Transitory Thoughts & Other Ephemera

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A wee haiku I composed on an evening drive after seeing a murmuration of birds moving across a field

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The last good politician we had, Bingus Crumpler, an Ohio state senator who was famous for campaigning with a full retinue of his pet cats and raccoons

He ran a raccoon and cat rescue and was an early forerunner for animal rights in the state of Ohio and nationwide

To this day the Bingus Crumpler Foundation for Animal Welfare funds countless animal shelters and euthanasia programs

His followers would affectionally refer to him as “Uncle Bingus,” or “Uncle Bing” for short

He tragically passed away on October 13, 1943 after sustaining several gunshot wounds in a raccoon-related accident

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A sea of clouds and twisting air

Torments the summer sky,

The rain beating down, down;

Shelter sought, shelter found

As the darkness flashes between

The lightnings’ countless branches

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A very lovely duck has landed on this antenna

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Gazing at the sky, I am swallowed up by that azure abyss -

Broken by branches and clouds

The veil of Heaven, the breath of countless living things

Mingling without end, bound up together, expansive;

Beyond is that starry ocean, that billowing void

Full of blazing flowers and myriad jewels,

A vast mirrored net wherein all things are reflected in all things,

What Infinity is framed by my frail vision?

But if we have eyes to see - Paradise

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Myriad lights dance in the darkened sky

The rolling drum of heaven keeps the tempo

The festival of Spring carried on a cool breeze

Below, mortals shudder and await the passing

The wheel turns, the wheel turns again,

And the turning will not end

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Friedhof has some feelings about how cold it is…

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Thinking back to when I was a single-celled organism

Simpler times, man

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The rain pattering on the roof

When did it first become water?

How many rivers has it flowed in?

How many living things has it passed through?

How long did it traverse the heavens?

How long will it remain here before continuing on its endless course?

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Cat’s broken

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I feel like I drove through a bovine horror movie this morning on the way to work. Like, I felt threatened. There was dense fog. And they were just l o o k i n g.

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I thought this was a nice sunrise this morning. I mean, it’s got the sun. And it’s rising. And that’s just delightful.