"It it pointless to fight or to flee from anything. It is also futile to run after anything." ~ Master Taisen Deshimaru ...
Midlife Mashup
Tethered
Maine Coast. Summer. Adrift. Long walks with my bride. Missing nieces. Already. ...
Inguinal Hernia
Hospital sounds and smells. My bride and three nurses Surround me, comfort me. Scrubs. Questions. Needles. Surgeon arrives, fly unzipped. It’s too awkward to tell him. He marks the incision spot, Reassures me, and departs. I’m sleepy, drifting, dreamy. Jolly discovery, that bulge below the belly... An inguinal hernia. Likely earned in the saddle of a bike, pedaling upward on mountain roads, ...
Absurd
"Credo quia absurdum est." Translated, roughly: I believe it because it's absurd... A throwaway. But a throwaway that resonates, right? Seems to me that this oft cited gem might be relevant to another oft cited crutch: the midlife crisis. It's absurd enough to believe, but I'm holding my course. Beware the midlife leap! ...
Still Learning
"I am still learning." ~ Michelangelo ...
Speed
Foot off the gas, Feather the brake, Rock in my gut. (Source: "Speed Trap I", 40x41: Midlife Crisis Postponed) This comes early in a three-part poem called "Speed Traps". Driving too fast. Again. Pardoned. Thank you, officer! This poem cycle is actually about driving a car, not a motorcycle. It's been many moons since I rode motorcycles. But I still dream, daydream, relive roads/rides. Update: ...