All my life (Poetry) - 9/26/2026 3:45:03 PM
I aspired to be a teacher and, though I never taught in a classroom, I've taught many in other ways via compassion, thoughtfulness and with faith.
Loved this and, though a member again, I'm registering new work before posting as had work posted here reposted under others' name. Just being cautious.
Miss hearing from you.
Sandy
vessel (Poetry) - 9/22/2026 11:37:11 AM
"heading nowhere...
conspiring to sink alone..."
I am speechless, Jude.
Best wishes,
Carolyn
touching the unkown (Poetry) - 9/18/2026 1:11:53 AM
"navigate by the ach alone."
A beautiful tribute, Jude.
Be well,
Carolyn
touching the unkown (Poetry) - 7/31/2026 1:31:58 PM
Glad to see you back. Once again, puzzled by some of your phrasing. But I sense a longing for knowing more about your mother than you did when she was still with you. I remember my mother calling me on her TTY and giggling like a child in her last years just to talk to me.
Ron
touching the unkown (Poetry) - 7/30/2026 12:46:34 PM
Always a pleasure to read your work. Grateful that you are still inclined to share it. "a world so poor in maps" indeed, but the richness of poetic vision continues to help many find their way when moving towards an uncertain destination. Greatly enjoyed the read.
A Man's Heart in a Child (Poetry) - 1/27/2026 6:32:51 AM
I instantly recalled my mother while reading this. She loved to observe and experience the natural world - she would talk to the animals and trees too...and then she would write mad songs, or paint dreams, based on her own observations and reactions.
It was an interesting childhood ...lol x
utter genius (Poetry) - 12/2/2023 5:09:11 PM
Jude
This poem is utter genius!
Peace light and love
Amber
utter genius (Poetry) - 4/27/2022 7:03:18 PM
Reminds me of the movie ' The notebook' I think you would really like it.I miss your poetry.
utter genius (Poetry) - 4/16/2022 11:06:38 AM
The mystery of its fall keeps everything vital and in flux...
Beautiful work, as always Jude.
I've been away too long! Missing the wisdom to be found here at AD Poetry.
Best Wishes,
Carolyn
utter genius (Poetry) - 5/14/2021 4:10:56 AM
Love, Poetry and the pure Grandeur of Creation speak through your poem 🦊
utter genius (Poetry) - 10/29/2020 9:08:53 PM
When an elderly couple dies together and is found holding hands I agree as well that it explains their "utter" love, utterly!...-e-
As always tis good to see, Friend, Bob...:)
utter genius (Poetry) - 10/27/2020 11:40:32 AM
People who died closely to one another are destined soulmates. However, I am saddened to see the high number of suicidal deaths among the elders and young adults due to the depression caused by isolation during this pandemic time.
Sandie
utter genius (Poetry) - 10/27/2020 9:23:41 AM
It's good to see your revelations once again. I believe it happens quite often given a chance. I often recall that my fraternal grandmother's parents died in their high 90s within a day of one another.
Ron
uncommon expression (Poetry) - 8/23/2020 10:42:38 PM
Good to see you, Bob, and yes I missed this for quite sometime as I had not been able to get onto AD off of chrome, but now that I am here I must say I miss your posts and just knowing you are still hanging around in this world of pandemic, makes me quite happy...-e-
uncommon expression (Poetry) - 8/9/2020 12:13:52 PM
I think the world we once knew is gone forever, Jude. A thought-provoking pen.
uncommon expression (Poetry) - 5/13/2020 8:03:30 PM
Mindfully read and appreciated. Write on!
Love ya!
Jane
uncommon expression (Poetry) - 5/10/2020 9:56:55 AM
Your poem reflects a lot of reflective thinking going on. This morning, an economist clearly showed some of the better outcomes of the current crisis we are faced with, primarily the conundrum of people dying from the virus on one hand and dying from a lost economy on the other. But this very forced situation of being required to do things from home has shifted long-held practices like going to the doctor changed to tele-visiting, making medical decisions much faster and more efficient, like the doctors have been wanting for a long time, but people refused to take up. The same thing is true of shopping. I first shopped remotely in 1990 when I would call the manager of the local grocery store. We would go down through my weekly list he had and check off the items I needed. He would then deliver them to me and even unpack them and put them in their proper places.
Ron
uncommon expression (Poetry) - 5/9/2020 11:36:01 AM
It's the shallowness of the Democrats Party to use the Fear tactic to install the fear into the public. They are so desperate to bring President Trump down they would do anything to achieve that, even to the extend of hurting the American economy. Someone who works in D.C. is actually witnessing the kind of madness of the Dems' mentality. They would laugh giddily at the rise of the unemployment rate so they could crumple the economy that Trump has worked so hard to build. The daily stats of the COVID 19 was proven to be fake stat which has been jacked up by the reporters when reporting. Secret mic has captured two anchors discussing what stat to use when reporting to the public in front of the TV. They were told to use the fake hjgher stat. The Dems don't care if people are unemployed. They would clap their hands when the lockdown continues. You know you have a good President in America. Pray for him!
Sandie
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/28/2020 8:32:52 PM
thought provoking!!
never stop writing
m
World Net Survivor (Poetry) - 4/28/2020 8:30:12 PM
As always you inspire
never stop writing
m
World Net Survivor (Poetry) - 4/23/2020 9:06:05 AM
I love your virus inspired incognito!
I also think that you are back in the groove or at least never lost it while away with this stirring piece of metaphysical feminism personified. It is very interesting what you can do with simple HTML text. Much more than banal texting on a cell phone.
