Is binge-watching bad For the heart and the soul Tempering emotion Squashing self-control We no longer wait From week to week For answers to questions We so desperately seek Instead, we binge-watch From beginning to end An entire season In one weekend
Plastics In all shapes and sizes Litter the banks As the river rises Omens of Environmental crisis
A simple yes A simple no A simple choice Is simple to know A simple answer Simply ain’t so
“It’s trash day again,” I hear myself say. “Another week’s gone, We’re back to trash day.” It’s one more reminder Of how fast it goes Time keeps on ticking Its hand never slows So, look for meaning That with you will stay Week after week Including trash day
If life had an option Like the USPS Return to Sender For these, check yes: A cold, the flu, feeling blue Bills, mortgages, taxes due Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes too Depression, anxiety, haunting you Poverty, hunger, times of war Insomnia, nightmares, evermore Missed opportunities, Failing scores Heartbreak, death, nevermore
Warm thoughts Crack the ice Of winter days Before it gets so thick We can’t help but sleep ‘til spring
The end of a decade Ten years are gone Seconds are slow As day is long Moments tick by Another hour goes Day turns to night A new moon glows The earth spins Our heads do too To places we’ve been To the faces, we knew To a new decade About to debut
