In Place
THE IDES OF APRIL 2019
Aloha;
Today, is the day to ‘pay the piper,’ if you haven’t already. And ‘Uncle Sam’ is awaiting his due. We honor this tax obligation because it is the law. But more than that, we pay this money because we accept the idea it serves our best interests. The courts say that “money is speech.” So this is the day most of us talk to the government. And when we speak with our tax money, we want accountability for how it’s used.
People often don’t agree on where the money should be spent. However most people understand there are some things taxes shouldn’t purchase or pay for. Contaminated or substandard goods, for example. We also don’t want our taxes directed towards deliberate waste or fraud. Although people often don’t agree on what that is either.
One thing which is certain, everyone who has income must account for it. And our government is meticulous when calculating their share of that income. In turn this process requires each tax filer be equally diligent. This assures the taxing officials have the right information for an accurate assessment. This is as important to us at Forgotten Lore Publishing llc, as it is to the rest of the country.
So while we make last-minute adjustments to this year’s offering; we conclude this posting with the same theme that started the month of April: random selections of poetry. Again, the staff selected these presentations; and the works are by J. A. Stubbs. He retains all rights, but allows their use for this post.
Window
glimpses through a window
bubbles of thought
stolen snatches
of wonders wrought
tastes of memory
simmered in time
echoes of ego
a song of life’s prime
(and how was I seduced – from childhood’s clear course)
promises of power
never achieved
strayed from the path
never deceived
new hopes of future
pasts’ bitter taste
fear of present tense
with more life to waste
(why can’t seeing save me – from futility’s force)
By
J. A. Stubbs
In Place
.
You were nowhere
As you are now
You are change and
You don’t know how
By
J. A. Stubbs
Looking Back
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the picture was dark
the odds great and grim
when with hope’s dying spark
you battled with them
.
you didn’t seek strife
with any other
but what use is a life
chained to another
.
so you took your stand
decided to try
to refuse their command
and if not to die
.
it was a wonder
when you fought and won
tore their plans asunder
stood free in the sun
By
J. A. Stubbs
This all for now. Next month we shall return to our scheduled content. For a look at other posts, click here.
Respectfully Yours,
J. A. Stubbs, Editor-In-Chief
Forgotten Lore Publishing, llc