Ron
World Net Survivor (Poetry) - 4/18/2020 6:43:42 PM
An extraordinary poem! And it is deep! I have yet to understand its subtle meanings! Great job, Jude!
Sandie
World Net Survivor (Poetry) - 4/17/2020 7:53:34 PM
Hey Jude
Wow! One of your very best!
So glad you are inspired to post again!
I have not been inspired for a long time
Be well my friend
Peace light and love
Amber
World Net Survivor (Poetry) - 4/17/2020 6:18:19 PM
Sounds like a love affair with a computer geek. Another world, another time, another space...
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/16/2020 11:26:25 PM
The description here sounds like a place in NYC where I grew up. My childhood dream was to move far away to the country. I did and here life is very pleasant, even during these times. Had I stayed in NYC I would probably be writing poems such as this. Stay safe!
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/16/2020 11:47:26 AM
Your poem seems more prophetic than realistic, unless it is metaphoric for the mood people are in. Especially those without a paycheck and a bleak chance of paying their rent by getting enough food to eat.
What I saw in the poem was a future situation where those living in close quarters like cities can be infected with some kind of a plague that kills nearly everyone forces them to abandon where they live. All that is left is the rusty ruin that you describe. I may be wrong I usually am.
Ron
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/16/2020 12:39:14 AM
Brilliant images depicting a time that seems will never end. Excellent and enjoyed (in a manner of speaking).
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/14/2020 5:38:35 PM
Jude:
The accompanying photo is perfect for the content of your work. I don't have to tell you that this is a very fine, thought out piece. I am lucky to live in the middle of nowhere; however no locality will escape the calamity. I am trying to keep my head on straight and keep moving forward. Here's wishing the very best for you and yours.
Best,
Cowboy
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/14/2020 3:14:48 PM
Your poetry is both stark and riveting. I have enjoyed immersing
myself in your words, Thank you for sharing stay safe,
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/14/2020 2:50:07 PM
Having spent a great deal of my life in NYC, the poetic images resonated keenly with my many memories, although, after many years in other cities, your metaphoric flow of mind/physical snapshots were strong associations to many a city of density. Glad I stumbled on this. Will be following you. Carpe Diem.
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/14/2020 2:23:41 PM
Just imagining New York City empty gives me the picture of it as a ghost town & that is what came to mind when I first saw the title of this post. Have we ever actually thought of this type of virus scaring all of us like little kiddies in our nightmares.
You just gave us visions of a large city seen from the inside looking out...I hope you are staying well, Bob, and avoiding those others that could make you just another number in a series of numbers waiting for a bed in an overfilled hospital...-e-
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/14/2020 6:25:06 AM
This is quite a sad poem, Jude! I hope you are alright. I think during this lockdown time, the ones who are really suffering are the ones who live alone. I'm fortunate to still be living with my daughter so we support each other, keeping each other company.
All this will pass soon. In Canada, we may still be lockdown for another 28 days after this week, which may extend to mid-May. Hopefully, by that time, things will get better or at least back to normal. I don't think everything will be the same though, even after the lockdown is lifted. We will just have to wait and see.
Sandie
ghost town (Poetry) - 4/13/2020 9:17:33 PM
Hey Jude
You have captured the mood of all of us going through this covid19 debacle!
Such a scary and very fragile time for all!
Hope you and all your loved ones are safe and healthy!
Peace light and love
Amber
staring from the abyss (Poetry) - 4/5/2020 12:28:34 AM
The elements unseen...
Destiny's gemstones.
Excellent write, Jude, as always.
Stay Safe there in NYC.
Carolyn
best friends (Poetry) - 3/28/2020 7:09:30 PM
Touching for my best friend
fake book revised edition (Poetry) - 2/28/2020 6:52:31 PM
If we consider fake to be fiction, then I have read a great deal of those books you speak of here...-e- (Good to see you writing, Bob...)
fake book revised edition (Poetry) - 2/28/2020 1:49:54 PM
I guess that's why they call it fiction. Nice way of saying, fake. And, so many books purported to be nonfiction are fake as well.
Ron
fake book revised edition (Poetry) - 2/28/2020 1:49:43 PM
I find this very interesting and am able to gather a new meaning each time I read it..........a kaleidoscope of reality!! Write on, Jude!!
Love ya!
Jane
fake book revised edition (Poetry) - 2/23/2020 3:46:56 AM
I can so relate to this - It reflects much of what is out there every day, making us question reality at times.
I especially love that line...
wacky witches inside silly old men
pretend to be what they could never become
...mainly because I could not have put it better myself x
dying dream (Poetry) - 1/31/2020 1:42:11 PM
I don't look at life as a dark dream. And hopefully will stay bright and open to the sunlight until death closes these eyes. But if you're writing clearly about how dreams sometimes known finish, fulfill or just plain die, I can relate to that. Would wish that one of these dreams die on the vine and the other finish in the light.
I dreamed that John Bolton was questioned at the impeachment trial. He gave a scathing, epithet filled, account of his loathing for the behavior of his boss, the commander-in-chief. I also dreamed that Donald Trump became my caregiver for a night. His care was predictable, when I called for his help, he always got one of his gay associates (like Howard Hughes's Mormons), to come and tend to me--too late. He could not serve, he could only be boss.
