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Posted: 11/24/2008 9:48:55 AM | ahhh....page three.....
and no, my fine feathery friend, this one's not going to have anything in common
with the one you're thinking of from your paper 'The Sun'.....
(just adding that before a really cheeky line gets hurled, wondering where's the page 3 girl?! :)
so, moving right along.....
these first couple enter the world that's been part of mine practically since the day I was born...
probably before, since my grandmother was a teacher of dance, though she never gave me a lesson,
but perhaps passed it on in her blood, for dancing really is medicine!.....
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 10/6/2008
this dancing feels good to an old gal an guy
arm in arm and cheek to cheek
if it's dancing you seek
i know many who's language it speaks
for it's universal
the impulse to dance
and so graceful too
gliding on air with a pirouette or two
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off to a primordial place
dance definitely takes me
like the start of a journey
that's timeless and free.....
often letting my body
be open to any possibility
of how it will move.....
sometimes feeling light
and sometimes in ways
that fill me with fright
when there is much intensity.....
but mostly
i just let myself be
and let the dance take me
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and another love of mine....discovered over time...writing
10/7/2008
slowly savor the taste
and slow down my pace
for rushing is a waste
if you want to savor life
yet time blows my mind
and makes me crazy
keeping me so busy
need to stop and be lazy
so i stop here and write
sometimes in the night
let the stillness fill me
then write with a timeless delight
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Posted: 11/24/2008 10:07:03 AM | pulling more Last Line, First Line strings.....
10/8/2008
among the ashes and glowing embers growing duller
the moon in the sky becoming fuller
spirit flying high by the fireside
and in the distance
a wolf howls loud and clear
for it is that time of year
he's calling all to hear
gather what you need to prepare
for winter is near
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flickering in beauty of who you are
like a lighthouse on a distant shore
or the light of the brightest star
we are not confined but travel far
to infinity goes our energy
and with it our essence does carry
to touch all others as we go
lighting up the darkest night
with a flash of such bright light
or sometimes subtle like embers burning low
always visible by our glow
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10/10/2008
can't we live large, write, and then run?
like the movies into the setting sun?
seems all my life i've been doing just that
eventually you run out of having fun
and then you are left to see
the one you've been running from
the one you keep trying to set free
is your self
finally you stop running and seek stability
instead of externally
you start living internally
and take responsibility
to be as loving as you can be
with your self and everybody
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10/12/2008
I sure feel sorry for them
and often feel guilty
to live in my home
my youngest son
and two cats
my family
live here
then I see
they have a box
or a bench in a park
and from dawn to dark
wandering aimlessly daily
sleeping in a noisy hospice
where too many are unhappy
badly lost in their homelessness
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10/13/2008
lifting all of our woes
feels real truth rose
thinking also of the
poorest of the poor
as in africa or india
life of such poverty
externally and yet
internally so bright
a crystal clear light
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10/14/2008
the woman I am, now
still contains the child,
mother and grandmother
holding each other
knowing we're one
from different generations
like the wonderful film, The Kid,
it really matters, what we did
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Posted: 11/24/2008 10:15:48 AM | anything multiplied by its Self is its Self.....
written 10/16/2008 first line, last line
'so primal the feeling'
yea, it's alright
feel like a lemon drop tonight
sweet and sour and very sticky.....
....actually....
I know my life is mine
and it's me that has to take
responsibility for all my choices
and outcomes I create
and yet deep within
there's a feeling and knowing
of this connection
with everything.....
I once read 'One' who said
it's not just the idea of 'We are one'
but to imagine
there is only one,
or more specifically,
'individuated aspects of the one'.......
And so the one driving in front so slowly
and making you wait patiently (or not)
is you....
and the one who can't find their money
when buying their groceries or petrol
getting all shaky and losing control
is you.....
and the one who's working up the ranks
to be a ceo perhaps one day
and becoming very greedy
is you.....
and the one who can't handle life
and chooses to leave in its twilight
is you....
and the one who must fight
and kill another because
he's been told it's right
is you.....
