »Advertencia a los niños
Niños, si se atreven a pensaren la grandeza, la rareza, la demasía,la escasez de este precioso, únicoe infinito mundo en el cual dicenhabitar, piensan en cosas así:bloques de pizarra circundando manchasrojas y verdes, circundando redesamarillo bronceado, circundando blancasy negras superficies de dominódonde un pulcro paquete de papel marrónles invita a …
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