Due to an internet error the original MoreRipplingStill - 21 was lost.
The following may contain some poems already in MRS - 20.
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Oneside of fishpond Poplars unaware Telephonepole harp
orangeyellow kaleidoscope. of thisAutumn's shroudedhour. strungyellow for kids&deer
Allother pinegreen. Brightyellow through dour. runningwithoutfear.
"WillfulDisregard" Undermicroscope
&"RecklessIndifference". by oversightcommittee
Sins of ommission. stutteringjudgment.
Paddlingwest backwards. Paddlingtoward eastbank. Paddlinghome to south.
Watching risingfullmoon rise Watching risingfullmoon set Playing peekaboo with moon
above redorangecrowns. into redorangecrowns. among oaks&pines.
Risingfallfullmoon Chokedup by yourlove
beingscratched by leaflesscrown. throat toonarrow toswallow
Remaining unscathed. the restofbeing.
Plato wondering Balloon or baboon? Bacon or dryleaf?
if sex withoutlove worth it? Butfor twoL's & a B Does the "5 second rule" count
Whoops - lovewithoutsex? primate floatingfree. in this dilemma?
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Clarifying Wait
SuperNatural is conditioning. Do I havetowait
PastParentsPeers. at the pearlygate
until allothers
SupraNatural is learning. aredead?
ParentsPeersPast.
Orwill the gateopen
SimplyNatural is training. &I'll belead
Tempering Parents into an examiningroom
Peers tobe righteously groomed
Past. asif in doctor'soffice
Becoming transform. pergatory
waiting for the entrance
Witch of God?
"You're the witch"
& I win SuperHighway
because denying Duty the superhighway of self
iswhat a witchwouldo. speedingresponses to wellknown
destinations.
Inevitable
Need to greed. Love a twolane windingblacktop
Defend to offend. easingitsway through backcountry
Mate to sate. pullingover at times to takein theview
goingoffroad at times permiting
Must sapiensuccumb a chance encounter.
to self's basebeing
without puttingup a fight? Truth
"I call it as I see it"
Is indulgence brags the untrained
self's inevitableplight? truthteller
sharingnothing but
LongBefore halitosis.
Longbefore judges drapthemselves
in magisterialmight Storage
before reason'scertainty Garage a junkyard.
in black&white Frontporch a garagesale.
evenbefore evidencecollection Attic&crawlspace cluttered.
the starkreality ofthecrime.
Timetorent a storageunit
Cavebear sensed. or discard someofmy
Emotions dense. fondestmemories.
Flightordefense.
Each longbefore memory Photos yellowing.
retrieved. Vinyl warping.
Cassette&CDplayers
Nodecision inthemoment inoperable.
beingcorrect if welltrained.
I don'twant toletgo.
Nodecision inthemoment Am I stronger forcarrying
beingperfect when unmade. myburden?
Currencies Am I simplyfeeding
Mymoney is real. my voraciouself?
Allothercurrencies
are suspect. Easier
Hunt. Gather. Farm. Fish.
If youchoose todeal withme Anythingelse is onlyawish
don'tseek a cause foreach effect for an easierway.
ofmy overwheeningself.
Sapiensneeding to suckitup
Accept my illgottenbooty or continueternally to runamok
even if I appear snooty intheir desires&dreams
then search forwhere until completelyground
youcan cash it in. in transform'seams.
EternalLife
What doyoudesire HonorableSearcher? Isthere nogain inthatway?
Whywouldanyone choose
I seektosurvivedeath EminentProvider suchvigilence?
being anyanimal's ultimateneed.
The ThirdWay offers nogain noloss
Weoffer ThreeWays tofulfill yourrequest. simply the breathofallbeing ineach inhalation
Youcanembrace a god &ifyourfaith &the deathofallbeing ineach exhalation.
is steadfast you'llberewareded
with eternalife in heavenorhell. Whywould onework
forsuch a meager payoff?
Or youcanembrace cause&effect
&understand theway of theuniverse Thereisnopay onoroff
in its evolution toward perfectability. simply a moment'sfreedom
Its reward is the certainty of lifeverlasting fromone's incessantself
without everasking. a moment of forgetting
lifedeath
Which doyouchoose HonorableSearcher? rewardpunishment
self &allother.
Youspoke of ThreeWays DearProvider.
Whatisthethird? Andthen youdie?
