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Poetry Friday

THE FIRST POEM

of the day will be calm and gentle, a stumbling, messy easing in, fingers gently on the typer, becoming familiar with the shape of the keys, the sound of the hammer and the form of the letters, it will be a chance to breathe, to gather some momentum, to look at the [...]

Poetry Friday

FOR MILES

Your sound is faultless     pure & round         holy     almost profound

Your sound is your sound     true & from within     a confession     soulful & lovely

Poet whose sound is played     l lost or recorded     but heard     can you recall that 54 night at the Open Door     when you & bird     wailed five in the [...]

Quotes of the Day

“Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.” — David Wolf “The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.” — George Bernard Shaw “It’s hard to argue against cynics; they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.” — [...]

Tired of pharmacology …

Okay … so I’m not actually studying drugs, but I sure seem to be taking a lot of them.

I’m so tired of taking pills, and I consume at least 11, every day, for various ailments. Anti-depressants, anti-spasmodics, migraine meds, prescription analgesics (non-narcotic), vitamins, and so on.

The worst part is having to take medication [...]

Christmas Bells

I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along The unbroken song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till, ringing, singing [...]