Nothing protects us
From life’s annoying pinpricks
Like indifference
Sneaky Sunshine (Haiku)
•February 25, 2010 • Leave a CommentSneaky sunshine stalks
The dark room slyly stealing
My night’s blissful rest
The Ghosts of Love (Haiku)
•January 30, 2010 • Leave a CommentWhen a marriage dies
Doleful ghosts rise from its grave
Haunting new found loves
© Jack Pope 2010
The Path Home (haiku)
•January 28, 2010 • Leave a CommentElderly parents
Patiently plodding the path
That leads them back home
© Jack Pope 2010
Quiet Madness (Haiku)
•January 27, 2010 • 2 CommentsMadmen soon surmise
Disguises help them survive
Silence the best mask
©Jack Pope 2010
Estate Sale Day (Haiku)
•January 26, 2010 • Leave a CommentSad estate sale day
Treasured lifetime possessions
Discarded as trash
copyright 2010 Jack Pope
Morality of Science
•January 24, 2010 • Leave a Comment
Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle and the Morality of Science
In his novel “Cat’s Cradle” Kurt Vonnegut examines the moral responsibilities of scientists who devise dangerous technologies without regard to the ultimate use (or misuse) of their work. The novel revolves around the work of Felix Hoenikker, a scientist working on the first atom bomb who, in his spare time, develops a substance that proves an equal menace.