I'm notcertain itiswhat youseek. Yes. Ineach hardearnedmoment
It doesn'tprovide eternalife of forgetting
&theprice is hardwork in eachmoment where allisone in transform'swomb.
of you briefcellularbeing.
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Rubbed Intuition
Nopuppy whines aboutbeing Havinghidden the children'spresent
unloved withoutkeepingtrack.
whileitsbelly isbeing Searching on Christmaseve
rubbed. by intuition.
Sapiens ontheotherhand Soitis withmyfeeling foryou
willbite the hand that feeds it wordsoflovelost in the wasting
whilethrowing a tizzyfit of language
demonstrating without a doubt yet appearing unsummoned
theneed for separateheavens. inforgetting's embracing.
LessSelf Choice
Oh tohave lesserself Choice the foodofself.
with lessmemory Gluttony at a price.
ofmy cause&effect
makinglife easier Better tosimply roolthedice
butbrutal. hopingtoavoid snakeyes.
Oh tohave lesself But if snakes&eyes
with memoryfreed areyour unbiddenprize
fromeachofmyactions thenslip legless&slim
letting lifebe into transform'swhim.
without duty.
Hunting
Onlywhenforgotten Huntingtreasure
canself belost inmyownhome.
nolongerbossed
bythesensible Playing hide&seek
inaworld that's purely with myself.
sensual.
I mustblind who I am
Assume tosee who I is.
"I assume we're serving the samemaster."
Tennis
The saddestsentence inaworld of peace. McEnroe. Conners. Nastase.
......................................... Nadal. Federer. Djokovich.
"I assume we're sharing the samebeliefs."
The former lovingthemselves.
The saddestsentence inthesearch for love. The latter lovingthegame.
Mountains Ration
Whenliving inthemountains To rationalize. To disguise.
it doesn'takemuch toget the ballrolling. To justifywithobjectivity
activities notwise intheyes
And weall live of organicsubjects.
on a ledge.
To computerize asif a prize
CaveBear - ? won bytheone typingcode
Cavebear as corporateboss asif cyberspace a la mode
freezeflightfight &allislost longafter the icecream
inan ancientreaction hasmelted.
to thenwhen'sabstraction
memoryserving at direcost. Comeclean stubborneself
without the abrasionofration.
Greed
Greed speakingwithPride: Spoil yourself with softfoamingsoap
"Givememore ofyour arrogance to washaway allhope
MasterPride. of cleaning the graffiti
Letmecause moreseparation off yearsofindulgence.
fromthe rabbleofother."
Glossary
Pride responding: Checkingmyglossary
"I fullyunderstand your request toturn myrevelry
HonorableGreed into plaincommonsense.
butfear youmayoffend mydearfriend
Gluttony. Puttingdown mybook
taking a closerlook
Sateyourappetite with Envy ifyouwill atwhat I tookforgranted.
&leaveme to defendSelf againstLove."
**Fist** **Foley**
Seeking the perfectword to complete myhaiku Threeweek post-op totalhip.
about a wisemouth needing a comeuppance
myGrandMa in a raremoment of lucidity Painfree&content butforfear
camup withadandy. that if I twist&turn
my Foleycatheter
TheGermans hithenail onthehead with mightgarrote my LittleBill.
"backpfeitfengesicht"
meaning **Superiority**
" face in need ofafist" Another in the longlist of
whichsavesme sevensyllables male superiority
but for mostreaders will leavethem isthat
verirrt* in translation. wecanwipe backtofront
withoutfear of dragging poodoo
[*lost ] through a yoohoo.
FearOfDeath
SuperNatural SupraNatural
Immortality ContinuRein Carnation
Revelations Manifestations
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Atman OrchestratedObjectiveReduction
Anatta InformationTheory&PersistenceOfPatterns
Advaita ManyWorldsInterpretation&ParallelSelves
Mana MorphicResonance&CollectiveMemory
Prana UniversalConsciousnessField
Satori Retrocausality&InfluenceOfFuture
Ruh Near
Ruach Death
Orenda Experiences.
Nefesh Never
Ond Underestimate
Chi Sapien's
You Fight
as For
me. Survival.
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IncestuousGravity Gravity'sConceit
Gravity that incestuous matchmaker Gravity as love causinglesseparation
melding stardustwithstardust in astronomic lust yet yielding inpassing a richvariation
parentingtwinkling in the eyeofthestorm of of lifedeathdancing to transform'sbeat
fecund nebulae inits universal lifebreath conceit
creating (perhapsmistakenly) of populating the emptiness with
you&me. selfconsciousness.
