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The Ants and the Clock
By HH
The ants all marched in tidy lines, And counted dots and drew their signs. "The numbers fit! The charts are fine! We've measured every grand decline!" They counted red, they counted blue, An…
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Poetry & Original Works by HH
Original poems and reflections by HH. Read The Big Cat, Tenacity, The Ants and the Clock, The Walrus and the Screens, and more. Some works include artwork; others leave the picture to you.
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The Big Cat
By HH
The little cat had lost his house, His silver dish, his clockwork mouse. He walked where crooked branches spread Like hungry fingers overhead. A mountain moved between the trees And brought …
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The Cries of a Hawk
By HH
Kree-ah! Come, my silver wing! You cross the sky and softly sing; I send you every song I know— But still you hum and onward go. Kree-ah, kree-ah, fly with me! Over the hill and over the tre…
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Twinkle, Twinkle
By HH
twinkle twinkle, up so high we still fight, don’t ask why twinkle twinkle, little light we say wrong, we say right say it’s true, say it’s right then we swing, then we fight nothing here sai…
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Leviathan
By HH
“Of every man, against every man.” — Thomas Hobbes “Man is something that is to be surpassed.” — Friedrich Nietzsche They seem like they’re drowning, though. They seem like they’re drowning,…
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The Walrus and the Screens
By HH
he spoke of brighter days to come, where hunger fades and hearts grow numb. he smiled through fog — the crowd believed, their pockets light, their hope retrieved. he said, “the shore’s a pro…
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Testing, Testing
By HH
Testing, testing. Hope this shit works. The mouse has a mop and the owl has concerns. I posted a thought. It came back with a fee. “Who’s charging?” I asked. Said the owl, “Certainly not me.…
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Lemmings
By HH
Pick up a stone, put somebody down. Call it your home, put a fence around. Teach your little boy how to stand his ground. Give him your stone when you lay yours down. King wants land, so he …
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Tenacity
By HH
I'm not the biggest, never was. No iron skin, no bones of steel. I've never quite understood the cause Of something in me that won't yield. I know a fist can break a jaw. I know a bullet doe…
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2C-B, LSD
By HH
Basel, Switzerland! 1943! A curious chemist makes a discovery! Please remain seated... Too late. --- Just say no, just say no, That's what they told us long ago. Close your eyes and count to…
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The Lucky Ones
By HH
I've been thinking about success and how much of it we actually control. We love pointing to the person who started with nothing and became a billionaire. See? Anyone can do it. Well, sure. …
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