Chaotic Order

Finding order in chaos

is a bit cliche, yes?

Yet our lives are defined

by chaotic order.

Moments strung together

by nothing more

than the fact that

we are present.

Thoughts in our heads

and

stimuli to all of our senses.

Color, light, shadow,

patterns, words, phrases,

whispers, tunes, shouts,

exclamations, interrogatives,

declarations, complaints, praise,

whether faint or otherwise.

The links from one moment

to the next

are less tenuous

than we care to admit.

Shreds of Memory

Like

ticker tape

incessant

insistent

memories

pile up

inside us

random access

in every recess

beyond excess

keep it

let it rest

hiding from your

consciousness

then

suddenly

rising up

unbidden

like

ticker tape

incessant

Interpretive Chance

Questions.

No answers.

Retro becomes post-modern.

Exclamations without context.

Revelations without relevance.

Smile.

Ponder.

Wonder.

Scratch your head.

Surprise.

Shock.

Complacency.

Expectations find expression.

Ruminations find confession.

Knowing the unknowable.

Thinking the unthinkable.

Seeing.

Speaking.

Doing.

Random Shreds

Life

is

full

of

random shreds;

little bits

and

snippets

of

color,

light,

surprise,

cheer,

wonder,

shock,

tragedy,

humor,

love,

delight,

anticipation,

satisfaction,

disappointment,

an

endless stream

of

powerful

discovery

and

emotion.

Take your

collection

of

shreds

and

be

beautiful.

Nose to Nose

How often

do we

come nose to nose

with indisputable truth

but cannot bear to look it in the eye?

Or

how many times

have you seen something

up close

and

you were

SO SURE

you knew

what you were looking at;

then

it turned out to be

a lie,

a deceit,

a counterfeit,
an illusion?

Proximity

does not guarantee

understanding

or

acceptance.

Unity in Diversity

Human facial profiles:

brow

nose

lips

chin

Recognizable common traits,

yet innumerable variations.

They say that

our faces are not symmetrical;

that the left side

of each person's face

does not exactly match

the right side.

Diversity

is built right in

to our physical structures.

We are meant to be

unique

in the midst of

our sameness.

Yet

too many of us

focus on our differences,

to the detriment

of our commonalities.

Unity in diversity.

A wholesome ideal,

kept distant

by human nature.

Blue Done It

Inescapable

blue.

Sky,

water,

birds,

flowers,

butterflies,

fruits,

jeans,

emotions.

Moody Lagoon.

Misty Song Sung.

Crystal Persuasion

and Suede Shoes.

Velvet Angel Tango.

Bell Bottom Bayou.

Mad Man Moon

in the Summertime.

Magic Orchid Heaven,

Barefoot Rock Bottom.

Long Gone Lonesome, Beautician, Souvenirs.

Helplessness,

Hill Street,

Roadhouse,

Down Home,

Midnight Smuggler's

and

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