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Silent Nothing
Roundingthebend onmy dailydusk walkabout Dharma whispering
spotting adultdeer ahead onmypath. for those whocanhear.
I froze. She froze. Then she loweredherhead Zen stillsilence
withoutbreaking eyetoeyegaze for those whodon'tfear
asif sizingmeup as possiblepredator. that somethingislost
when nothingisgained.
The upgoes her giantfuzzy whitetail
as silentsentinel seenthrough trees&undergrowth Me
before lazilyleavingpath disappearingintowoods. Nolonger a reflection
in stillpond
Watching it receed seeing a second lowerwhitefuzz but a reflection
followingdutifully. fromthetongues of others
assigningbehaviors
Turning to takethepath tomyleft to an organism called
coming eyetoeye with dad me.
satisfiedwithsafety of family
trottingsilently taildown BeingLove
tojoin mother&yearling. GodFather beingvictory.
GodSon beingdefeat.
BattleField
Is winterwoods a battlefield In transform only
strewnwith barestripped&fallen? nopush noshove
simply eachnow
Is snowgraced winterwoods a heaven simply love.
whitewashingmysins?
Imagination
Then the fallensnowdarkens Of allflights of imagination
as debris ofmydesires harkens dreaming
to summer&fall havingforgottenspring of what I wants when I wants it
&thebeginning of good&evil. memoryreal
reasontrue
Coding time an arrow
Coding for mycomputer. wisdom somethingtoknow
Constructing foolproof algorithms. self morethanshow.
Encoding inmy synapticswamp.
Seekingtosecure allgoodrhythms. Of allblights of bond
accepting
Openning the rightfile self as memory'sminion
toretrieve information. reason&truth as thought'sopinion
Freeingmy poetphile reality as lesself'sdominion
asreprieve frompunctuation time'sarrow san archerbow
organization wisdom as insight'seed tosow
obligation self a dyingcrow.
segregation
isolation Onlythen will imagination be dealt
interpretation a deathblow
evaluation disappearing unnoticed as
determination springmeltsnow.
discrimination
verification PTSD
justification I'm suffering PTSD
&last but farfromleast havingfought solong&hard
intimidation. tobefree.
Swimmingfree inmy syapticsea Perhaps atbest lovemayemerge
codingeroding with tearsofjoy. from my fog of thought.
Layers
Firstlayer is easy Green atend of eachrootextension
lightenough tobeblown havingplayed hotsummer of
thencompressed in gardencart. sunshadow windchime
holding for dearlife whatwill
Pileafterpile pushingoutair feelroot'sembrace in transform's
overflow outliningcart leisurely reformationpace.
someleaves catchinginspokes
as hand&rake deflatefall'smass Rake nowrapingsoil exposing moistodry
todensity closeto soilunderfoot. exposing lifetodeath
eachlayer tobepiled thenburned
Ironic thatoxygen they'dcreated dancing sunbright
being forcedout oftheir leaflitterlungs smoking in purity
with CPRlike constriction. beingsummer'sheat &fallpassion'sfeat.
Evenwithcart spilling Ash fortifyingblanket of soil leftbare
leavesexpelled neverspreading bearingwhatlawn&gardenwill
neveragain tobreathe. in transform's reformationplace.
Sogoes thedeath ofthis russetseason. Sostripped socleared soclosetodeath
Sogoes thebreath ofallreason. &yet
............................ strippedclearedead becomingwhat itis
Onto secondlayerclinging ineach perfectmoment whether
mattedmoistgrass leaflitter hero leafgreen
holdingfallenrefugees crispbrown
in greenrootedgrip of seedsoil union rootmoist
denying separationbysapien ashensoil
whodesire clear overclutter. simplebeing.
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Rakinglightlayer
thenscraping moist semisoil.
Atlast purebarearth.
Men MyWords
Men are either predator or prey For entertainment use only.
theformer usingwomen
thelatter beingused bywomen. Anysimilarities totruth or reality
are intentionalbutunlikely.
What pitifulcreatures
of machismo or Pinocchio Slippery
theformer flauntinghiswood Words are slipperypigs
thelatter wishinghecould. &whenyou penthem
you'dbetter wearboots
WeKnow or yourshoes aregoing
Weknow the limitsoflanguage tostink.
being asif in a world of thenwhen.