Ron
dying dream (Poetry) - 1/29/2020 4:16:27 AM
At some point the realization of our mortality becomes obvious to each of us. Reflections of the past become the fodder of our hopes and our regrets. Smooth and deeply pasdionate offering, Jude.
dying dream (Poetry) - 1/28/2020 11:14:23 PM
Hello, Bob, happy to see you writing off & on again and this is just the ticket for my morose mood tonight, giving me the desire to just sit here and think...getting old sucks as we start cruising downhill towards our eventual demise...-e-
dying dream (Poetry) - 1/28/2020 9:08:40 PM
Deep and very thought-awakening, Jude. I can relate to what you express. And my third grandchild just came into this life/world. Your verses make me think. Love and peace to you,
Regis. 🍁
best friends (Poetry) - 1/17/2020 10:19:33 AM
I guess, in the end, the only best friend that we have left is ourselves. Very insightful and glad to read you again.
Ron
best friends (Poetry) - 1/13/2020 9:47:14 AM
That we are, unless we;re we're our own worst enemy.
best friends (Poetry) - 1/12/2020 9:54:28 PM
The transition is so beautifully-written as only Jude can write this. I was hooked from the first word right to the last. Well-done, Jude!
Sandie
best friends (Poetry) - 1/12/2020 8:35:32 PM
This grabbed me, pulled me in, took my hand and demanded that I continue to follow. It left me standing at the mouth of the vortex wondering if I should jump in, just to see what awaited me on the other side. It is nice to read you again, Jude, Happy New Year. I hope you are well.
best friends (Poetry) - 1/12/2020 5:36:37 PM
This is delicious in it's introspect and begs more than one reading.
forever dead (Poetry) - 9/19/2019 3:14:15 PM
Missed you, Bob, as one of my commenters recently said of my recent return, "you are like Jude Forese, as you always seem to stop back on occasion" and here you are! I see from this write you have delved into out countries problems or at least some of them. I wish the powers that be would just read some of the political statements the more intelligent than they are, write, like you...-e-
forever dead (Poetry) - 9/18/2019 8:49:53 AM
This poem expresses exactly what is going on in this country, jude! "collective imbalance" is certainly the cause. I appreciate your words! Thank you!
Love ya!
Jane
forever dead (Poetry) - 9/14/2019 1:06:02 PM
Just thinking about you this morning. And now I found why. You posted a poem. From my small understanding of your writing, I would say is describes the political environment in United States quite well. We need to change that situation we have we are going to solve the major problems facing us this century.
Ron
forever dead (Poetry) - 9/14/2019 2:47:24 AM
as always provocative read, profound imagery, perfect graphic
all in all another dandy poem !!
never stop writing!
m
image (Poetry) - 7/6/2019 10:38:08 PM
This is the source that we are looking for, without really knowing what to look for or where... a presence? energy? light? god? concept? Its images are numerous and interconnected. What do we see beyond what we see? When I think of The image, all images disappear. I wonder if that makes sense. Thank you for the thought provoking journey.
image (Poetry) - 6/15/2019 7:04:36 AM
...and the image that is formed is that of a poet like yourself...-e-
(nice to see you, Bob(?), hope NY is still there as are you)
my own design (Poetry) - 6/10/2019 8:53:20 PM
as always I come away inspired, refreshed, and realizing again why I am always happy to see your name on the poem
Never stop writing
m
my own design (Poetry) - 6/3/2019 12:50:39 AM
If poetry is the art of expressing life
in ways that others have yet to think about or to discover,
then you have lifted the art of poetry into a new dimension
where explorers have yet to tread.
my own design (Poetry) - 6/2/2019 4:01:11 PM
"So much beauty
to circumnavigate the violence"
There is hope! All people need to do is open their eyes! 'Love this!
Love ya!
Jane
my own design (Poetry) - 6/2/2019 8:23:43 AM
Your poem speaks of well-being in the morning sun. And a time of reflection on your thoughts and how they are fondly remembered as time goes by. Yes, there is violence and chaos. But somehow, the vast majority of us lead rather normal, ordinary lives without chaos the pain of violence.
Ron
blood light (Poetry) - 5/17/2019 4:53:25 PM
as always your words inspire, edify, help us grow
Never stop writing!!
m
blood light (Poetry) - 5/16/2019 2:34:03 PM
A lot of very good questions as yet unanswered. But I do know that my blood in my body is captured seawater that I carry with me when I came from the sea. And, whenever I get out in nature, my senses become keener and I go on the hunt like my ancestors to find something that will sustain me for the next day and beyond. That's what I'm in touch with my ancestors. When I'm in the wilderness on my own.
Ron
blood light (Poetry) - 5/15/2019 7:34:09 AM
With the beaches disappearing on Lake Erie and bridges being built higher over Grand River here in N.E. Ohio, for one, we must build on that "creativity". Man has sustained change,"So we can adapt to any environ". Great write, jude!
Love ya!
Jane
blood light (Poetry) - 5/15/2019 2:48:11 AM
Yes Jude, I certainly believe that divinity circulates within us. Our dna is deeper than what we can see physically. The spiritual components are attached to our dna too.
Mary
blood light (Poetry) - 5/14/2019 9:16:23 PM
So many questions to ponder. Humans will always be eager to explore the mystery of the unknown. It is our curiosity that helps us to grow and learn.
Sandie
blood light (Poetry) - 5/14/2019 9:43:34 AM
Of course we are and of course we dare ...there is so much between us and the farthest reaches of the Universe... It would be naive to think otherwise.
