Wednesday, April 28, 2021

April  28,  2021

 


Thought for the Day

“A poem’s every line conceals the sufferings of Cambodia and Auschwitz …. Every line also holds  a spring day’s joy.  Tragedy and joy collide n every line.”

Adam Zagajewski,

A Defense of Ardor, 2004


Tuesday, April 27, 2021

April  27,  2021UGHT



CAUGHT


Lost, caught, trapped, stuck,
not sure of what’s next.

Show me a small house
in this bloated forest.

Let there be a light in a window.
Let there be a fire place – lit.

Let there be a door that opens -
without any trouble.
 
Let there be food on a stove.
and a soft chair to sit on.

I need a warm bed for the night
and a long, long sleep - rest.

Tomorrow I can find my way out
of this mess – but not right now. 

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021


April 27,  2021

 Thought for the Day



 

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what then, is an empty desk?”

 

Albert Einstein


Monday, April 26, 2021

April  26,  2021


CONSEQUENCES

 
We hear echoes,
even when we seem
to be deaf to them ….

We hear them,
even when we forget
there are consequences,
and we get hit with
the reality of repercussion.

Realities trigger realities.

We know that some words 
are made of razor blades or 
have been left to marinate
in the dark mud of earth,
the dark dirt of death. 

Hopefully we discover the MORE:
there is redemption and hope
and not just the dark stuff.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021


April 26,  2021

Thought for the Day

 


“Size isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.” 

 

Burton Hillis


Sunday, April 25, 2021

 April  25,  2021


 


NOT SUPPOSED TO

 

There are lots of not supposed to
places we’re told to avoid:
the other lanes on the highway,
the places without the lights.

Good if they are dangerous.
Bad if there are places where
we can make things better
and bring about a clean up.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021


 


April  25,  2021



Thought for the Day

 

“Rule No. 1 is never lose money. Rule No. 2 is never forget Rule No. 1.”

 

Warren Buffet