Day: January 23, 2025

Maybe it’s only about procreation.
Insects, fish, animals, humans
all do it, advancing their species.
Maybe all the human fuss about
all the human affairs and news
and all the self importance
isn’t more important than the
affairs and news of all the
other species deemed lesser
than deemed greater humans.

Bob Boyd

Ikkyu wrote something about how there was a skeleton
propping up the body of the woman you are fondling.
I found that a little too real, unsettling thought,
not that I’m fondling any women in my dwindling days
but I find it close to macabre to think of a woman
as just flesh propped up by bones.
Though I have to concur, Ikkyu certainly made a point
about the impermanence of humans, love and life.

Bob Boyd

Vic lacked the Midas touch
unlike his friend, Benny.
Benny had the knack
for making money easily.
Everything he tried
became successful and
profitable.

Vic couldn’t succeeded
at anything he tried
and went bankrupt
over and over like a
natural born loser.

Maybe people like
Benny have more
luck than others who
try the same things
and try them the same
ways but fail miserably.

Whatever the case, it’s
unfortunate that some
have it and some don’t.

Bob Boyd