May. 12th, 2006

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The rains have come at last... came and went, thus far. That's 1 out of 3 for the weatherman, as this is the third week running that we were going to get oodles and oodles of rain, and this is the first we've got it. So far, it rained for less than 12 hours, which also goes against their prediction of rain from now until eternity (or three days, which is an eternity in forecasting.) We'll see if we get any more, but I'm appreciative of this batch, and one could almost hear the forest sigh in relief at the arrival of moisture.

There's something about the smell of a light rain in the forest, or after a heavier rain, that calls to me. If I had to pick a single element - and most know how loathe I am to ever pick a single favorite of any thing - it would be water, without question. From the drops of dew on the leaves in the morning, to mists that roll slowly through the woods, to rushing mountain stream or slow thoughtful river, to the rolling waves of the ocean... The aspects associated with water are also important to me - the healing nature, the ability to flow around obstacles. Water is considered a feminine element, and I have no difficulty embracing those aspects, as nurturing and caring are as important to me as the tempestuous fathomless depths.
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You're wrong...
by Everett A Warren

May 11, 2006

an argument
is an excellent thing
for in the hands of masters
it is like to a chess game
between imbeciles
who constantly replace the pieces

a bit of broken glass for this knight
a cigarette butt for a pawn
and a primo great biggo espresso cup
replete with its toxic sludge remnants
the queen

straw men are invoked
less through an actual presence
than in accusation
entire courses of rhetoric are slain
by the razor-sharp lack of acumen
dull edges bristling with illusionary points

whether or no
they were wise men
learned scholars
or salts of the earth
for neither one nor the other
will prove what they wish

to an independent observer -
that rare, silent creature -
they have shown
quite clearly
one thing above all:
their idiocy knows no bounds


Copyright (c) 2006 Everett Ambrose Warren

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May. 12th, 2006 09:23 am
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by Everett A Warren

May 11, 2006

dry as desert
dry as dust
the earth thirsts
and is left wanting

towering giants
toppling
so hard to stand tall
when your feet are cut off

whispering promises
whispering progress
the leaders show true colors
and point their fingers in blame

towering gnats
toppling
swollen heads filled with lead
left behind so they can fly

unwavering in their intent
unwavering in their insanity
the earth trembles
and is left wondering

towering giants
toppling
grind their bones
to feed our appetite

black as death
black as plague
the earth dries
and we are left behind


Copyright (c) 2006 Everett Ambrose Warren

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How Not to Drive, part one

  1. Do not swerve into a lane before it becomes a legal option to do so

  2. Do not speed up so as to block the car formerly in front of you as it attempts to make a legal lane change and was not aware you pulled the move you did in item #1

  3. Do not speed up even more after item #2 just so you can ride the bumper of the car in front of you

  4. When the exit merges onto another highway, and you still want to go faster, and you now have a lane available to you expressly for the purpose of passing slower traffic, do not continue to ride the bumper of the car you almost kissed in item #3

  5. When the car in front of you (from items #3 and #4) passes the slower traffic in front of them, do not zip right up to the bumper of that slower traffic and almost kiss them as well. Really, it says something about your character.

  6. So you had your fill of kissing all the boys, and you pass not only the car in #5 (he was probably your grandfather's age) and the car mentioned in #3-5 (who happens to be a handsome fellow, if I do say so myself,) and you suddenly you realize, like, wow, that's my exit, you really shouldn't cut off the car in #3-5

  7. Upon cutting off the car as mentioned in #6, do not slow down from highway speed to exit speed until actually on the exit ramp



A Fine Dining Experience

I noticed that the Bethlehem Brew Works has some scenic, trendy sidewalk tables set up. I know I find the subtle aromas of overpriced food much more pleasing when mixed with the exhaust of cars idling at the red light. Five feet from exhaust pipe to mouth, and maybe another five feet to the three story brick wall that helps keep all that carbony goodness nearby so there's some in every mouthful. Why they should charge extra for the ambiance.

How Not to Drive, part two

When there's a line four cars deep going into one of the garage entrances - and another car waiting to come in from the opposite direction - someone (i.e. it should not have to be me, four cars back) should use the *other* garage entrance. I'm wondering, if all those people were in the supermarket, would they all go through the same line, while I went to the other open checkout?
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Nearly last minute notice - in five hours, the Poetry Circle at the Moravian Book Shop begins.

Depending on what I do for supper, I may have another new poem available for reading tonight...

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