Fruitless, fruitful

Fruitless try mess with life’s mystery
humans like trees must shed their ‘leaves’
thus we’re are already history
For now rarely freed from life’s peeves

Although fruitful trying live with compassion
which gives Life meaning, be it out of fashion

Från ärtig till 80

Min kusin fyller 80!
Ut i vida världen gick färden

äventyrlig stil: On the go!
för att till slut hamna vid härden
som älskad mormor i Långbro

Hennes hjärta varmt och rymligt
en underbart hjälpsam själ
I dagens samhälle lymligt
lever Biggan sitt liv väl

Att hon nu skulle gå mot sitt slut?
Vilka dumheter! Vet ni ej hut?

… while the band plays on

The warped leader of the band
determines who’ll drum, who’ll fiddle
From away up on his stand
marches the band in dark riddle

And should we object
with all courage & breath
little the effect
and might just cause our death

while the band still plays on
until we are all gone

Cycling offers peace of mind of highest kind

On early mornings hares small brownish
and turn-on-dime squirrels forage
seen bolting out from bushes clownish
seeking replenish their storage

While with each pedal stroke
I’ve been spared from: Silliness
blared presumption of ‘woke’
as well PC frilliness

One passing rider even got so elated
that she ventured a ‘Good Morning!’: How outdated!

 

Better live forgoing than perish elbowing

Planet now gasps polluted
choked by foul breathing fossil fuel
Cannot be restituted
so who are we trying to fool?

If unshackling from what we’re doing
still leaves Earth drained, parched & heated
there cannot be any undoing
how our children have been cheated!

Even if we’d no longer deplete
and agreed upon zero growth
can we put an end to our conceit
& break away from under sloth?

Maybe try out frugality
which does have a winsome knack
instead of the banality
letting shopping have our back?

Better live forgoing
than perish elbowing

I somrig endräkt

Lösa sköra blad flyta
lätt på vindstilla sjövatten
dess spegelblanka yta
mörk under himmel i natten

I morgons skimmer så skönt
rogivande vindar blåsa
bland nyanser av grönt
svajar grenar virtuosa

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