When in doubt,
Run towards where the fire is at.
When in doubt,
Donate what you possess.
When in doubt,
Work on your muscles.
8.4.2021
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Riddle
Threw a tons of question
Answers stink of their immorality
Yet something about its warmth
Draws my attention closer
Wondering what it could be
I dip my finger to give it a try
Hoping this won’t take awhile
But who knows what beholds inside this one.
8.3.2021
Shield
Because the shields are born out of fire,
They thrive on pressure.
Battlefield is where they are called to.
When bullets explore towards you,
When the silvery teeth blink from sheath,
Shields are called upon, to tank it all, and then push back.
Guarding its realm of space, they thrive.
When you see a fire, run towards it.
For the shields are with you as always.
8.2.2021
Running On A Rope
Deep contemplation and years of encounters,
Thousands of practices may have prepared for this sprint
A challenge visited like a whimsical hail storm, a quick sand in a vast desert,
Your question prompts series of serious decisions to be made.
Do I know enough?
Do I risk my time?
Uncertain slope of the rope is to be ignored with a sprint.
Only fingers that are crossed may do something about this business.
8.1.2021
Rolly Polly
Spark of reflection of white sun light
Caused my eye to blink,
Waking up to the wave of glistening river
Sending a breeze of summer air,
Causing my nose to sneeze,
Waking up to the rising trunks of concrete buildings
With nylon red and blue soaking in the pool of water
Rêverie of the summer. Blessing to remember.
7.31.2021
Spiral
Be kind to yourself.
Because when others visit your soul, they will be nourished in your joy and happiness.
Be courageous with yourself.
Because in the cold moments, the fire of justice will guide those who have been lost.
Be ready with yourself.
Because the moment of testament will strike like a lightening to electrify everything.
7.30.2021
Morse
In the rhythm of wind breezing by the tree branchs,
In the way that the sunlight hit the earth
In the way historic men have built the ivory walls
Lies the code, the prevaricated mystery, a consonant rhythm.
Isolate your ears and eyes. Embrace the nothingness. Clear your mind. And see and create the path that’s been already there.
7.29.2021
Echo
I threw a pebble, a vestige of a forlorn memory, onto the dark river
The pebble skidded, skipped, and spun on the surface of this grim body of water
Reverberating its energy, its voice, its existence.
Forgotten, yes, it may be. Yet, the turbid wave of the world moves, responding with panegyrics.
Peripatetic journey continues on, even as the fainting shine of a lighthouse waves quietly.
7.28.2021
Lighter
Flick of a paper,
And the world is morphed.
From the pasture of lush green waves under grim Nordic thunder clouds
Born the fire that engulfs all
Leaving the barren land
Turning into the desert.
Fight the fire with fire, they say.
Mountain of fire is needed to stop this flick of a switch.
7.27.2021
Sprint
My panic-stricken heart tells me, ‘run, run as fast as you can’
The arrant heart wants to run, beating hard against the chest, notwithstanding the turbid atmosphere
Closing my eyes, I see floating moments flying by, the things that felt permanent for a moment. My apartment. My colleagues. My philosophy.
Opening my eyes, I find myself standing on a surfing board, coasting on a wave of a mob of people running towards the future.
For a moment, a gentle breeze of the autumn brushes by, acquiesced silence cooling my head.
Then slowly I sunk back into the fray, beating the road with my feat, launching towards tomorrow for another dream.
7.26.2021
Ralph with Coffee 
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