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I started this blog on my 80th birthday, 22 April 2009. Mostly this blog is the result of mining my hard drive, which contains stuff I have written dating back to 1938. I have been trying to include a variety of kinds of content. Categories now include: autobiography, drama, economics, essay, fable, futures studies, humor, poetry, politics, satire, short stories, and stuff to think about. This blog's category is Poetry.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Poetry - Start - 1st Decade

1st Decade
I am publishing my poems in chronological order according to the time of first draft. Some have been extensively reworked; others not. The Italic year is the first draft year.

 1. 1938

 Live hearty
For life does not last.
Live hearty
For life goes so fast.
Live hearty;
Make your life a merry party;
Come on, live hearty,
Smarty.

 Sing sometimes
And when you sing, dance.
Sing sometimes
And welcome romance.
Sing sometimes:
Take time for play; give joy a chance.
Come on, sing sometimes
These rhymes.


2. 1939

I Laugh with Joy

I laugh with joy, not envying
Prince, tycoon, celebrity, or saint,
And am not frightened by my smugness,
For I can bridge the haze between mind and page,
Make them think what they would not think without me --
My thoughts.


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1st Decade by H. G. Gerjuoy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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I have taught in college or university departments of business, computer science, economics, management, mathematics, psychology, public administration, social science, social work, and statistics. Research interests include development of computer programs for analyzing an individual's semantic space, laying the groundwork for intercommunication about "private" affect; interactions of mind, body, and universe. I have about 200 professional publications and papers at major scientific meetings. Current projects include: participation in and support of practice and study of Nonviolent Communication, helping organize and support Network of Spritual Progressive activities, participation in prostate cancer support, and participation in Kehilat Chaverim, a volunteer cooperative rabbi-less and synagogue-less Jewish congregation. I am currently writing a new gender-neutral and non-tribal Jewish prayer book.

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