06-28-2022, 06:58 AM
When All Is Said and Done
I like the feel of newspapers.
I sort of miss the old Muntz
black and white TV, and guiding
rabbit ears for a picture; even
the sound of the dead channels.
The old humming wires
have all been detached now.
When I realize how pompous
so many of today’s pundits sound
I can almost understand why
they seem so certain that their strident
babbling will actually make a difference.
I have made the same mistakes, but try
to save my breath now
for conversations with dogs,
or various other animals.
The other day, my wife caught me
talking to the spider on our arbor
as I marveled at the silky perfection
of the trap he laid. I wonder
how he mastered his craft.
Or the cardinals; how they learned
to weave their nest. And why they don't
migrate like the other birds.
I have asked them. I have not
gotten any answers, and don’t expect
I will. Yet, what they do rings truer
than today's noise- when more is said than done.
I like the feel of newspapers.
I sort of miss the old Muntz
black and white TV, and guiding
rabbit ears for a picture; even
the sound of the dead channels.
The old humming wires
have all been detached now.
When I realize how pompous
so many of today’s pundits sound
I can almost understand why
they seem so certain that their strident
babbling will actually make a difference.
I have made the same mistakes, but try
to save my breath now
for conversations with dogs,
or various other animals.
The other day, my wife caught me
talking to the spider on our arbor
as I marveled at the silky perfection
of the trap he laid. I wonder
how he mastered his craft.
Or the cardinals; how they learned
to weave their nest. And why they don't
migrate like the other birds.
I have asked them. I have not
gotten any answers, and don’t expect
I will. Yet, what they do rings truer
than today's noise- when more is said than done.