We're all one
eternal and sacred
in our connection
like with thee mother.....
and when I think this way
I realize we're really
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| ...food for thought...Zimbabwe...
Posted: 11/24/2008 2:30:37 PM | wrote this today on Songs of Hate and Love......
set off by bird's writing about the same issue.....
bringing it home because it is part of me too.....
the shock and distress over the world's mess.....
the disrespect we have for each other and the planet....
and then there are a few who are so cruel......
and no, it doesn't compute...saying we are one, but not honoring everyone....
well, disrespect to the point of torture and murder for greed
is also part of the human condition....or so it seems to be,
whether i understand it or not
and, honestly, deep down, i think the mug should be shot
or some other way for his life to end...such a man ending so much life but keeping his...
anyway......
Zimbabwe
Posted: 11/24/2008 2 34 PM
You speak of Zimbabwe
and you speak seriously
and you are right to do so....
I've been dancing African
these last few years
and doing African healing
brought to us here
from a Zimbabwean
medicine man
feeling the need to
bring together black with white....
but could it be too late?
The situation there is dire
and has been for years
but especially at this hour....
The country is dying
through conditions
that are horrifying.....
It seems no help
can get through
and feels like there is
nothing we can do.....
So utterly helpless are we
that internally I scream
how can this be true??!!
How can we live in a world
preaching peace and spirituality
where there is so much turmoil
and serious inhumanity???
Who said it's not always
apparent, but there's a third
vision beyond duality??!!
How can this be
when, obviously,
so many in this country
are only just starting to worry
about the economy
and their own predicament
with their retirement?
Mandaza, this healer
told us this summer
when he was here
trying to raise help....
he said even with money
if you try to buy
clothing or food
there is no point
for the shops are empty.....
completely......
Seriously
I cry for the inhumanity
and the ignorance
we strive to preserve here
for the horrors are so severe
we'd almost wish to stay
blindfolded and closed-eared
all because we can't face it.....
For when we really stop and see
these real life nightmares
they fill us with fear
and foolishly
it's almost like if we stay here
and not over there
in our awareness,
maybe they'll disappear and turn out
not to be reality....
This is when I break down and cry
for no matter what I try
the horrors are all true
and it seems
there really is nothing we can do
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Re: Zimbabwe
Posted: 11/24/2008
Thanks Sun
but I'm tired of the bandaids
and plasters trying to cover
the wounds of our time....
Yes, I still believe in
love and humanity
but need to seriously
question it
from time to time
and wake up to all
the realities of our crimes
and bird.....
you invited me
to let loose here
when I got angry....
well, this is not anger
that's filled me as much
as deep deep sadness
and begging to the one
who's disrespecting
his fellow man so
horrifyingly
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Posted: 11/24/2008 3:35:53 PM | brought over from Intensity of Experience, the Confessional...........
ode to 3 a.m.
drifting
on a cloud
from the past
finding the words
i forgot i had asked
and typed often at night
for i was working then
and in that silence
was when the muse
found her chance
to let loose
so often
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The Way
it was their way
to show their love
not so obviously
but in the moments
usually one doesn't see
for it's a special energy
that's silent but sweet
felt very distinctly
yet also discreet
sent invisibly
between
them
when
they felt
their connection
brought on sometimes by
anticipation or recollection
of a night together of passion
with compassion overflowing
bubbling up and exploding
and imploding with love | |
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Posted: 11/25/2008 3:27:22 AM | catching this one just written and bringing it home from 'I Can Be'
Anything....
it's so true
our chance is now
for here to be
or not to be
but while we are
and all part of humanity
we can be so many things.....
just breath and see
who are you today?
where is your energy?
if you could be anything
what would it be?
imagine it, dream it
and then let it come through
for they say you can be
anything you want to
and in terms of personality
i think that is true
there are times I am calm
and times I roll forcefully
like the waves rising in the sea
crashing on all who's around
even when I don't want to be...
