I envision a world free from oppression and injustice, where all may realize their full human rights. May each of us attempt to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. May we strive for empirical truth, human development, and a more just and peaceful world.

The Gentle Creatures
Share the Water    Minimize strife      (Rhyming)
Animals                Deserve our protection     (Rhyming)
Dusty and Ziggy     Playful pals     
(Rhyming)
Night People             Winged visitors      (Rhyming) 
Meet Our Therapist       (He'll love you to pieces!)     (Rhyming)
Cliff Encounter               A mother's diversionary tactic
Ramsey's Bro                  Needs love too     (Rhyming)
A Labor of Love              For the little furries     (Rhyming)
Miranda                        A black lab's story      (Rhyming)
Sharing                        Coexistence in a Mojave cave
A BarkBox of Love         Anticipation and delight     (Rhyming)
Compassion Learned       From my sister
A Valentine                       For Miranda   
Kissing the Joy as it Flies     Osprey and rain
Rites of Passage                  Hamilton, Massachusetts, 1949
It Likes My Wreath              And hides beneath     (Rhyming)
Gifts                                Exchanged 
Fourth of July                   A dog and fireworks     (Rhyming) 

Self-Awareness and Mastery 
I Got This                                What could possibly go wrong?    (Rhyming)
Dealing With Stress                Keys to the gates of calm 
Looking Within                     Self-transcending or merely existing?
Your Truths                            Carefully evolved
A Good Day                              Can be each day 
Recovery                                   As we heal the world, we heal ourselves
Help Reconcile Differences            A conflict management approach  
Be a Good Person                          Acquire virtues and ethics     (Rhyming)
Who You Can Be                             Striving. Surviving. Thriving.
New Freedom                                 Dealing with recall issues
To My Younger Self                      Youth stays with us     (Rhyming)
Finding Humanity                      Toward the light
Comfort in Solitude                  The peace of night
Through the Ordeal                  With passion and solidarity   (Rhyming)
Altruism                                   Helps our world recover       (Rhyming)
Acceptance                                Is a strength. . .  (Rhyming)
Optimism                                    For well-being     (Rhyming)
Just Imagine                                 Allow yourself silence
Aloneness                                      Not loneliness
Wealth Is . . .                                Not material

Fantasy
Hourglass                              Using time        (Rhyming) 
Geode II                                 Fantasy within a macrocosmos
Reversal                                   Is time directional?
The Return                                  Flying
Classical Haiku                               Four impressions
Limericks                                        For fun      
(Rhyming)
As I Live and Breathe                       I'm still relevant
Dominance
                                     You are in my power. . .

Geode I                                         Geometry of light
Recovery                                      After the pulse    (Rhyming)

Evolving with Nature
Far, Far Away                         From the mass culture
Wilderness                                 Offers renewal
Onion Creek, Utah                         Echoes of my flute
Wild Horse Mesa                                Mojave dreaming
Great Basin Trilogy                              1022, 2022, 3022
Whispers of an Escalante Canyon          The teacher
Mojave Equanimity                                  Winter approaches
Power of a Droplet                                 Joining her sisters
Spring, Providence Mountains            An awakening
Desert Climbing                                Risk, reflection
A Gift Received                              Water over quartz
Free Vertical                                A dance with gravity
Escalante Mesa                         South Central Utah
The Rainforest                          Resting in green
Calm in Moonlight                    In the night, just be. . .
Wellesley in Winter, 1946          Childhood wonder in snow
Wellesley in Spring, 1953           Voice of  a cypripedium
Wellesley in Winter, 1950              Blue spruce
Mentors                                           Comfort of the forest
Off Cartwright Road, 1953              Spring in the Wellesley woods
Comfort in Solitude                           Safety in storm 
Benbow Island, 1959                       Summer off the North Shore     (Rhyming)  
Renewa                                         Through the seasons
Reflections                                     The moon, Sirius, and a luminous sage
Midnight Walk                              Cool, quiet simplicity
Starlight                                     And meditation
Perception                               Of faces of the moon     (Rhyming)   

Stewardship 
Don't Blink                             Icecaps are melting    (Rhyming)
Going. . . Going. . .                  Signing away the wilderness   (Rhyming)
Children of Summer, 2050           You were irresponsible, Grandpa
Treasures                                      We must protect. . .
Seedling                                         Potential of a maple seed
Maple                                              Potential attained
Early Summer                                Human-caused?   
 
(Rhyming)
Purslane                                       Can bring you peace. . .

