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Rules
I was feeling through my mind
and touched upon a door
I hadn't been inside
so I started to explore
it was a storeroom cramped with rules
they had been passed on down to me
from the blind minds of my teachers
whose blurring blinded me
feeling in the darkness
I sorted through the rules
many were just handicaps
hidden in the tools
faulty scales and faulty rules
yield only faulty measures
tarnished toxic metal
bought by me as treasure
Joseph N Kirchner was born in Johnson City, New York in 1951, and graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1969. He and his wife, Nancy, have three children. The author is an artist, musician, poet, horticulturalist, carpenter, stonemason, and environmental advocate.
"Islands" Oil on Canvas, 4' x 6' (Not yet for sale)
"Islands" detail - Click images to zoom
Art by J N Kirchner, "The Final Chord"
Stone Masonry by J N Kirchner