The best laid plans, as Robbie said, go wrong And leave us feeling saddened and distressed- One has but little choice to go along And hope the plans survive the latest test. Though one can't guess the vagaries of fate, One can design a strategy robust In which contingencies are given weight, Statistics leaving fortune … Continue reading October 16: Rather Nice
Sonnets
October 15: An Incoherent Whatsit
Too long my work day stretched into the dusk- As a result, plucked shelving coasted free, And bustled flimsy sausages with musk Whilst funding porridge uniformity. The tasks undone left my exhausted brain In gabled tortoises of clearest loam, Foretold acrostic corduroy terrain, And shortly cracked the unsung magic chrome. If you need sense or … Continue reading October 15: An Incoherent Whatsit
October 13: Mutinous
I cannot blame the captain of the ship For disciplining lubberly midshipmen, Though crews through which misunderstanding slip With noxious rumours thoroughly equip men. Suspicion sowed on every spar and deck Makes all desirous of assigning blame In order to avert a violent wreck, Unlucky Jonah being called by name. So when the purser gets … Continue reading October 13: Mutinous
October 12: Versa Vice
This afternoon we drove down to the pub And saw that we had already arrived, For parked fortuitously near to a shrub, The model, make, and color that we drive. And since the street had no more empty space, With our past selves we felt a little vexed That by their lingering we were displaced, … Continue reading October 12: Versa Vice
Ocober 11: Elephantine
A pachyderm, as its name would imply, Is quite encompassed by a rugged hide. Alas, that epithet must needs belie The tenderness the creature keeps inside. Enormity and strength too often tempt Some smaller, weaker entity to force Them into yoke, their seizure will exempt The captor from all pity and remorse. And even those … Continue reading Ocober 11: Elephantine
October 10: Such a Lovely Audience
I dropped a quote into the internet, As witness to a fairly brutal week. While posting my frustrations did offset, No serious discussion did I seek. I pirouetted in a passageway For love of slickness of a leather sole On waxed linoleum and of the day- To be observed was not at all the goal. … Continue reading October 10: Such a Lovely Audience
October 9: Subjunctive
Scientia potentia est – Hobbes; In knowledge there is power, this is true; Judicious exercise can make our jobs Efficient, fun, and possible to do. It thrusts a certain order on the mind Connecting discrete problems and solutions, So when bad luck and chaos are combined They bring about my wisdom's evolution. Thus, problems that … Continue reading October 9: Subjunctive
October 8: Klavierstruck
Was it rehearsing music in the day That set afire the music in my mind, Or was it the great concert in LA That left enduring vestiges behind? While Handel haunts my projects yet undone And Johnny Cash accompanies my rise In elevators, what would be the fun Of contradicting all that it implies: Two … Continue reading October 8: Klavierstruck
October 7: Dyschronous
Easterly clouds masked daybreak's glow so well All sources of the blue-grey light were blurring. Without a timepiece, it was hard to tell If sunrise or a sunset was occurring. And in the evening, six musicians wrought Hypnotic aural waves from wooden planks. Painstaking polyrhythmic patterns sought To cloud the consciousness, leaving it blank. So … Continue reading October 7: Dyschronous
October 6: The Gracious Month
Gentle commencement for a hectic day Is proof variable nature can be kind, With offerings of dew that cool my feet And unexpected blooms in autumn's heat. Deciduous decay and blossoms sweet In temperate October are combined. The the daytime warmth begs summertime to stay As falling darkness pushes it away. Not even California can … Continue reading October 6: The Gracious Month
Libby Weber 