Monthly Archives: October 2010

~ A View of the Vernal ~

Spring beckons all the green things awake, With soft sunshine and breathy gusts, It blows life into bloom, Fills the whole world’s room, With new growth and buds, That burst and bust! Spring’s ranging, changing give and take, Fills forests … Continue reading

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The Wolves We Feed…

You’ve probably heard that old parable about the Native American grandfather who is talking to his grandson. He tells the boy that there are two wolves inside each and every one of us, a light wolf and a dark wolf. … Continue reading

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~ Fucking Fine ~

Rejection is a bitter pill, And from beloved, harsher still. We all self-medicate to kill Reality’s forsaken thrill. There comes a beast called Unslaked Thirst, Whose predatory call is worst When too oft denied, and simple pride Constructs tall walls … Continue reading

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Choosing your Battles…

I’ve blogged a couple of times about this subject, but here it is again. This must be one of my “Life lessons” that the Universe is trying to get through my thick skull, because it keeps coming up in my … Continue reading

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Regarding Poetry and Potential Pandering…

I’ve been thinking about something quite a bit recently, and thought I’d share my thoughts on this to make it crystal clear where I stand when it comes to poetry and the sharing, critiquing of and feedback for it here … Continue reading

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~ My name is Madness ~

From the vaults of time, I am thinking of revising this one. I haunt the Mind. To me, nothing is so sweet as the feast of sanity. Memories and Fear are my tools of choice; Nothing can better defeat Reason. … Continue reading

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~ Dreams of Another Life ~

Before I had slept my life away, and wondered what, in the end, I would say for myself when I finally answered for all of the things I had wished but never done…I bandy thoughts about,  like balls, and ruminate … Continue reading

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~ Touch and Go ~

Upon return, I find I’ve been away too long. Lost in the depths of this mind, Or caught in Life’s web of responsibilities. Yet, life goes on. Lately, it’s a touch and go thing, Always doing for others, Keeping friends, … Continue reading

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The Packrat Gene and the Clutter Queen

((With the new year upon us, many will be thinking about “de-cluttering” their lives for a fresh, new start. Buddhism and Taoism teach us that all that “stuff” we acquire and become attached to is actually detrimental to our lives … Continue reading

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Geek Alert! Thinky and the Brain…

While doing some recent reading, I managed to come across some pretty cool articles I just had to share with some of my geekier, brainiac, scientific friends (you know who you are 😉 ) and those who can appreciate specifics … Continue reading

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