Becareful whenfeedingthem
Weknow the limitsoflanguage or youmaygo headoverheels
as self'stool toconstruct dreamories. inpride overperceived bonmots
withoutsmelling yourown
Weknow words as headstones fouledclothes.
inthegraveyard of desires.
StepBack
Spigots Stepback foramoment. Relax. Takeabreath.
Doesmytub stillhave twospigots? See whatyou'reseeing as somethingdifferent.
Do I stillhaveto draw hotwater thencold Thensee yourself seeing &breathe
in myattempt at tepid? because whatyousee maytakeyourbreathaway.
Ifonly I couldblendextremes atonce Then stepforward forget itall &getback to
&stop the nonsense inhalingexhaling.
of scald&freeze. Become
If I could traintoforget
Incline allsuffering in eachmoment
Not a slipperyslope then I'd become allsuffering
atall &eachmemory it leaves.
but a mild incline
I choose toclimb If I could traintoforget
onmy merryway mylove &yourbetrayal
from needtogreed. then I'd become a hardenedseed
never to germinate.
Andso inclined
I eatfood of refined Shade
ingredients&caloricbounty. Pleasedon't castshade
onmyparade
The I'mready to recline of pride in mytraining
inmy easiestchair toward lesself.
&indluge in a mostrare dare
where I wear myheart Ironic asit mayseem
onmy sleevelesshirt I deserve a sunbeam
&blame the weatherman for myhours of sweat
for makingmecold. withoutregret.
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Blowninsulation Fullmoon a wholenote
trappingair&dampingsound caught in telphonewirestaves
exceptwhenblowing. along meadowroad.
Belowburningcrowns Sycamore poplars Oaks takenaback
bony leaflesskeletons. on fullmoon Halloween eve. to protectwires from damage.
Winter harbingers. Leafbare skeletons. Startled or windswept?
Oakcrowns with Mohawks Whileleaningforward
bordering telephonewires brushingoff hat&shoulders.
&twolane blacktop. A finalsnowfall.
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Batteries HuntGather
Batteries dont' runup Hunters inthe gunstore
they rundown. stockingup on weapons.
Springs don't strengthen Gatherers perusingcatalogs
throughtime. doing comparisonshopping.
If you mustcount Each indulging asif in Eden
the wagesof yoursin whilebeingconsumers
trust the electriclock inthejungles ofthe Amazon.
whosepower
whether Intuition - 2
earthairwaterorfire Intuition as trainedmemory.
isas elemental Noneed for consciousrecall.
as desire.
Checklistforgot
Reputation whileswinging at theball.
My reputation anexcuse ....................
for me tobe machismo Intuition as sanitized
inthe worstsense autobiographic memory.
of selfdefense.
Subject subjugated to object
Alone in dualisticpurgatory.
Empty. I'm inside alone.
Place
Emptied. I'm outside ofmy self. A piece fitted intoplace
creating a newplace
Tolerate for a newpiece tobe placed.
From hate to tolerate
asif I'vemastered my There is noend to wonder.
defenses. Thankfully.
Hate beingloneliness Thereisnever a reason
firedbyself. tobebored.
Howcan I quench Analog
mythirst for dominance? Tenforty is lookingback
at ten.
StrawMen It's basically nostalgic.
My intellect in a wrestlingmatch
pitting two strawmen in battle. Twentytoeleven
is lookingforward
Asif Nature &Nurture were real to theadventure
&reallyatodds when theywhirl tocome.
in dervishdelirium tothedemands
of transform's insistence. I'm livingina digitalfuture
with remnants of analog
Lighthematch. optimism.
Burnthemboth totheground
ofbeing as a billionscelledsapien NoMatter
tryingtomake endsmeet Nomatter her breastsize
in a brain inwhich thoughtsarefleet or lengthofmy penis
&difficult to blend. we won'tletsex separateus.
ChristmasTree
Christmastime again again NewYear's closebehind
Grandad Father Son eachwaiting tosee whathey mightreceive
in seasonlesseason of endessdreaming yearsgivingway to yearnings
onefornow oneforthen oneforlavishwhen
each&all inhisownway becoming memory'sprey.
Startingwithtree &tree&tree choicespillingendlessly.
WhenSonwould cutkill&adorn onetree eachyear smallsacrifice.
ThenFather chosingmakebelieve savingforests payingoneprice.
NowGrandad wouldball&bag pine'sroots honoringpast
livingeternally twice.
