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sleepin’ with the fishies

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some days are more: wu wei

than woo-whee…

goin’ with the flow, instead of jumpin’ upstream

against the current

the NOW

which

again

is

more wu wei…

©Karen Robiscoe

Unscripted Java

coffee_steam
 
a coffee machine onna fritz,

I have no filter.

I espresso too much.

the said-i-meant catching

on unpapered Net

almost purposely

sometimes more

sometimes less
 
 
depending on mud,

measure,

and

humanity

humility

humidity–

that doesn’t amount to a hilla beans anyway, since these–

perks get lost

in the drop-drop-drop,

and the drip-drip-drip,

of day-to-day grind…

and though my brew is not bitter,

it’s too strong

like zee bull, strong

like zee battery-acid strong

and the body

never comes through…

arguably the bean’s finest feature

to top it off,

I whip froth.

a latte, latte froth,

and while this suits the mix,

the starred-bucks queue in over-priced cap & chinos

I’ve already pressed points

of no recycle

straining grounds.

©Karen Robiscoe

Ark•tick•talk

Charrons Chatter
after hesitation

I paused,

losing or,

I stopped short,

far from harbor

I shipwrecked,

kindling new fire

with the only or left
 
–had it been or right, I’d have used it a’sea—

I divined,

and though the burn melted what

little ice floe remained,

the smoke

~singed~

~signaled~

&

~signed~-

and design I did…

stranded in time that bore no stigmatizing measure.

hearing the silence

I perceived.

a lens of truest sight.

eye wood, but–

 
 

you can say what you want

and what you believe–

out it

and shout it

and wear it on sleeve,

exhort it,

report it,

in-depth or in brief–

declare it

and swear it

from rooftop and eave,

state it

orate it

in welcome release,

feel it,

and seal it,

yet always appeal it

appending three-letter reprieve:

take a deep breath

that borders a sigh,

add the term:

“but”

to all you imply,

to wash white on words

and make them a lie,

to cast doubt on first

and play either side,

to know right, but wrong,

and thus justify

retractions, redactions

and subsequent actions,

with

“but”

interspersed

in aside….

©Karen Robiscoe

2 Will Drive

doves_of_peace

once weaponized,

it’s difficult to disarm

–still more

to be

disarming–

to speak softly…

since the olive branch

is

the big stick,

and the

white flag

is

the shroud,

(tied around that big stick)

and the dove of peace

is

the caged bird,

loosed only to mitigate

fallout–

–a freedom

contingent on war.

©Karen Robiscoe

after Ghost Stories

queen dram-AH
 
a drama queen, she

was

in·tense…
 
 

constantly canvassing just

as camp as drama queens are, and

pitching

fits for a king

without pin, & no Joke

…er

serious-like,

and after too much shuffle

the deck she cut was

marked.

making it a safe bet that

52 card

pick-up would result…

luckily the jack

–of some trades, mostly Fish–

was in hand to

re·pair.

©Karen Robiscoe

Classical QWERTY

mouse_playing_piano

the key to

punching ivories,

–boards, too–

is more than

black & white

(notes)

it’s grey·matter of fact, and so is

the metro

gnome…

the troll that trip-trip-trips

the feet

(pedals & power bars)

snarling the chords, &

benching some players.

©Karen R.