Old-ish Man Basking In A Chair At A Computer (for Keith Dowman)

No wonder we all worked so hard

all those years

(those of us that did)....

I lived in shacks and learned that

wherever I was was a palace.

I thought so hard, for so many years,

'till one moment I realized I didn't

have to think.

I don't have much to say.

I'd rather just dance in the

stillness....rather trite, 

perhaps. (oops...wrote

myself into a corner.)

Maybe the earth is flat,

after all. There seem to

be many imminent dangers

of falling off of it, let's say....

so, I'm not the only one

waiting for the paint to dry...

seeing reality on my screen

that no one dreamed of 

even ten years ago.

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Old men are good at basking,

like stone fish waiting with

magic patience.

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"How did that work out for ya?"

"Well, Jerry, it took a lot of hard

work and good timing...plus, a

little luck!" (Tube worm in the

Mariana Trench)

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Every morning, when I was 

working as a plumber, my 

first thought would be: "I

don't know how to do this."

Every morning, when I wake

up now, my first thought is:

"I don't have to do plumbing,"

Then, I fall back asleep.

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One can bask in the sun

'till the sun goes down.

One can bask at a computer

'till the power goes out

'till there's an earthquake

'till the army comes to your door....

natural light is best.