R x
blood light (Poetry) - 5/13/2019 6:40:06 PM
Much to ponder but that DNA only tells the tales of the physical history and none of the spiritual history. It is but an atom of our being. What would fascinate me much more would be to be able to generate a spiritual analysis that would explain all of my travels through time so I could better understand how I arrived to where I am today. Nice job, Jude, enjoyed the mental spin.
emoji (Poetry) - 3/14/2019 2:47:16 AM
The first sentence was the answer
emoji (Poetry) - 3/5/2019 3:06:48 PM
as always your work inspires, holds reader interest and causes us to think
Never Stop Writing!
m
emoji (Poetry) - 3/4/2019 11:59:27 PM
I still haven't figured out what life is all about, except I know I am still living in this world that occupies the space of a spec of dust in the universe.
No one really knows how to calculate as yet in how big the universe is because there is no one to validate the space and time in the universe. The scientists make the assumption as if they know how to measure in the timeless space in the universe.
Oh, this is a thought-provoking write, Jude! Love it!
Sandie
emoji (Poetry) - 3/4/2019 8:15:45 PM
"we feed off the cosmos through a nipple of mystery"...........yes we do! Outstanding stuff, jude!
Love ya!
Jane
emoji (Poetry) - 3/4/2019 10:44:15 AM
Ah, if we knew all things, life would probably be quite boring. Having something we need to learn and "rearrange our thoughts," is the spice of life. Once we quit doing that, we become Republicans. ;-)
Ron
emoji (Poetry) - 3/3/2019 8:30:35 AM
Effective imagery, and a message that's interwoven with varying levels of personal applicability. r
lofty Ideals (Poetry) - 2/15/2019 8:00:23 AM
Hey Jude,
Nice to see you posting again!
Sometimes the unknown can be exactly what the doctor ordered!
Much peace, light and love,
Amber
lofty Ideals (Poetry) - 2/11/2019 11:39:45 AM
You have laid out the path to greatness. It never comes easy, and it may not com at all. But it is the process itself that is the most rewarding.
Ron
lofty Ideals (Poetry) - 2/10/2019 12:40:37 PM
Sometimes we just have the ignore the small details of petty people and look towards the bigger things in life while climbing.
Sandie
the supportive hand of my blueprint soul (Poetry) - 2/5/2019 8:24:18 AM
Very interesting dreamscape with wonderful nooks and crannies. I enjoyed this poem very much.
the supportive hand of my blueprint soul (Poetry) - 2/3/2019 12:41:30 PM
Thought provoking write for sure! You send the imagination, or, is it reality?, soaring, jude. This poem has got to be right up there with your very best! 'Aced it!
Love ya!
Jane
the supportive hand of my blueprint soul (Poetry) - 2/3/2019 9:05:27 AM
Your words drew me right there where you were building this house- plank by plank. My imagination flared into activity thinking all sorts about this kind of house and you brought my imagination to a nice comfortable rest with your last verse. I seldom get carried away by mere words but your powerful well thought out words have captured this poem perfectly. Lovely!
the supportive hand of my blueprint soul (Poetry) - 2/2/2019 12:29:24 PM
I think I you answer your question quite well at the end. I know that you are looking backward quite far because blueprints haven't been used for 50 years.
Ron
the supportive hand of my blueprint soul (Poetry) - 2/2/2019 10:15:38 AM
Interesting take on that dream place. I have one that is not as romantic and always hosting a huge party when I am there. I relate well to this poem, Jude.
the supportive hand of my blueprint soul (Poetry) - 2/2/2019 4:15:41 AM
Your house is at least the foundation, perhaps the entire place that houses your soul. You seem to take good care of it. Jude's home, and all's well. A very readable poem.
the supportive hand of my blueprint soul (Poetry) - 2/2/2019 4:06:38 AM
I'm not surprised at your dream. I, myself, have had recurring dreams that whenever I was in my own house it was a very large house. I dreamed of this house so often that one time when my husband and I went house-hunting I even suggested him to look at the house in my dream. My husband was confused and didn't know what I was talking about. I guess for a moment I thought the house I had in my dream was real because I could even tell the location of the house in my dream. Of course, we could not find it, it was only in my dream. It would have been nice if there really was such a house because it was so large.
Sandie
the supportive hand of my blueprint soul (Poetry) - 2/1/2019 10:59:24 PM
as always I came expecting inspiration in your words
as always I received that inspiration
never stop writing!
m
staring from the abyss (Poetry) - 1/21/2019 1:34:36 PM
Ron:
I think that thing is supposed to be a looking glass for it (whatever it is) to look through it at you. Somebody from the abyss - a devil, perhaps - is watching what you are doing. When you die, it will capture your soul.
Sandie
staring from the abyss (Poetry) - 1/20/2019 10:54:51 AM
It is refreshing, once again to read your highly stylized poetic thoughts. This one is a cautionary statement that leaves me baffled. As does the image. What is that on the tip of that elongated toothpick? Food?
Ron
reciprocity (Poetry) - 1/16/2019 6:42:29 AM
Thought provoking poetry we've learned to expect from you Jude. Well penned, as always. I've found that letting go is the way to survive.
reciprocity (Poetry) - 1/10/2019 4:20:03 PM
Oh, yes! We are "recycled and transformed" a few times along this path we call life. Stage left. Curtain drops. 'Love this!
Love ya!
Jane
reciprocity (Poetry) - 1/9/2019 5:00:56 AM
powerful sentiment
so nice to see you again writing!! and posting
reciprocity (Poetry) - 1/8/2019 11:19:42 AM
I've had many problems "letting go" of past misdeeds etc, so I can understand fervently where you come from herein...Good to see you stop by the Den, missed you, hope you are well & Happy New Year...-e-
reciprocity (Poetry) - 1/7/2019 6:14:51 PM
Any changes of transformation to the new is a good thing to free what's been bogging down one's mind. Worst is for those who refuse to transform themselves and continue to live in the past and bring it along to their present and their future.
