Essays & Poetry (mine or others) pertaining to historical and current events and burning social issues.

Friday, October 12, 2018

Deadbolt Rhapsody


A Guy I knew had his mind made uprusty lock with deadbolt on the old door Stock Photo - 41083655Image result for free image of silhouette of male human headand wasn't changing it any time soon
He had a big brain and a higher education
He was well-read, but perhaps not broadly read
He figured things out, easily and moved on

 not one to ponder the mysteries of the Universe

To his way of thinking, everything was self-evident
He would acquire facts, form an argument,

adopt it and snap!-His mind would shut
However, he took it one step further than a closed mind-
He clicked the deadbolt  on it.
Have you ever met anybody like that?

Raintreepoet. pondering.

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Lost in the desert...or space



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Hey! Where is everybody?
Earth to Raintree, come in!Image result for free image of outer space looking at earth

Have you ever had that wandering and wondering feeling
that you may not be exactly where your body is?
I've had that feeling for awhile. As you can see I haven't
been posting anything for some time. The truth is I wasn't
sure I had anything of merit to say and I don't like to waste
space, so I was silent.
The really sad truth is that the political climate in this country
 has clammed me up.
People are on edge and I am not sure that what I have to say
about it would be welcome. I mean cops are shooting people.
People are shooting cops. I am not a cop, but I am a person
and I am loathe to get involved in the wrong circumstance.
So, I've been reading a lot, watching Netflix and minding
my own dang business.
I do have opinionated opinions still, however, little harm is
done telling them to my cats Oliver and Winston. They mostly
look right through me anyway.
Women are fighting for respect again. Men are denying it.
What's new? Battle of the sexes is at least as old as Adam
and Eve. He blamed her for taking a bite of that fruit and
frankly, it's been a hell ride ever since.
Bottom line is: we all have differences and similarities and
the worst of us are human and the best of us are cat...or dog.
Go smoke something fun and have a truly great day.

raintreepoet is back!