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the carnival
2008-07-19 17:40:00 The psychic said What did you do? Your fate line has been split in two. What did she mean? How can destiny guide you through? It is not natural for you. What had she seen? She grabbed her things and said adieu, then hurried out in the milieu. It seemed obscene. She left me there without a clue, as out of the small tent she ... More About: Carnival
bridge
2008-07-18 18:39:00 Peace, look where there was a bridge Singed bond filled flood waters cease An ease of the wall of brick, On the ridge, stand and pick peace. More About: Bridge
cabin by the lake
2008-06-09 00:24:00 I. Only about two times a year, I go past the dark door gate, And overcome the creeping fear, Of memories that lay in wait More than cobwebs, they procreate. So I don?t get there by mistake, To go, my mood must be sedate- in our cabin, by the blue lake II. Usually I grab a beer, and wander in with a slow gait, sometimes I dawdle ... More About: Lake , Cabin
galactic thoughts
2008-06-07 14:55:00 Monks know they make a Mandela, we try to push creases from stone. Read Orwell in a cage alone, vaccines for mental rubella. Caesar wasn?t from an island, with tattered June butterfly wings, over El Dorado gold springs. Dinosaur dad?s on food errand. Rising soul hits the turbopause, straight into Occum?s Razor jaws. Angel shadows start to chuckle, as the man bends in a buckle. Wrap emotion ... More About: Thoughts , Galactic
my Atlanta
2008-06-06 16:29:00 The men gathered round the old thrift store lot. A hoard of drawn faces in the Georgia sun, were squinting toward the traffic from the curb, with ruddy fist clenched in starved frustration. A beat up Chevy pick up sputtered in, the desperate work boot stampede began, Some punches erupted next to the cab, While lucky few slipped in the rusty bed. A ... More About: Atlanta
instant gratification
2008-06-06 01:18:00 Spread of world wide words, no longer for nerds, for all. But loss of standards- without our stewards to call. There are both songbirds As well as leopards awol. Welcome to the ball. Promenade the hall, and find- we?re here, big and small. And much to install, your mind. Read graffiti wall, A race, modern scrawl, In kind. If you are inclined, Then don?t look behind the curds. With our thoughts streamlined- patience undefined, forwards. It is now maligned, as ...
the jumper
2008-06-04 18:03:00 Perched on the ledge about to fly Nobody thinks he can succeed. Up float the taunts from passers by, perched on the ledge But he won?t stand being bullied. Failure is a threat and a lie, gathering the strength to proceed, We wonder if he will comply- In life, all jumps can make you bleed, Yet, they are the way to be freed. Perched ... More About: Jumper
belong
2008-06-03 16:17:00 The faces are fixed, hazy, with a gaze lean and lazy. I am vexed waiting right here, despite the pretext premiere. Lips don?t speak, just smile at me, I?m not from there, so they see. In that place, it is a way to say you?re someplace astray.
let?s go
2008-06-02 15:38:00 Come, let?s go find some fun to sequester, With laughter we can chase away the gloom. Troubles are hard to release, I assume. But in happiness, I?m an investor, So I have transformed into a wrester. For only tonight, that?ll be my costume. Come, let?s go. If need be, I?ll roll you on a caster to a shotgun wedding, you?re joy?s bridegroom. Tomorrow morning, ...
overgrown garden
2008-06-01 21:08:00 I fall down to my knees and crouch, working in the garden. To bring some sort of semblance or order is my mission The weeds have overtaken it, they fight with lemon balm. The scent of mint is overpowering, and I am calm. A gentle breeze rolls a drop of sweat down a cheek to lips And the strained arm and back muscles yell out over ... More About: Garden
justice
2008-05-31 19:32:00 What have you in your purse, the source of magic, curse or spell. What you?re up to, I can?t tell. There?s nothing you can sell to me. So please just let me be. I know nothing comes free from you. There?s nothing I want to do, to bring my ill wishes to them, or their actions condemn. Justice grows from a stem of peace if ...