Great to read you again, Jude!
Sandie
reciprocity (Poetry) - 1/7/2019 10:33:01 AM
The idea of "recycling bodily changes" is very disturbing unless one is referring to a "body of work" where there is less disruption of the human form. ;-)
Freeing the mind is a wonderful thing to behold.
Ron
reciprocity (Poetry) - 1/7/2019 9:31:57 AM
Can't say it any better than Edward. Nice write.
reciprocity (Poetry) - 1/7/2019 9:29:45 AM
There is a freedom in releasing that which no longer serves us. Nice job, Jude.
reciprocity (Poetry) - 1/7/2019 2:11:00 AM
Learning how to let go is a difficult
but necessary part of life. Thanks for
the reminder.
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 11/30/2018 4:59:40 AM
never stop writing!
m
complete split (Poetry) - 11/30/2018 4:59:09 AM
YOUR poetry continues to inspire, uplift and amaze
never stop writing!
m
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 10/21/2018 9:47:39 AM
Plenty of babble in my mind, distinct and indistinct along with endless unheard loops of music.
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 10/20/2018 2:55:22 PM
You've been in an accident and flashlights are all over the place and you are semi-conscious! This is the picture I get while reading your words, Jude. A "gurgle", eh?.......Serious!
Love ya!
Jane
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 9/3/2018 8:27:42 PM
Voices that speak and never share authenticity and intimacy evoke something that is intrusive. Are they real voices or the metaphor of a world that doesn't mean much to the author? To me, they could even be part of the noisy world of hypocrisy and judgmental talk that we protect ourselves from. Open to interpretation...
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 8/29/2018 8:40:08 AM
Hey Jude,
Good to read you again!
Very eerie and mysterious poetry here.
I see many aspects of your words.
What sticks out in my mind when I read this poem, is a slow moving energy tired of all the same stories that one is hearing.
Waiting to hear something hopeful and positive but still that unfilled gurgle.
Good thoughts,
Peace, light and love,
Amber
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 8/28/2018 8:10:29 AM
I get the picture of someone in a deep coma trying to work their way out like through a dream. On the other hand, it could just be the loss of hearing like I'm experiencing where eventually I will see people's mouth move but only hear "distant psychobabble."
Not looking forward to that day…
Ron
PS. Always enjoy your return. Come to stay.
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 8/27/2018 9:30:01 PM
My brain has been hyperactive and overworked, as I receive every little noise that comes to me. It's hard to kick away the habit of insomnia, but I know your poem is not about insomnia.
There are some self-proclaimed life experts constantly giving life lessons in ttheir posts to attack and judge others, I only call their opinions as incoherent mumblings of the debris of their own daily thoughts. Poetry is not about that. I don't comment on those. I was told off by one never to comment on his work again, so I won't!
I'm glad to read your post! It has been a while, Jude.
Sandie
complete split (Poetry) - 8/27/2018 9:21:11 PM
I see contradiction, painful search and maybe anger followed by resignation. Those footprints were left when wandering the path of life, with all the repetitive patterns that are inevitable. Splitting seems vital and yet it also evokes loss and pain... I just posted a poem entitled "Severed", semantically not so far...
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 8/27/2018 8:56:37 PM
I call it a deafening hum or an incoherent mumbling, but gurgle works too. I really am tired of so much chatter, opinions passed off as truths and nothing worthy of chewing on. Good work, Jude. Nice to see one of yours posted again.
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 8/27/2018 8:53:52 PM
I agree with Regis, there is a lot to keep anyone up at night, just listen to the news; this broadcast however, is a communication well worth deciphering. Nice to see you posting
unfilled gurgle (Poetry) - 8/27/2018 8:22:30 PM
There is certainly much to think about as I read your verses here, Jude. I think this is the sort of "stuff" that keeps me awake at night, what I try to get away from as I have stated in my latest poem which I posted last evening. Thank you for sharing. Love and peace,
Regis
complete split (Poetry) - 7/22/2018 9:04:25 AM
A portrait of struggle all or most of us have experienced. Well penned.
complete split (Poetry) - 7/3/2018 9:14:58 PM
Hey Jude
Its been a long time coming. The process of maturing surely takes its toll on all of us. There was a time that we all thought we knew it best, but in the recesses of our minds we know it not to be true. This realization comes from the maturity that we gain when we observeourgranchildren growing so fast and so smart even sometimes smarter than we thought we were!
Love your thoughts in this poem. You always inspire me!
Peace light and love
Amber
complete split (Poetry) - 7/2/2018 5:44:54 AM
You've got me feeling this while I stumble on my own fettered footprints. What an eye opener!!
Love ya!
Jane
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 7/1/2018 1:15:44 PM
Many who are misguided by the media's misleading message might as well be blind. People should start using their brains to see things as they really are and not be misinformed.
Sandie
complete split (Poetry) - 7/1/2018 10:02:05 AM
Interesting, to say the very least. Kickass lines throuughout the poem, each one seeming to be able to stand alone. I completely and wholly enjoyed reading each annd every, jam-packed with such insight and thought proving words. Class all the way.
new courses (Poetry) - 6/30/2018 4:18:27 PM
The spin that surrounds will always be present, it is like a movie that follows us wherever we go. As always, it is important to remain focused on our individual goals, never allowing the spin to interrupt them. Thought provoking and nicely done, Jude.
complete split (Poetry) - 6/30/2018 4:14:47 PM
Excellent writing as per your usual, but disturbing and colored by anger and frustration. I hope all is well and this is written in observation and not from a personal assault.
complete split (Poetry) - 6/30/2018 2:41:37 PM
It's good to see your award-winning words again. But you haven't made a complete split by coming back here with this rant that takes the cake and eats it too. Whether it's lemons or lemmings, I will avoid the herd.
