Monthly Archives: May 2015

My mommy said I’m selfish; She told me I was right. I kept my toy and didn’t share; I’ll sleep with it tonight. My sister’s selfish also; She wins most every game. She never tries to lose one And me, … Continue reading →

“Breathe for yourself, See for yourself, Think and act and be for yourself. Selfish, selfish, selfish! “Good and moral, True and right, Live for you both Day and night!” So Truth sang it, ‘Sang it strong; I have heard it, … Continue reading →

Keen sparrow cheeps without an end, The sun through leaves does shine; In swaying shade I’ve got it made, The start of day is mine. There’s no TV, no radio, No phone or I-pad near; The creek winds on in … Continue reading →

Splendor sheer, O Shining Splendor, Man supreme Above the earth, Lit with strength Of sunlight flashing, High wide brow With eyes that see— All the world A shining glory, World that waits What he will be! Arms stretched out O’er … Continue reading →

May one man live for his own sake And take through life his mental light To brighten up his strong long way, And staying true to his set line Refine the code of his own mind And write himself the … Continue reading →

In simple splendor of herself alone She sees for sake of her own loved seeing; No selfless seeing is hers to atone, In simple splendor of simply being. Alive and quiet, with smile held in, She takes the shadows and … Continue reading →

Chip Chippy, the new Mayor, stood up in the town meeting hall and said to the audience of 200, “I have a great socialist principle: the principle is that all of us who make over fifty thousand dollars a year … Continue reading →

Mohammed picked a pencil up And drew himself on paper. The weak pink eyes and snout of pig Were added to the raper. He swore, and turned the pencil ’round, And tried again to draw— A raving beast with hog-like … Continue reading →

Jesus Christ loves no man brave, Loves no man strong or proud; It’s only weakness he would save And men with heads down bowed. A thinking man he won’t admire, All independence hates; Inventors he would send to fire Mid … Continue reading →

At nine or ten, when just a boy, I taught myself ecstatic joy. Alone in field, by trees so tall, I felt my pleasure, knew my all. The birds sang sweet, the sun shone strong, My body an intense glad … Continue reading →

“Tonight,” said the president, looking over the crowd of smiling faces, “We are going to pretend that I am a great leader and that you are great followers. We can do it! Let’s make reality! Let us all who are … Continue reading →

The wind blows north, The wind blows south, The wind blows east and west; But what blows forth From my own mouth Is wind that is the best. There’s birds to left, There’s birds to right, They’re singing sweet and … Continue reading →