I Blog Poetry and Prose

It's the little things that create happiness. One of the things that made me smile today was the Wizard of Id comic. The Wizard turned himself into a bat and flew into the King of Id's throne room the was the king a "Happy Transformation Tuesday!" Until I read that comic, I'd never heard of Transformation Tuesday. I looked it up and found out it's social networking thing. People post before and after photos of themselves. I'm not sure about posting before photos, but I might consider posting an after photo.

Intolerance, in my opinion, is one of the oldest sins practiced by human beings, and it is becoming more obvious every day that it is a sin. Its roots go deep into the soil of humanity, because it has been with the human race for millennia. It is a sin because it goes against the law of love revealed by every messenger of God. It is one of those sins that many people do not realize is a sin because it is encouraged by family, clerics, and politicians. It does not matter who encourages it or practices it, it is still a sin. It is a sin we all need to ask forgiveness for and root out of our daily life.

Don't remain silent
speak out or write about
the injustices that plague America
and the world.

The "Blogging Circle of Friends "  prompt for June 4, 2020: "Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens. -David Cameron What happened to equality? How did we turn back the clock of time and commit the same horrible crimes that were a a social norm before Rosa and Martin's time? Your thoughts about what's happening across the United States."

The radiance of a new day
scatters the its effulgence rays
across the mirror of my soul,
and my spirit shouts:
"Welcome Light!"

Summer solstice doesn't occur until Saturday, June 20, at 3.44 P.M PDT. We're already experiencing triple digit temperatures here in Las Vegas. This means that it's going to be a hot and uncomfortable summer. A hot summer means sky high electric bills. Right now I don't have to worry about that because I have a $72.31 credit after this month's power bill was paid. I may have to worry about the power bill in July (if I go over the $72.31), and I know I'll have to deal with it in August, but that is a few weeks away,

Humanity has come to the awakening!
Humanity has reached
the tipping point
beyond which there is no return!

O Lord,
Reveal to me Your unity,
so that I may see
the oneness of humanity,
the oneness of religion,
and in each of Your names
one of Your attributes.

Winter constellations
decorate the midnight sky
raising questions
in the mind of winter's child.

If my life were a song,
I would raise my voice in praise,
I would ask the world to sing along
and let their voices blaze,
in harmony and unity
throughout the universe.

When I’m in the mood to celebrate, nothing can stop me from finding a sane and safe way to celebrate, so that I'm not asked to become the designated driver. My celebrations, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, have been online. In fact, the only holidays I celebrate anymore are Baha'i Holidays and Holy Days. Right now that means going online to a Zoom celebration and/or say prayers and reading sacred scriptures offline. When Mom was alive we gave out wrapped candy to the Trick or Treaters, and went outside to watch the fireworks on the Fourth of July. I don't give out candy, and when I watch Fourth of July fireworks it's online.

For several decades now the world and humanity has been slowly moving toward international cooperation and unity. The COVID-19 virus proves that no one country is an island, or perhaps planet would be a better metaphor, cut off from the rest of world. When a virus in one country can move quickly and silently to another country demonstrates that the Earth is a single country and humanity a single species. The United States and other countries can't afford to retreat into isolationism or segregation from other nations, because healthy economies depend on international trade. Finding a new vaccine or a cure for quickly spreading diseases is cheaper and faster it there is cooperation and free interchange of ideas between the scientist of different countries.

First, let me say, that for me patriotic feelings go beyond the military and national borders to take in the entire planet and all of humanity. I believe there will be world peace and unity, which doesn't mean we won't need national or international military units. The military, along with religion and science, are necessary and intricate part of human civilization. Civilization without any of these is impossible and would make life on Earth more difficult.

First, I don't think any skill is useless, even the ability to wiggle your ears has some use. I don't have that ability, however, I did go to school with a kid who could wiggle his ears. It was very entertaining. At recess he would wiggle his ears on demand. Of course, I went to a small town grade school that had a dirt playground without swing sets, monkey bars, or slides; we were desperate for entertainment at recess.

First, let me say that I'm convinced there is no such creature as a "normal human being". I have come to this conclusion, personal opinion, after 73 years of dealing with human beings. Second, as far as I've been able to discern the words "normal" and "weird" have two different meanings: (1) a dictionary meaning (depending upon the dictionary used), and (2) a personal meaning (depending upon an individual's opinion).

Music echoes through my mind,
chords reverberate across my soul
bringing back memories of long ago,
and generating new memories to celebrate.