Archive for October, 2026

fearless feckless fool

October 24, 2026

You keep on doing what you're doing
Because it worked before
Take a look around you
It ain't working any more


You're a fearless feckless fool
You better check the score
Playing checkers on a chessboard
You're fighting the last war

When the wheels are coming off
It's time to get a new car
You can tinker with the engine
But you won't get very far

The world keeps on turning
And it changes every day
If you don't make adjustments
It'll blow you away

You keep on doing what you're doing
Because it worked before
Take a look around you
It ain't working any more


by Richard W. Bray








the raindrops, the rivers, and the tears

October 4, 2026

Mountain stream in Santa Fe National Forest.

feeling the flowing of the years
the raindrops, the rivers, and the tears

homesick over sad goodbyes
lost and dewy lullabies

a walk along a hillside trail
the remedy that never fails

the sunshine and the shady trees
are medicine enough for me

there's nothing like a mountain stream:
restore the dreamer and the Dream

feed the body; cleanse the mind
luxuriate in spots of time


by Richard W. Bray