the roof
2008-05-31 01:39:00 The sky has no end in space, but all we see is the dome. Our earth wears this robe to shield, the floor and walls of our home. More About: Roof
a prayer for Abby
2008-05-29 17:02:00 Sweet thoughts and prayers to the baby, may God heal your pained darling heart. May blessings he swiftly impart. For sake of the love which lies, in beloved cherubic eyes- which surpass the most revered art, sweet thoughts and prayers. Courage to a tiny Abby , our wishes surround you, a rampart. And with pleas to God we shall start, for him to set your bound ... More About: Prayer
the sea captain?s family
2008-05-28 00:23:00 I. I came in that day with the setting sun, as your daughter?s friend to sup I would stay, and the family legacy begun. I made the descending twilight less gray, chasing sorrow with a folk ditty gay. But with time our intent was clearly plain; it was your son?s hand I sought to obtain. Then your acquiescence you did impart- for our happiness, ... More About: Family , Captain
tornado
2008-05-27 04:11:00 Screaming sky twists Jumbling funnel Tumbling tunnel Darkening cloud Hail pounding warns Sirens screech loud Through houses plowed Debris fills air Rain mosaic the fields are bare people just stare the aftermath More About: Tornado
objectivity
2008-05-25 15:24:00 Relativity is shot By passivity and not Creativity or hot Negativity to spot Proclivity
belief
2008-05-25 03:22:00 An unshakable belief in conspiracy makes one appear paranoid. An unshakable belief in coincidence makes one appear gullible. More About: Belief
the maverick
2008-05-24 02:44:00 all praises go to the maverick who does things on the fly with the guts to give life a kick whenever things go awry- of them we’re in short supply
prism
2008-05-22 17:45:00 Direct Collect Reflect Project In a vision, direct light ?collect inward image reflect and project More About: Prism
return of benevolence
2008-05-21 18:00:00 the ruler of hope- Benevolence has vanished. Hidden away from our sight. Locked in a tower, By the modern age heralds Guarded by the sentinels. Her name is whispered Throughout every small village In legend?s underbelly The prophesy says She will be released one day By a new courageous soul. After the revolt Against pride?s huge dynasty A new kingdom will emerge More About: Return
doubt
2008-05-20 16:39:00 Where do I get my spiritual map? I feel that I have wandered far astray. Is there a guide to cross this daunting gap? I?m not sure I?m traveling the right way. Nothing seems familiar at night or day. I wish all the answers were all spelled out. Then nobody would have to live with doubt. More About: Doubt
a man of wit
2008-05-20 01:57:00 My man is a cool cat. He comes up with zingers- in a flash waving his fingers, no one denies him that.
the shopkeeper?s window
2008-05-18 01:16:00 Don?t blame the boy for the window, is Bastiat?s contested claim, Sing a dirge for the dollar?s low. Don?t blame the boy for the window. There must be and up to this blow So pay social fees without shame. Don?t blame the boy for the window is Bastiat?s contested claim. More About: Window
two decades?..dreaming of her
2008-05-16 22:07:00 For two long decades I have yearned to be inside the reckoning periphery of this carefree angel. She sings sweet melodies, everyday as she sweeps the cobwebs from the corners of the attic where I keep her In my mind?.. At a moment distant and I am idyll, browsing torrid ramblings for a chuckle. An anonymous spectator ducking from news to journal to oddity to abhorration. Then ... More About: Dreaming
lament for Lester
2008-05-15 05:56:00 I remember well my dearest Grandpa, his crooked smile, laugh and languid wave. A young child, I did not know what he saw, or that he made a protest which was brave. Even then I?d seen, hard times fell on him, but the young me didn?t know why or how. While pursed lips grasped the cold beer bottle rim, it seemed ... More About: Lament , Lester
the Jesuit
2008-05-13 18:20:00 Hail Ignatius, the Trinity see, eyes bruised by iniquity broken legs don’t traverse bloodshed so read lullabies in your bed …..to develop ability Reject the world’s civility for a hermit’s agility. ‘Til the hungry spirit is fed. Hail Ignatius…. So soldier turned authority creates a new community. Since from regret you quickly sped- through scruples’ trials we are led, with an air of tranquility. Hail Ignatius…… More About: Jesuit
hats
2008-05-13 03:07:00 hats protect express style manifest roles and yet our heads are usually bare More About: Hats
the people of the mountain
More articles from this author:2008-05-11 17:38:00 I know you?re not from ’round here. You look lost. This mountain might have a view that?s grand. You got me think? you don?t get the cost, about what is under the woods? command. It?s happened before, so I could be wrong, But one look, tells me you?re just not that strong. Seem like city folk, came here from a far. Ain?t ... More About: People , The People , Mountain 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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