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One final poem today before I again hit the road tomorrow to make my way back to Doha. So, I will be offline for a few days. Many thanks to all those ... This Poet Pun Parody of those Republic Can that rule Over(Lord) Our History and Our Literature Diversity. The closeness to actually inhale each others breaths is a closeness that only lover's share... Now is all we have. Digital painting has become one of my favorite expressions these days. The paintings/drawings will be accompanying my posts now... A verse about always being a soothing voice for those whom we hold dear. <bgsound src = ''http://home.worldonline.dk/steenmp/MIDI/Dolly/For_the_good_times.mid''hidden loop=-1> Photograph by the author
This poem revised this morning.
Heard of flash fiction? This is a flash poem. It flew from my fingers like a mini-cyclone.... How many times do we hear the phrase, “there’s no one way”? There’s certainly room for debate. It is arguable, however, that there is usually more t... Why is it that modern society is always caught up in the fast lane? To slow down, to find a means of acquiring peace, even for but a short respite at... Some would argue to stop questioning is to live a walking death.
A prosetry exploration into the difference between the student and the teacher, the artist and audience. Finding common language for both sides of art... For my friend, Constance, on the one year anniversary of her mother''s death. Our species spend a lifetime trying to know itself, but often through societal ignorance, Man’s natural identity remains hidden in shadow. (Image by P... Most everyone seeks that quiet spot, or that comfort zone, that enclosure, a room that gives different kinds of peace. But what of THE room? (Paintin... Consideration pauses while viewing a video of dust settling on attic cobwebs. One can’t help but see the allegorical irony in Carl Sagan’s iconic pos... A journey always needs preparation, whether one of philosophy or artistic expression. How to pack for arrival. How to be ready. No one answer.
“We are a holographic projection from the edge of space and time.” Hogan and Danzmann (Image by Vladimir Kush)
How often do we think about our aging process and the imaginative fantasies awaiting our nights in the gray period. (Image by Elzondo) In today’s world, recognizing and living a life of value is a precarious precipice too many plunge over. (Image by Emir Kusturica) The holidays are that time of year when many become melancholy over the idea of “home.” To look around one can’t help but wonder when, if ever, the h... Sadly, there is hesitancy to access that part of our being that is a personal garden of hope, trust, and love that only you have the keys to. You onl... Perhaps the dreams of the elderly promote the kind of courage younger beings can’t possibly understand. For the aged know well the fear between a dre... It is easy to forget sometimes how synergistic everything is at one time or another. Personification helps.
Given some thought, many lighthouse variations within become a symbol not only for the mariner, but for you and I. Fortunately, we have Inmate human ... After reading Mary Ruefle’s essay “On Fear,” I was struck by how difficult it often is to make emotions and thoughts compatible. For some, writing is... With our news streams littered with so many lies and distortions, as difficult as it is to discern what is truth, the process itself defines our creat... - Manic depression and bipolar disorder are often difficult for outsiders to understand, but to the artist, or fellow artists, such is often not the c... - Some of us have invisible hot-prodded moments, singeing our behavior whenever we get complacent. Such is merely one of the many enigmatic guardian ... - For those whose focus is to know and understand love, perhaps a few thoughts will hasten the urge to begin appreciating the love that is all around ... Leading up to one’s reflective time, one often becomes aware (or coerced) into believing the “free ride,” not yet aware that when all is said and done... There are times when snapshots of one’s past rear up, having not been thought of in years, and suddenly there appear milestones of understanding. (Ima... To acquire a personal meditative position is perhaps one of Man’s most absent means of becoming more adept at fathoming the unfathomable, one must put... Many often live out their fate, rather than creating their destiny. “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” - ... Personifying inordinate manifestations of love give rise to often ignored appreciations. (Image by Frank Dellaglio) The tragedy of today’s continued covid deaths remind us that experience is often utterly beyond acceptance. (Image by pinterest)
Remembering one’s mother giving me my first bath in a kitchen sink Yes, don’t know how, but I remember in detail) and running through the many experie... Does one’s age really make a difference in how we anticipate the end, or is it really only a matter of taking the time, whether young or old, to consi... To look around one can’t help but wonder when, if ever, will humans stay thoroughly informed and evolve to an appreciation that one’s brain is never... With Biden’s End of the Year speech today and New Year creeping up on us, I was reminded of an older poem that seemed appropriate. (Image by pinterest... Fascinating how many elements of nature provide answers for creatures. Like a single tree or a forest, whether as individuals or masses, the principal... Regardless how the individual processes and makes decisions, there is one principal worth protecting above all others. (Image by pinterest) How easy it is to forget we breathe a moment at a time, yet so many constantly fear losing that breath forever. Might finding the true course of self be the major challenge to identity? (photo by Alicia Savage) There are times that call for reflection, especially when one might be experiencing the gratitude that generally comes with being satisfied with what ... For those who’ve been there, feeling alone brings on many kinds of remedies, and… threats.
To know someone who is struggling with the self-alienation is to know a Christina of the world… a being reaching out. (Painting by Andrew Wyeth) |