Ron
complete split (Poetry) - 6/30/2018 12:32:38 PM
WHOA!!! By whom you have been offended? This hateful style of poetry is definitely not your usual style! You can ONLY be offended by others if you let them. Leave them be where they belong. They don't deserve your anger.
Just a note: Never follow anyone's footprints, not even your own where failure has been.
Sandie
complete split (Poetry) - 6/30/2018 10:21:43 AM
Loved this. Good to see you still still at it Jude! Better than ever.
new courses (Poetry) - 6/28/2018 9:51:51 AM
There is wisdom in these words. Enjoyed.
Ron
new courses (Poetry) - 6/26/2018 6:59:50 PM
Succinct but thought-awakening and most apt and timely considering this chaotic world/life. Nice to read you again, Jude. Love and peace,
Regis
new courses (Poetry) - 6/26/2018 6:45:19 PM
I like the journey this short work took us on, thank-you.
Cheers,
Dan
new courses (Poetry) - 6/24/2018 9:07:24 PM
It's a world gone crazy! Good thing for choices or we'd be stuck in a rut.
Love ya!
Jane
new courses (Poetry) - 6/24/2018 6:14:38 PM
I have been thinking about you for the past few days wondering where you were. Then I log into AD this evening... And here you are! :)
Welcome back!
Great poem, as always! As long as you think you still have a choice, you are going to be okay.
Sandie
new courses (Poetry) - 6/24/2018 4:44:03 PM
SO happy to see you posting again, hope this is the first of many
As always your words are thought provoking, compelling and well prepared
m
motivation (Poetry) - 5/22/2018 9:26:41 PM
Your verse how eloquent thy Art form presence
motivation (Poetry) - 5/15/2017 12:02:52 PM
Choice work! How apt, in my case. Thank you!
Love ya!
Jane
motivation (Poetry) - 5/13/2017 4:21:04 PM
Been a long time since I've seen you post but I'm very happy you have returned.
motivation (Poetry) - 5/13/2017 10:59:37 AM
Love these lines:
perhaps transfuse
the blood of our creative soul
by peeling the skin of our collective verse
motivation (Poetry) - 5/12/2017 4:46:02 PM
I read the era of Trump in your words. A merciful resignation is in order.
motivation (Poetry) - 5/12/2017 1:07:55 PM
"dare i take the chance
to untangle our essence"
Go ahead and dare, Jude, that is if you are aware of what is hiding in that "mysterious presence." As for me, I will watch from a safe (I hope) distance.
motivation (Poetry) - 5/12/2017 10:24:47 AM
welcome home!!!!
I have missed your inspiring lyrics
as always, you inspire
never stop writing, or posting!!
m
motivation (Poetry) - 5/12/2017 9:56:26 AM
Motivation of lives are all in flux, is that not about what you mean by this little write? You've made me happy stopping into our little den here, I've missed reading of you, Bob...-e-
motivation (Poetry) - 5/12/2017 8:28:12 AM
Hey Jude,
I couldn't believe it when I was notified that you posted a poem!
I thought for sure you were gone into the mysterious galaxy that harbors moody souls.
I love your poem and all it's mysterious and wonderous meanings!
Stay positive and embrace change and you will see the moodiness melt away!
Much peace, light and love,
Amber
motivation (Poetry) - 5/12/2017 6:12:58 AM
So good to read you again. I disagree. It seems to me that some of the greatest creation comes from revealing fevered thoughts, not "cooling them off."
And I hope we are all not "moody creatures."
You are still the master of the mysterious phrase… Several are present here in this poem.
Ron
motivation (Poetry) - 5/11/2017 8:18:00 PM
Dare you? The depth and mystery of relationship is impossible to expose or truly comprehend because it, like life itself, is in a constant state of change. Intriguing write, Jude.
(2) 9/11 ku (Poetry) - 4/24/2017 10:54:41 PM
as always; your work inspires
never stop writing
m
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 12/5/2016 3:32:03 PM
Love this.
I wish they would go hee haw somewhere else too :)
Good to read you again dear friend.
xx CH'erie
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 12/2/2016 9:07:50 AM
Very intuitive poem. The media has become an echo chamber of our political scene, which is no news but all talk. Mislead and misdirect... how will we ever see with that kind of blindness? Thank you!
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 11/17/2016 4:36:26 PM
hello jude.
there are no words, truly...
at the risk of sounding "like them" all i can say is "carry on."
be well,
carolyn
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 10/20/2016 7:50:48 PM
I've no idea who to vote for this election, both the main characters are basically cartoon characters in their own right, but without their own early morning cartoons. Maybe if we all wrote in someone like Bugs Bunny or the Tasmanian devil, maybe then will we have a good president, or are the main two already the bunny & the devil...
(it is REALLY good to see you again, Bob, you've been missed...-Ed-)
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 10/20/2016 8:49:02 AM
to laugh at the absurbity of the current state of affairs indeed - let loose a belly full as it heightens further into the ridiculous - we the people has become a joke
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 10/20/2016 5:03:36 AM
It's good to read your work again. I'm glad that this strange situation got you writing again and posting your concern.
The good thing about our country is we can withstand bad leaders and give them only a few years of power before we find out who they really are and can toss them out. The TV show, Brain Dead, is doing a good job of showing us what's going on in Washington these days.
Ron
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 10/19/2016 2:13:58 PM
Oh, how much more can we stand? The nation should join together and put them both in prison. Thank you for lightening things up!
Love ya!
Jane
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 10/19/2016 6:32:43 AM
I can't remember campaigning with such vitriol. It's like a dumpster fire. r
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 10/19/2016 4:16:08 AM
Hey Jude
Pretty right on. It's going to be an interesting November!
Good to see you posting more please!
Peace light and love
Amber
brains without eyes ( low contrast) (Poetry) - 10/18/2016 4:43:52 PM
A most apt, timely, and meaningful write, Jude... ...not only applicable to your country but all over this world actually. Thank you for sharing. Love and peace to you,
Regis
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 7/14/2016 2:17:23 PM
Indeed regurgitation of civilisation, tragic really. Masterfully penned, Jude!
Thank you
Elga
golden gondola (Poetry) - 6/25/2016 8:48:32 AM
Beautifully penned, Jude ... moving poetry
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 2/1/2016 7:17:56 AM
Second hand, programmed thoughts, on the word-go-round. In deep need of transcending modernity to a height where words are rarefied rather than old ways being fortified.
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 1/21/2016 9:46:59 AM
Jude,
It's great to return to ADen and read words that make me pause and think deeply. You always add that flavor for me. Well done!!!
...Michael
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/23/2015 3:35:53 PM
We're programmed by whatever our culture and experiences are. I guess you could call us automatons to that point, but there comes a point where we are above what we were programmed for. If our words are valid, then perhaps we can become our own people. I don't know if we will ever be free of our culture though. Culture promotes certain values which are necessary for survival. I could go on with this and see if it makes sense, but I guess I better leave it to the professionals. I enjoyed this Jude. Bob
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/18/2015 6:16:27 AM
Society is pulled into this psychopathic way of life and unfortunately for man, once the web is woven, the cocooned behavior evolves today's "Robots".
Very interesting write jude,
Enjoyed
Teresa
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/15/2015 3:56:29 PM
Most enjoyable profound reading
peace be with you
Merry Christmas
William
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/10/2015 8:52:26 PM
So many poetic constructs to deconstruct,
or do I leave them as they are and simple enjoy the wonder of them?
Better to leave them alone and hope they will reinvent themselves
in my mind.
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/10/2015 7:59:04 AM
Hey Jude,
I am not getting notifications of all of my favorites when they post.
I didn't know you had posted. I can feel a sense of organized thoughts at a methodical pace. You always tell your readers such deep powerful thoughts through your keen mind and heart.
I know you are sending many messages but the one that hits home with me is:
a book yet written
a dream weaving itself
we now stand undaunted by distant storms
or blinded by the sun glowing o so strong
This speaks volumes to me!
Thank you for letting us peak into your mind and heart.
Peace, light and love,
Amber
air-borne ashes (Poetry) - 12/8/2015 4:46:21 AM
I think we would probably live much differently and treat others differently if we remember that we are all ashes.
blood theater (Poetry) - 12/8/2015 4:44:20 AM
It's so futile all the hate and killing, you speak always to my mind and sould Jude.
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/8/2015 4:43:10 AM
The world is filled with rhetoric, often the mind is too. How to get past it is a lifelong journey. Thought provoking pen Jude.
zombie lover (Poetry) - 12/7/2015 3:02:58 AM
not mad for zombies, like your work tho
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/6/2015 12:19:46 PM
I mark your return with joy Jude. There are many messages in this poem that warrant attention. Thank you for penning it and sharing with me. May peace and love be always with you my friend. Jon Michael
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/6/2015 11:03:01 AM
Truly the regurgitation of civilization is what we need.. A bulimic society for a better tomorrow..
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/6/2015 9:40:43 AM
Wisdom teaches us that the only voice we must listen to, the only true guide we actually have and the holder of all the knowledge is the one within. That which settles within the spin of all that goes on around us is set to push us from our balance and the inherent knowledge that we each already possess. Well done, Jude. Once again, a very meaty offering.
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/6/2015 6:36:38 AM
words have been manipulated and mis-construed throughout history. Actions behind the words seem to create the final image. Let's hope the tinsel of our thoughts dangling on the edge have guts.
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/6/2015 4:33:51 AM
Challenge for those of us not smart enough to figure it out, but I get the fools rhetoric part all too well...even here on the den we have our own fools...good to see you write every so often, Bob...-e-
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/5/2015 8:49:45 AM
We certainly do, "have to first get past the fool’s rhetoric." But sometimes that very rhetoric ends up making sense.
Your poems are always a challenge and I like your posting them again.
Ron
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/5/2015 2:38:12 AM
in the end our words will free us
but we have to first get past the fool’s rhetoric
Far too much of that being babbled all about today.
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/4/2015 6:06:59 PM
There is much imagery, symbolism and meaning to be garnered within your verses, Jude. Thank you for sharing. Love and peace,
Regis
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/4/2015 5:39:51 PM
A well-written piece of poetry, Jude, explaining the world as it explodes right in front of our eyes. You, as usual, grabbed the cajones and squeezed.
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/4/2015 3:49:37 PM
'Lovin' the line,"the tinsel of our thoughts"! Yes, our thoughts do decorate the world when written.
Love ya!
Jane
the regurgitation of civilization (Poetry) - 12/4/2015 3:17:14 PM
Eloquently stated, you captured the writer's mindset perfectly. I relish those times the symbolic saliva roams within my jowls once I get past my own foolish rhetoric. That is why it takes me so long to produce a single manuscript page. As you put it, I'm busy recreating my own destruction.
You aced this, and poetically so!
blood theater (Poetry) - 11/15/2015 5:07:59 AM
So true, wasting life on this mortal coil on the pretentious external abyss.
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/21/2015 9:18:55 AM
Jude, I think many just care about their own being
and not their fellow man. By being kind, a gesture,
hello, or a helping hand could change the way a
person thinks.
Always,
Deborah
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/15/2015 7:40:13 AM
Hey Jude,
First let me say it's good to see you posting again!
Secondly, I live theater every day. Trust me when I tell you, the drama on stage is much more easily digestible than what's going on in the "real" world!
Well done yet again, keep on writing you haven't lost your mojo!
Peace, light and love,
Amber
air-borne ashes (Poetry) - 10/13/2015 1:34:56 AM
thought provoking read, as always well done
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/13/2015 1:33:29 AM
timely, well said
reevaluation (Poetry) - 10/13/2015 1:32:00 AM
as always well said, thought provoking
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/12/2015 11:52:33 PM
So many bloodshed everywhere in this world, and world leaders are the biggest drama and monopoly players. Your poem makes me think of that.
Sandie
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/12/2015 9:05:23 AM
~Jude~
Articulated art in it's drama.
Well done.
Lady Mary Ann
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/11/2015 6:58:37 AM
I thought about you yesterday, wondering why I hadn't seen you post. But I see you are alive and well and posting your best.
We are a bloody lot. Always have been. Our media is so instantaneous today that bloody activity from the past, lost in distance and time, irrelevant on the local scene, has become close and personal. Things are actually better, but our perception creates worry.
This does not deny the beauty and creativity of your poetic expression, just its message.
Ron
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/11/2015 5:13:26 AM
Jude,
Excellent and profound poetry, Jude.
Love and blessings,
Linda
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/11/2015 1:21:15 AM
No doubt about this world's condition. I especially loved the impact of the line, "Expressing its explosive pulse through neurotic hearts". Great work!
Love ya!
Jane
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/10/2015 6:13:10 PM
I think all that is happening begs the question of WHY...? Can anybody truly answer the question...? (Good to see you writing, Bob)
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/10/2015 5:13:30 PM
Blood theatre, or the jaundiced eye? Perhaps both. Maybe more.
For certain, a stabbing tale meant to be reckoned with,
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/10/2015 3:40:30 PM
I believe that the biggest problem in America and other places where these senseless murders are taking place is that people seem to have lost their respect for human life in general. This was supposed to be a time of unity, of bringing people together but I have never seen so much distain for fellow man in my life as I see today. Good job on conveying your perspective of what is going on.
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/10/2015 1:23:09 PM
As usual, you quite mesmerize me with your verses; but I do sense very much as I read, and read again, Jude. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
blood theater (Poetry) - 10/10/2015 1:11:39 PM
Saying it like it is, jude. We are primed for big time trouble from within America.
climbing (revised) (Poetry) - 9/25/2015 8:03:51 AM
Life has its up and downs and we are all constantly climbing back up.
hug
Kathy
Arrival (Poetry) - 9/12/2015 8:17:42 PM
Fantastic! No doubt.
Love ya!
Jane
air-borne ashes (Poetry) - 8/22/2015 3:30:43 PM
YES, THE WORLD IF FULL OF HYPOCRITES. BUT WE CAN'T WORRY ABOUT THEM, JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE 'REAL' OURSELVES. BECAUSE WHEN WE GO BEFORE GOD IT WILL BE EACH PERSON FOR HIMSELF, NO ONE ELSE. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
air-borne ashes (Poetry) - 8/11/2015 11:36:02 AM
I think it can be no coincidence that you posted this on the 70th anniversary of the dreadful atomic bombing of Hiroshima; the language is hard-hitting and graphic yet overlaid with the material gloss of hubris and the transient vanities of our modern age. Can we ever be mere 'innocent bystanders'? And to what end if ultimately we are all just fuel for the fire? Can we yet hope for phoenix to arise when with every bomb that continues to be dropped on our world's citizens our own human face and potential for global good sizzles away like burning skin? Telling it like it is, this is one of your very best. Kudos, Kartero. xx
air-borne ashes (Poetry) - 8/9/2015 2:55:18 PM
We are all living in a Matrix environment, influenced by it while creating our own images. Idealism doesn't count, as no one knows what's good for themselves anymore than the person next to them know.
Sandie
air-borne ashes (Poetry) - 8/7/2015 4:05:59 PM
Everybody is vacuous except you, Ron, Ed and me; but sometimes I wonder about me....
air-borne ashes (Poetry) - 8/7/2015 11:20:16 AM
Is this about the destruction of humanity, the end of what we are, to move on to wherever it is we are going, burning in our own karmic fires...this is what I saw when this I read...I may be wrong for you but not for me...-e-
air-borne ashes (Poetry) - 8/7/2015 10:57:08 AM
At times we create our stereotypes and see them grow bigger than the life around us, and gradually when we keep following the stereotypes we become part of the macrocosm. This poem is about emerging out of existential struggles surrounding us that trivialize complex and complicate the trivial.
I particularly like the image:
maybe just sizzle in the glory of our own potential image
fueling our thoughts to denature then transform
into the semblance of air-borne ashes < < < powerful, Robert! More power to your pen.
air-borne ashes (Poetry) - 8/7/2015 10:29:38 AM
Properly somber for a day when the communal gag can be removed and our breath raised up in a bon-odori kind of shout to those ashen ancestors - well said.
