Dan Carpenter

Romance A man who wishes the woman he cares for would spend less time talking about the state of the world is living in the wrong time is living in the wrong world A woman who doesn’t understand why a man dodges the comely cashier with his purchase of Depends doesn’t understand

....Ruth Stone 👁️

IF THERE IS NO GOD By Czeslaw Milosz If there is no God, Not everything is permitted to man. He is still his brother’s keeper And he is not permitted to sadden his brother, By saying that there is no God.

Gjertrud Schnackenberg reads Czeslaw Milosz's poem "If There Is youtu.be/LzciT8UU2g0?si… via @YouTube

.@JamesTalarico: For 50 years, the religious right convinced our fellow Christians that the most important issues were abortion and gay marriage—two issues that aren't mentioned in the Bible. Jesus tells us exactly how we're going to be judged: by feeding the hungry, by healing the sick, and by welcoming the stranger. Don’t tell me what you believe. Show me how you treat other people, and I’ll tell you what you believe. Jesus gave us two commandments: love God and love neighbor. There was no exception to that second commandment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or religious affiliation.

@Cheryl71054149 Wrong language!

@IndyStarDanC Pretty cool, eh?...in Aqsa's PUNJABI....

@MayaCPopa Alive Together is my desert island provision, along with, perhaps, food.

Every time I re-read Mueller, I'm reminded I should teach a class on her work:

Kris K . . . “Thank your lucky stars you got protection Walk the line, never mind the cost Don't wonder who them lawmen were protecting When they nailed the savior to the cross 'Cause the law is for protection of the people . . . decent folks like you and me.”

“Although the wind ...” By Izumi Shikibu Translated By Jane Hirshfield Although the wind blows terribly here, the moonlight also leaks between the roof planks of this ruined house.

Minneapolises dancarpenterpoet.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/min…

Parable (Matt. 19:24) dancarpenterpoet.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/par…

A TURN AT THE VERSE These woods we're not out of -- ugly, dark and deep -- have me writing bad poetry even in my sleep

Ezra Jack Keats

@Indychick31 Count yer blessings!

@IndyStarDanC Did I know any of those ladies 😂

My newspaper office so long ago photos circulated this one among the women Huey Newton! "Girrrrl," one sighs, "that is a pretty man. If he ever comes to town..." "Roslyn!" the chorus. "Shame on you!" Shame on me. Thinking I could compete.

Before the ICE Age dancarpenterpoet.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/bef…

"I regret most my lack of love, my selfishness and glibness (covering a deep shyness and need for love) with girls who, after all, did love me, I think, for a time. My great fault was my inability to believe it." -- Thos. Merton (for you & me?)

Senses of Winter, Haiku Ah, Chanel is chilled but the tea-sweetness , breath-steam that black-yellow shirt

Remembering M dancarpenterpoet.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/rem…