D. J. Reddall

Joined June 2022

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I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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Theater of The Middle Ages
Your mid-life crisis Comes when you realize that You have been acting
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
A Eulogy for The Garneau Pub
I used to derive great pleasure from long nights of eating and drinking and talking. It was best with lovers of wisdom. The plague put a stop to my awful little pub.
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
The Decline of Organic Intelligence
How frequently does it occur to you When you pose questions to other humans And they pause before expressing a view That this brief hesitation illumines
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Dangerous Safety
How safe do we really wish to become? Surely, yearning for safety from some things Seems natural, rational and wholesome;
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Mind Your Matter
Is your body something you have, or are? Dualism has a long history; Are you the driver of a fleshy car? Or is mind body? A real mystery
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Night Class
An enigmatic stranger approached me After my lecture yesterday evening; He seemed somber, but I could clearly see That he was intent upon conversing
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
The Cult of Mnemosyne
Contemporary education seems To emphasize mere memorization; Which pulverizes the quixotic dreams Of those who cherish real comprehension
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
The Kings Dethroned
If you are a contemporary Oilers fanatic, there is something especially savory about a convincing dethroning of the LA Kings for you and your trusted friends and allies. LA “stole” the venerated Wayne Gretzky from the Oilers' roster many years ago, and in more recent seasons, this has been a bitter and venomous rivalry.
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Unbalanced
Da Capo
What do disasters teach us to value? Consider the culture COVID has made: Comfort and safety and normalcy new For them, many would through hot lava wade
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
World Press
If the world you knew and loved is no more Pulverized by plague or war or famine You can slam denial’s obstinate door But it opens, as facts you examine
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Art's Work
As you contemplate the figure you made The making of your figure’s on parade The layers of creation cascade: Made, you are making, as your maker bade
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
How Are We Doing?
Is reality Just what the complaints online Are truly about?
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets