Category Archives: Nature

About Spring

March 17, 2023Decoupling, My Memes, My Poetry, Naturejackpelham

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In the Soulless City

March 14, 2023Goals, My Memes, My Poetry, Nature, Religionjackpelham

I have always loved the land
And am grieved to this day
That I must live smothered
In the soulless city.

And still there lingers the hope
However faint
That somehow
It will be made right
Some time before I die.

But either way
I still hope for a place in
That country not my own
Which shall be better still by far.

As Comes the Morning

March 4, 2023My Memes, My Poetry, Naturejackpelham

As comes the morning
So comes the Spring

Fuss All You Like About Winter

February 26, 2023Character, My Poetry, Naturejackpelham

You can fuss all you like
About winter I suppose
But do check yourself
With an honest admission
That not once in your years
Has Spring ever failed
To come around again.

Delightfully Mundane

February 21, 2023My Poetry, Naturejackpelham

One of the most endearing qualities
Of the dear Earth beneath us
Though many will likely
Never take note of it
Is that it generally
Does not move
Except in the most
Delightfully mundane
And predictable of ways.

The Winter Fog

January 8, 2023Nature, Uncategorizedjackpelham

Southbound, just North of the Missouri River at the Upper Missouri Breaks in Montana, Highway 191.

The winter fog has laid
Its carpet of diamonds
On the old snow,
In time for the sun’s inspection.

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Plenty and Need

September 29, 2022Activism, Character, Dysrationalia, Economy, Ethics, Nature, Politics, Religionjackpelham

We have plenty of:

Land to grow enough crops and animals to feed everybody on earth.
Sunshine to make it grow.
Water to make it grow.
Air to make it grow.
People to do the work that’s required to make it grow.
Natural resources from which to make clothing and housing for everybody.

Yet, not everybody has adequate food or shelter or clothing.

So, then, what do we need that we don’t have?

And I Wonder About the Birds

July 29, 2022Naturejackpelham

And I wonder about the birds
Whether they are singing to be heard by us
In the first place.

The Birds Could Quit Singing

July 29, 2022Character, My Poetry, Nature, Philosophyjackpelham

The birds could quit singing
And there are many
Who would not notice.

Concerning Snakes and Bible Study—and Mostly Evangelism, It Seems

July 24, 2022Character, Dysrationalia, Humor, Nature, Paradigms, Philosophy, Religionjackpelham

Dear Reader,
Let us have some fun while discussing important things.
Jack

I can tell you from experience—

And I’ll just pause right here to let you know in advance (for those who’d rather have a heads-up about this sort of thing) that I’m pausing right here to launch into a little demonstration that I hope will set the stage for the point I’ll make eventually in this ever-lengthening short article—which I hope you will opine at length to be brilliant—the point, that is, and not the article itself—although writing a brilliant article is always a nice accomplishment if you can manage it, I believe—

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