Symbols livingdying fromwoodland&aisle to treestand.
WhenSon strivingforsymmetry placingballscarefully tillall islost inhaste
thenFather toppingtip with batteryangel in celestialspace
nowGrandad spirallinglights fauxcandles intheiplace.
Standingbefore tree&tree&tree splendidlyadorned foralltosee.
Sonsilentlyadding finaltouch a secretwish to SantaClause.
Fatherquestioning gift of Son's moralaws.
Grandadsmiling at Father&Son feelingselfgnawing
throughChristmaseason'sdemands.
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Christmasgone againagain pastyear farbehind.
Son&Father&Grandad each wantingtoknow whathey didfind
in reasonlesseason of more&lessmeaning mythgivingway to questions&answers.
Oneselfishlybelieving onesincerelythoughtful onetraining&training tosleep inpeace.
Eachall intheirownway
threebeing setttingheavenablaze.
Startingwithtree&tree&tree driedying symbolic rootballeternal.
SontrustingFather for freshlife in nextyear's timeofgetting.
Father needing neitherlife nordeath inhis separatesetting.
Grandad unknowing life'sneverlost intransform's eternalnetting.
Grandad'stree nowlivingfree from woodlandhigh to woodedell.
Son stillstrivingforsymmetry keepingbothfeet firmlyonground.
Father searchinganemptysearch forwhat languishesinlanguage.
Grandad watchingstarsemerging fromlight faintlyfading to freshlightfound.
Standingbytree&tree&tree spare unadorned for none tosee.
Relyingonfaith Son gettingcold whilewantingtobewarm.
Fatherknowing onlytoowell sapienscan'tbe reborn.
Grandad smiling at Father&Son unknowing eachday&night ismorn.
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Replantedtree beyondseasonalreason unneededtree unheededtree
beingthisnow for everyseason fornone tosee for none tosee.
Full&Less Swamp
Mindfullness is bodylessness Fillingwant. Creatingswamp.
treadcarefully &fullyconfess Stillness at hightestcost.
yourallegiance to belief
as your savior. Better streamtrickling creatingrippling.
Stillness neitherfound norlost.
Takeyour lastbreath
embrace yourowndeath Manicures
with a will frombeyond Whiteningtoothpaste&manicures
yourgrave. diguising twentythousandyears.
Perfection Usingthumb grippingdrum
Perfection in dichotomy. stickofchick whosebeak wasclipped
Reality in continuum. so I canchew itsflesh withimpunity.
Choose todance withapartner Sleeping
or whirl in dervishdesolation. She sleepingonmyright.
Dirtiest Butwithshoulderpain
Thedevil's dirtiestrick followedby shouldersurgery
was toconvince me itsbeenmonths sincewe
that perfectionexists. couldcuddle.
Now I'm onthepath Sure shecouldcometome
to nowhere but thatwouldn't be ladylike
allthewhilethinking I guess.
it's nofair
thatmydeams never Organic
cometrue. I will myfuneral
tobe organic.
GivingWay
Havingivenway tolove Participants takingturns
I can neverhave a takeback. stuffing dismembered bodyparts
into woodchipper.
Flaws mustbemade flawless.
Misteps mustbemastered. Everyonecheering finalspray
of mycorpse in eternalplay.
Counterweight mustbeplaced
on landmine Abhor
before she stepsoff. Nature myabhor a vacuum
asif lesself couldeverbecome noself.
Already
Havingbeentaught what I alreadyknew But natureloves a gradient
havingbeenlead from fog into blue asif entropy not settingmefree
nowfacing desertsky&desiccatedlandscape of anyhope for salvation.
of cloud of unknowing fromwhich I mustescape.
Sowhere doesthatleaveme
No GardenOfEden as refuge. but lostwithin transform'sgyre
No perfectability as reason'sabuse. with spinninghead spinningwithdesire
No lifeternal as goldengoose. for the stillness of a vacuum
Justmydesire as excuse &the peaceofchaos.
for avoidingthework
of thismoment. SpoilerAlert
Not that thepast makeschoices
NotSoMuch for me
Notsomuch that AI but that thepast is me
is approachingsentience asif I couldstill eachanyall thisnow
but that sapiens arebeing asof mydreams couldbecomereal.
treatedlikemachines.
Letme scanmypast &focuson
Andwhen machines become sentient &perhaps that "on" willbecome.
willthey fallprey to self
with attendant desires&defenses?
desires&defenses?
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