Songs I Sing. B. Germain Reynolds

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      And So It Goes

      A picture, my purse and their pastime

      Random

      Disparate

      Phenomena to consider

      Seen with the eye,

      Imprinted on the brain

      As good as words

      Meaning defined by means

      Pocket book, modern men take a look

      Brand names, brassily displayed

      Marking the times

      Evincing the ages

      Each on its own

      Symbol, meme

      Dating us

      Claiming our affections

      Useful

      Wasteful

      Objects of vanity

      The eternal march

      Gabbing the future

      Little to lose

      Bags to gain

      Much ado about nothing

      Their value is everything

      And so it goes.

      A picture,

      Pretty colors captured in a square

      Telling a story, capturing a mood

      A still moment caught in a shot

      An expression, movement, frozen

      In time

      In pose

      Serious subjects, playful pets

      Cute babies, awed parents

      Tall men, curvy women

      Wise elders keeping watch

      The secret of wisdom

      Rheumy in their eyes.

      In counterpoint

      Energetic youth darting by

      Their focus on the object

      Of social access

      At their fingertips

      Addictive in their gaze

      Senses blocked

      Another device

      Carried in their ear

      Bringing the continuous music

      Of the day

      Outlawed in a year

      Its constant stream

      Competing with dreams

      Framed in context

      A culture hallowing

      Personality

      Opinion

      Trends

      Sound bites

      Sowing seeds each pixel

      Of doubt

      Of despair

      Of competition

      Of discontent

      With the next big thing

      Coming at us fast

      Telling us insidiously

      We are not who God made

      Creatures of praise

      Poise and beauty

      Intelligent by design

      And so it goes.

      A purse,

      My signature piece

      All my essentials in one place

      Odds and ends

      For writing, for reading

      For paying, or using credit

      For keeping in touch

      A handkerchief

      Tissues

      Candy and gum

      The sour kind, sugarless

      A snack or two

      No peanuts

      Or ketchup

      No sharp objects

      Or open pens

      One will irritate

      My allergies grave

      The other aggravate

      My cravings

      One causes pain

      The others stain.

      Hygiene items

      Tucked in discretely

      Personal pieces

      Hidden in the seam

      Placed there

      Deliberately

      To protect

      From instant view

      Ready access

      In case my partner

      Needs a check-in

      To my psyche

      That day.

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