Category Archives: Philosophy

Effective Recipe

Posted on May 24, 2023 by sputterpub

“Relax” and “Lighten up” do not produceresults except exasperating stress.And “shush” outside the library will loosein most resentment and in some a messof anger they are driven to express.If calm or quiet are the trends desired,such voicing may seem passive … Continue reading →

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More Good Than Gold

Posted on May 12, 2023 by sputterpub

Though silence may be golden, that dependson what inspires it. When it proceedsfrom earnest ignorance, it none offends,but is that gold? Or simply lack of noise?The platinum of silence comprehendshow biding and awaiting leads to good.To dwell unsure and pause … Continue reading →

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Deception

Posted on April 21, 2023 by sputterpub

I comprehend our planet’s sick, but hereand now appearances are all benign.The gardens bloom, the sky is blue and clear,the drivers and pedestrians alignin local courtesy. It’s hard to fearcatastrophe when every view is fine.Shipped fruit and radiation rot within … Continue reading →

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Juju

Posted on April 3, 2023 by sputterpub

She met the woman through the homeschool group,a refugee from Evangelicals.They soon became fast friends – among that troupe,they were the most responsive to the pullsof liberal originality.She recognized this comrade was extreme,her viewpoint black&white in tendency.But friendship bloomed in … Continue reading →

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Grace

Posted on March 18, 2023 by sputterpub

I’ve modified behavior now and then –eschewing sugar, cannabis, the pills.And I’ve received congratulations whenI mention or describe foregoing ills.Self-deprecation blooms in my reply –It wasn’t all that hard – I’d had enough,was how I felt, I mentioned with a … Continue reading →

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Voice Lessons

Posted on February 14, 2023 by sputterpub

I’ve heard there’s nothing like the human voice –no instrument can equal our full range.But power comes with room to make a choiceabout your tone of speech. Let’s not estrangethe sound of conversation from rejoiceand warm to cold belligerence. Exchangethat … Continue reading →

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Videophilia

Posted on February 6, 2023 by sputterpub

When he was 1, his interest in the worldso notable, his gaze reminded meto see the trees and flowers that unfurledbefore our eyes, the sights so gorgeouslyavailable, resplendent, magicallyarrayed. Too soon a screen kidnapped his mind.He couldn’t tear his eyes … Continue reading →

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Appreciation (A Pushkin Sonnet)

Posted on February 5, 2023 by sputterpub

Existence seems a precious state of being –a rare and lucky possibility,with creatures capable of somehow seeing,to finite age before mortality.I wasn’t born an ant (and that’s appealing) –I’m able to sense consciousness and feeling.I wasn’t doomed to be a … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Agree

Posted on January 31, 2023 by sputterpub

I don’t agree with classic gender roles.They always seemed irrelevant to me.A human first, ignoring separate goals,I don’t agree. Of course I understand biology,but skeletons and muscles aren’t souls,and consciousness connotes some liberty. Simplistic attitudes are full of holes,and fundament … Continue reading →

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They Seem Too Scared (Millennials)

Posted on January 14, 2023 by sputterpub

They seem too scared to me to be content,too anxious to be thoroughly preparedfor all contingencies and each event.They seem too scared. Did parents over-hover? Were they caredfor to ridiculous and ill extent?What caused their nervousness to be so bared? … Continue reading →

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