Category Archives: Philosophy

Master of Destruction

Posted on May 21, 2026 by sputterpub

We children of the 50s chanted claimsespousing beauty, freedom, equity.To overturn stale culture were our aims,destroy the old and dance in amity.So revolution was the path we blazed,we thought, our numbers large, our energyunending. Even now I am amazedat how … Continue reading →

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Preempting Perfect

Posted on May 18, 2026 by sputterpub

Preemptively I took on yesterdaythe work I would have put my back in now.I thought that might enable me to playmore freely at today’s events. That’s howI figured then, as if I could defraybackwards, like I’d the power to endowimprovement … Continue reading →

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After Queer Shul

Posted on May 16, 2026 by sputterpub

Attending Friday services becausemy daughter (middle-aged) has joined a shul,eight times or so a year, I come to pauseand say Shema, remindful of a ruleor three I hadn’t heard as natural laws.I slow and let my heritage unspool –agnostically I … Continue reading →

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Middling

Posted on May 15, 2026 by sputterpub

The daily walks of Covid had no aim,except to circulate without my walls.Selecting a duration was the game,and midway through I’d angle back to home.I rarely had an errand I could claim,but always knew when I was halfway through.An exploration … Continue reading →

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Time Contraction

Posted on May 5, 2026 by sputterpub

Though years advance more quickly now,and change is rare to find,I comprehend in manners howto exercise my mind.A lot of it’s vicariousand much is self-assigned(there’s nothing that’s nefarious;I’m neither deaf nor blind).I practice language in my tongue,with Spanish intertwined;I exercise … Continue reading →

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Compensation

Posted on May 1, 2026 by sputterpub

Employing several others as I pliedmy accidental trade, I only soughtintegrity and honest effort triedwith their momentum, for I never thoughtI’d find a twin. I paid a wage and taughta bit, but each selected their own how.Reviewing, I approve of … Continue reading →

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Allocation

Posted on April 30, 2026 by sputterpub

Although her father said the world consistsof followers and leaders, what’s revealedin time is that another sort exists:the neither. Self-employment’s course appealed.She set a shingle out and plied her way,and used her brain and diligence enoughto earn for a small … Continue reading →

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Fundament Exposed

Posted on April 26, 2026 by sputterpub

Conversing with a fundamentalist,I wasn’t shocked to learn he got his newsfrom other streams than where I swim, and missedhow good are many hearts. Then too, he viewsfew people face-to-face, for he eschewsthe buses, trains and planes I frequent here.A … Continue reading →

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Vacuum

Posted on April 25, 2026 by sputterpub

“But everything is meaningless withouta god – the universe does not make senseif nothing lasts.” My old friend didn’t shout,but desperate almost-anguish filled his face.I countered that our brains may grasp aboutinfinity, but cannot comprehend.The opposite of death is cancer’s … Continue reading →

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How to De-Clutter

Posted on April 23, 2026 by sputterpub

To judge the artists for their politics,and cancel all with whom you don’t agree,resembles acts of stupid lunatics,a sure excursion in vacuity.The consequence of fast biographyis shallow gossip, tasteless overhauls.Resist such cultural conformity,or suffer empty shelves and barren walls.

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