Reaching for Global Peace
Ascent                                      Toward our vision
Inaction                                      Is lethal
Listening                                           And hearing
Waterways to Peace                              A metaphor for diminishing violence

Reach Out                                                With a smile     (Rhyming)
Hear Me, See Me, Walk With Me, Love Me     Somaliland
Sustainable Development Goals                     For our best future     (Rhyming)
Creating Summer in the Winter of Our Souls    Human relationships
West of Gaalkacyo, Somalia                           Fleeing to Dabaab
Toward Peace, 1967                                Happy learners     (Rhyming)
Elusive Love                                   A radiant ideal
After the EMP                         We began to regain our humanity     (Rhyming)

Exceptional People
The Most Courageous Warriors    And their weapons
To Ruth Bader Ginsburg         We inch toward a truer democracy     (Rhyming)    
To Sherrie                           A paragon of virtue     (Rhyming) 
To Pat Jeffries                      Contributing to a better world    (Rhyming) 
Mick Jagger                           Rockin' a new valve   
(Rhyming) 
Your Priceless Treasures            Of perception and character
Sherrie at Twilight                       A lullaby
Thanks, Euclid                                  For your Greek alphabet
Tenacre  Girl                        ,                   Could ride. . .  
(Rhyming) 

Step Up, Men
To All Men From One Man      On International Women's Day, 2016
Who Will Teach Our Boys?        Are we fully present?
In Honor of All Women                  International Women's Day 2014
We Missed You                                Actually, you dropped the ball
Systemic American Disregard            We can change our ways. . .
Constant Gardeners                        Cultivate and encourage others
A New Dawn                                Of better men
To American Men                      Let's restore our character. . . (Rhyming)


Our Priceless Voting Rights
Inside The Voting Booth       Let's not repeat 2016     (Rhyming)
Autocracy Rejected                Progressives have spoken
      (Rhyming) 
The Female Vote                      Nudged us toward the brink        
Farm Bailouts for Votes           Quid Pro Quo     (Rhyming) 
Choice                                Of presidential candidates

Toward a More Genuine Democracy
Battle Hymn of 2024     With due respect to the original. .  . (Rhyming)
Dandelion Dream              Drifting again over DC    (Rhyming)
Toward a New Horizon           And the highest ideals
Resuming the Safe Voyage          Aboard  U.S.S. America     (Rhyming)
State of the Union Dream                Or was it reality?     (Rhyming)
Hate in America                                 Are we a hypocrisy?
The Bridge Builder                               A tribute to President Obama
Two Weeks in Louisiana                       Post-Katrina recovery
Graced by His Presence                       In a dream     (Rhyming)
We Will Survive                            It's been a rough ride     (Rhyming)

Insidious Autocracy
Governor Glib                   Mister Ambition     (Rhyming)
The Other Virus                    Let's call it DT-20     (Rhyming)
The Republican Ideal               Expressed in a President     
(Rhyming)
Matt Gaetz: For Himself                Not the people     (Rhyming)
Be Very Afraid                                 Of a haunted President     (Rhyming)
Viral Crowd                                      The virus loves crowds. . . (Rhyming)
Beyond Executive                             He is King   
Doormat to an Autocrat                  On the bending of justice     (Rhyming)
Mister Fossil                                The former EPA Administrator      (Rhyming)
If You Share our (Former) President's Values    It's time to look within 
Indifference                            When the Leader Doesn't Lead     (Rhyming)
The Book Cover                    Was misleading     (Rhyming)
The Puppet                        A former Senate Majority Leader     (Rhyming)
Prez                                 A parody of Joyce Kilmer's "Trees"     (Rhyming)
The Amateur                     Knew best. . .      (Rhyming)       

Running
Spring in Brandon, 2023         In health and freedom
Night Maintenance                    Sustains this old body     (Rhyming)
Hardrock 25K                             Pressing on 
Evolution  of Human Movement     Past, present, future
Midnight Run II                         Into the universe
Midnight Run I                        Black silence
Persevere                             The rewards of lifetime running
We Runners in Our 80s            Know our Bodies and minds
Wet                                              Is being alive     (Rhyming)
Beach Daydream 1976                    Cardiff, Leucadia, Encinitas, Moonlight Beach
Sunday Choice                              To be physical
Jungle Run                                  Brandon, Florida     (Rhyming)

Once a Marine. . .
Journeys of Enlightenment         Emotional extremes
Parades in My Honor                  Honor I must live up to 
Silent Forgiveness                       Tolerance
Negative Buoyancy                       Aquatics
Fusion                                             Semper Fidelis

Beliefs
Our Beliefs Make Perfect Sense    . . . So let us reject science
Denial of Science                                 Is rejection of reason and logic              
Welcome                                                To the real world
Exodus                                                    I survive in spirit      (Rhyming)
To Join or Not Join the Islamist Jihad          Directions in life
An Open Letter to God                              Questioning omnipotence
Absolutes                                               Are immeasurable

Cuisine
Your Gift of Fudge          Morphing happens     (Rhyming)

Writing

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