Today I did bundle
The 'festive' away;
Bright greens and reds
Fade from
view...
There's snow on the rooftops,
There's ice on the flue;
The New Year
has marked
Its debut.
Yet, stars
can revisit
The shimmer of lights;
Moonlight can warm
Chilly nights;
January doldrums
Need never succeed;
Delight(!) in our
Plain
'winter whites'!!
Our special
grandson turns '5'
WE HOPE YOUR BIRTHDAY IS
AS SPECIAL AS YOU ARE !!
Oh What Birthday Bliss !!
Old '23 is now dead and gone;
New '24 gets to croon its own song.
An 'elderly year' has screeched to a halt;
Let not this 'new year' [our senses] assault
!!!
poem by L.P.-G. / 1-1-2024
They
DO not need to sparkle,
Or
make an awesome sound;
The
Xmas gifts that MOST delight
Are those
I deem 'profound'.
They
come from hugging loved ones,
And
children's winsome smiles;
They
draw from sacred memories
Traversing
hallowed miles.
There's
magic when a carol's sung,
Sweet
mystery within hymns;
There's
harmony when snowflakes fall
And
dust our window trim.
Although
I treasure festive lights
And
candles burnt down low,
It's cherished,
joyful holidays
That
bring the greatest glow !!
poem by L.P.-G. /12-2023
By Way of a Political Debate: What might their take-away points be?
John
Locke:
·
No man is a divine
king; hence, no man [even as president] should claim divine rights
·
Human nature 'allows'
man to be selfish at times; this must be tempered for the good of society as a
whole
·
Men join
societies to preserve their liberty
Thomas Hobbes:
·
All men are
created equally egotistical
·
Man's state of
nature is a constant state of war
·
Where there is no
'common power' there is no law
Jean-Jacques
Rousseau:
·
"Strength in
numbers" only works if there is no
chaos
·
Individuals will
only work together, collectively, when there is some incentive for them to do
so
·
Man will
willingly give up some of his freedoms to become part of a society in which he
wishes to belong
Yet, I'm
sure that ALL THREE OF THEM would agree to this: Vivek Ramaswamy is an a**h**e
!!
