Wednesday, 15 February 2023

DEATH and the AFTERLIFE #2

 This post is a continuation of "Death and the Afterlife #1", a blogpost from July 2020. 



Authors' Note: 

gonif (Yiddish): thief or crook.
Shemayim (Hebrew): heaven












Authors' Note: The above verse was inspired by an essay by Mal Abrams, who named the eternally unsatisfactory restaurant 'Feh'.










Authors' Note: In some jurisdictions, all deaths in a long-term nursing facility must be reported to the office of the coroner.







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Friday, 10 February 2023

Neoplastic verse: ONCOLOGY













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Sunday, 5 February 2023

Another Angle: POETS' CORNER #3


Here are 6 more cogent poems on this topic, a continuation of 'Poets' Corner #1' (July 2021, 6 poems), and 'Poets' Corner #2' (October 2022, 5 poems) ...











WITZ' END

I'm upset, at the end of my wits,

'Cause my blogposts no  longer get hits. 

Fans and fam liked my stuff,

But they've now had enough.

My new role? A sole twit -- that shoe fits.

Dr G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, 2022



SUBTLE EDITORIAL BULLYING

You wrote poetry. Glad that folks read it?

This cooperative site earns some credit.

But Contributing-Eds

(Some) get into their heads

Subtle bullying done with an edit.

 Dr G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, 2022

Authors' Note: Used here in a loose sense, with no implications for ownership, cooperative refers to a group effort by like-minded individuals. Collaborative writing sites, such as OEDILF, the on-line dictionary have the potential advantage of learning from peers, and ultimately higher rates of publication. Contributing editors ('eds'), however, may entertain notions of their personal relevance and productivity that influence their editorial comments on others' work. Rarely, such notions are translated into malevolent actions by these poet-leaders.
Other problems with cooperative groups are discussed HERE.


Incidental Photo:


a snowy egret, fishing near the old bridge


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