and then I can be angry with me
being both the intolerant father
or the quiter mother in me
hugging the child who's crying inside
wishing my mother did that and not hide....
there are moments I see so much cruelty
going on inside and all around me
and other times it's the love and light
that reminds me we can shine so brightly.....
often I change quite dramatically
for it's the little things sometimes that get to me
like running late does it automatically
for time has a way of getting away from me
most especially when I write
for then I can be free
seems to be day or night
to stop my mind and open my heart
and see just what comes out of me....
one thing I do see and write about often
is we are all part of humanity
and when I hear about cruelty
happening anywhere
to the people or animals or the land
then I can be mournfully angry
that for such conscious beings
we have crystalized inhumanity | |
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Posted: 11/25/2008 4:18:15 AM | continuing the gathering......starting with the most recent and going back for a change....
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11/25/2008
who's leading who in the dance?
does life take us and swirl us around?
or is it us moving life from solid ground?
what if we trip and feel ourselves falling
will we know it's just another energy calling?
taking us to where we next need to be
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11/24/2008
today woke to a peach and orange sky
an introduction to the sunrise
that hit the sky as it came
up just over the horizon
watching a ball of fire
shining bright rising
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11/22/2008
a wish for snow i hear you say
you should have been here today
early this morning went to make my tea
and found the whole garden, grass and trees
magically covered in the first snow, not a lot but enough to know
it's winter now so bundle up, or light a fire and stay out of the cold
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11/17/2008
love reading our stories
meandering through the words
in meaning and allegory
touching our hearts
for we all can relate
when each word comes from an honest state
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11/17/2008
winter trees outside my window
silhoetted black branches
the light of sun just showing
pale orange on the horizon
beauty rising as it fills the sky
watching is like a meditation
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11/16/2008
wow....back from a day of dance
and seeing eleven other groups of dancers, some singers
and even some chanters, guitarists and our drummers.....
all of us to raise funds for the Bihar Flood Victims
it was a magical day invoking beautiful rhythms and energy
but, sadly, the funds we raised were not many
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11/16/2008
once again I wake to heavy rain
one end of the country getting very very wet
the other seriously burning
is it not obvious yet?
we are in a planetary crisis
so what's it gonna take to stop our destruction and start learning
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11/15/2008
oh there is so much love to go around
an endless supply really
always flowing, always showing
except when it's playing hide and seek
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Posted: 11/25/2008 5:14:00 AM | and a few more six lines, going back in time.....
11/15/2008
is what happens life?
can we accept life?
can we surrender to all that happens?
total acceptance? total surrender?
if we can't accept it, what then?
do we take responsibility? do we blame? do we fight life?
6 lines part 2.....
is what happens love?
can we accept love?
can we surrender to all that happens?
total acceptance? total surrender?
if we can't accept it, what then?
do we take responsibility? do we blame? do we fight love?
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11/14/2008
brothers gathered this week with me
finding Thanksgiving happening early
gratitude overflowing
then in a blink of an eye
they leave, reminding me once again
our childhood is definitely over
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11/13/2008
divine love
walking barefoot
holding hands
no need for words
feeling totally connected
with each other and with all
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11/13/2008
like a quickening of energy
it's a gut feeling he's near.....
for life has been transitioning
for many years
moving annually....still recovering......
re-discovering....uncovering......me
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11/11/2008 9:06:42 AM
somehow so much seems so wrong....I try and help where I can......
here on Veteran's Day it's a beautiful morning
soon my brothers and several others will arrive
for today in my family we are doing Thanksgiving.....do I feel guilty or pride?
anyway, throughout the day and into all others I shall continue to pray
for those there in tents....and to all people, animals and plants suffering worldwide
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this day of remembrance and honor
has been like no other
here with our early thanksgiving meal
feeling family love....knowing it's the real deal.....
and my youngest son this year really has become a teenager
joining us just long enough before he once again escapes downstairs
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11/10/2008
breaking free from restricting boundaries
telling me I can't be seen
if I behave as I'd like
and so I take a hike
to find hidden light
every step of my journey
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11/9/2008
what joyful glee!
my brothers are here visiting me
well, two out of three....
and, actually, rather sadly
i'm at work all day
so can't go out with them and play :( | |
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Posted: 11/25/2008 5:28:41 AM | still going back in time with 6 lines.....
