D. J. Reddall

Joined June 2022

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I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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Prodigal Sun
A sunny anachronism smiles here Devoid of melanoma's whispering No dermatologist’s warning, severe Darkly shades this innocent sun bathing
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Bookworm
Recognize beauty As a voracious reader With insomnia
By D. J. Reddallabout a year ago in Poets
Listen to Fire
Burn the ordinary parts of today Write to the rhythm of the gravedigger Let your natural intelligence play With a small riddle and make it bigger
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Endless Diversions
We spend so much time Thinking of clever ways to Avoid real thinking
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Let Up
If tomorrow starts without me It will be what I have sought: A world that I owe nothing Where I will quietly rot
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Standard Procedure
Given what we could Be doing with our brief lives How was this Thursday?
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
The Boss
Glib, irresponsible but successful A virtuoso at delegation Smoothly combed, mischievously powerful Fit to rule a tribe or corporation
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Escape Velocity
What would it mean to Grow the ruler in order To shrink the distance? * Modify the means Of measuring the vastness Contract the cosmos
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Elsinore is Elsewhere
After the death of my father Before the world became illegible Convinced that the pain was selfish, small, childish Determined to explain it nonetheless
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Please Hold
What if heaven and Hell are run by the human Resources people?
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
One Soul
"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies." -- Aristotle, as cited in Diogenes Laertius' Lives of Eminent Philosophers, bk. 5, sect. 20
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
The Warrior Ethos
Do not seek revenge The tears of your enemies Will not dry your own
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets