Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Reading Between the Lines


climate change, peak oil, water shortages
the cutest little babies you ever saw
HIV, H1N1, wars and famine, deforestation
reunions, Yoga, Tai Chi, Facebook and search engines
confined animal feeding operations
Thanksgiving


Obesity, diabetes, heart disease
Kellogg's, General Mills, Kraft Foods
Dashing through the snow
small children without parents
Eggnog
Depression


On a good day you get egg role
I'm sorry mam, your son was killed by a car bomb
good things come in small packages
that's another can of worms
it is hard to imagine anything so beautiful
gone to hell in a handbasket


Whatever can be imagined can be invented
we face mass destruction and turmoil
the most uplifting version of Ave Maria
the most hideous crime ever committed
the generosity of the human spirit
greed, depravity and hatred


Our
choices
are
a
form
of
mathematics
to
be
determined
by
an
invisible
calculator
Oh Glory Be