The butterfly effect. I step out of my door early in the morning And choose to let my foot drop to the ground Where it will. Today, that footfall happens to be on a small Creature, barely visible if I had taken the time To look there and notice it. I will never know the […]
I saw a man standing — glassy-eyed And upward looking — at the side of the path. There were a few things he said that I cannot Be at all sure what they were. But these came through clear and bold: “I am OK. It is your choice to believe me or not. I do
There is A heart-shaped Rock. We call it Our garden. ~ by Stan Stewart Copyright © 2011, 2016 by muz4now, inc. All Rights Reserved.
Siblings all: We make silent agreements not to breathe each other’s air Or steal the ground where another’s feet already rest. And though some will count these agreements as somehow noble, It is time to break the silence and care for each other in ways far Beyond these most essential requirements. If each one is
A friend calls. I have news, but do not want To seem too pushy. I’m thinking — for some reason — that My news will Take over the conversation. And I’m thinking that would be sub-optimal. He’s a good friend And I’m glad to listen to His tales and questions. And then, he pauses. I
it’s easy to not understand that seems to be the simpler of the two options to simply protest that the other is not coherent or understandable and so often i hear this approach used as the end of the argument though it has nothing to do with arguing and more to do with writing someone
someone told me that there’s magic about the year 2012. i don’t know if i believe in magic, because i’m focused on what’s real and tangible now. i’ve for too long waited for the magic to intrude on my reality, take care of me, remove all cares from me. i know better. and i still
Frog, prince or king: We get the stories so mixed up. We think that we must rush To get to the happy ending And so we pick up the abridged Version. This abridgment turns out to be An adaptation and reduction of A poor translation from the original German by a frustrated clerk At a
I’ve been so distracted lately. I was laid off in September. Now it’s December and I’m Looking for my new livelihood Still. Since I have no job, I’ve been commissioned with Walking the dog three times a day. I like that I used the word Livelihood. So much more true-to-form than “Job” or “Work” or
I know you want an answer And you want it now. Well, I’m just not ready. Or if I must be ready, Then I can only offer a “Just maybe.” Yesterday, I had a plan and There were times when I thought It was working. Today, while having what I first took to be regular
