The accident of the ordinary

One should not worship
the accident of the ordinary.

Like a sentence (Ripatrazone)

...the past dissolves in silence—like a sentence that makes an acute mark on us, but afterward, when we close the book, disappears into the mess of words that collect during a life.

Nick Ripatrazone

On death

The problem with death
is that I will not be there for it.

Poverty

Poverty is a human invention.

On equality

There is no equality
without equality of opportunity.

The true unit of measurement

The true unit of measurement for human experience is the poem.

Mom's 2021 birthday cake

Caramel cake with caramel icing, from The Joy of Cooking.

Better

Better to whisper to one person
than to shout at the world.

Silence

Voice is a momentary thing;
silence reigns forever.

Rarely

The irresistible is rarely tender.

Everything

Everything is differently the same.

On necessity

Necessity also creates and compounds error.

New poems

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Fail

If I am to fail, let me fail
of too much reason rather than too little.

Amok

Love is desire run amok.

Preference

Preference is destiny.

New poems

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We prefer

We prefer the world we saw
when we were as we preferred to be.

Good

Good must vastly outnumber bad if it is to win.

Understanding

We understand little of the world, but the world understands less of us.