11/7/2008
who's heart has not loved
or grown from sorrow and pain?
who's body has not wished
to be held when tears start to flow?
who's soul would not gain
from healing others while being healed also?
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11/6/2008
the rain arrived in the night
waking me with dripping loudly
on the wood outside my window
now there are fallen red and gold leaves everywhere
trees suddenly looking quite bare of their autumn wear
yesterday was fall....today a warm wet start to winter
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11/5/2008 2:00 AM
watching a few of the faces on the news
seeing tears rise in their eyes
truly for the miracle of this night
and suddenly my heart and soul took flight
is it a sign positive change really is coming?
i will keep praying and saying......yes
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11/4/2008
the rougher road.......can't help but think of
"We are going.....heaven knows where we are going....we know we are
we will get there, heaven knows how we will get there, we know we will
It will be hard, we know, and the road will be muddy and rough
But we'll get there, heaven knows how we will get there.....
We know we will!"
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11/4/2008
the sunrise was like a ball of bright orange fire all aglow
filling my eyes and psyche with its truly miraculous beauty
a magic energy it feels in the air
touching people everywhere
there's a sense of warmth from the Indian summer heat
and a definite sense of purpose in peoples' feet
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11/4/2008
completely trusting
the universe, they say,
always works
(on a level not easily detectable to me)
for the highest good of all.....
i pray they are right
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11/4/2008
rhythmic embrace
with the other face
of you
as if they are
the other part
of you
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11/3/2008
'mere writing on a wall'
coming from our soul
revealing when we rise
and when we fall
when we feel love and
when we feel nothing at all
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11/2/2008
fall foliage still here
before it all falls
leaving trees bare
trunks with arms in air
then no shelter there
should rain fall
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10/31/2008
today the sky is blue with not one drop of rain
crystal clear sun rays streaming through
leaves still on trees, quite a few
air so still, not even a slight breeze
nothing is moving, stillness contained
tonight it will all change with samhain
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10/29/2008
the storm yesterday was magical
blowing winds could be heard through walls
driving roads filled with branch's falls
rain beating down throughout the day
along with the sun and one rainbow on display
earth bearing witness to powerful forces at play
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10/28/2008
it is all love
we are love
love is us.....
our natural state.....
if only we could
let it have its way with us
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Posted: 11/25/2008 5:45:27 AM | staying with the same theme.....
10/28/2008
some say forgive but not forget
others say forget but not forgive
but why hold onto the pain? what do we hope to gain?
and is that really how we choose to live?
the key to forgiveness is to remember
no one is perfect so use acceptance and surrender
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10/27/2008
awake in the night still troubled
when one that was fun befuddled
showing a cruel twist of words
coming from a cruel twist of heart
that was not apparent from the start
guess it's better to know than not
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sunrise was a glorious surprise
the skies filled with bright coral light
while from the water rose this mist
and with this wondrous sight my spirit took flight
gratefully lifting my thoughts from the night
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10/25/2008
barriers seem to divide
and sometimes protect
and almost always
are self erected
is it not the self then
that dismantles them?
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wishing for friendship to return
open thoughts and minds
with words free to talk
and feelings to smile
in our hearts
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when i'm with someone
who's in harmony with me
something within opens
and loving energy flows
from my heart to their's
and then back again
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10/22/2008
perhaps it's all as it needs to be
as hard or as blessed as that feels
the circle of life or turning of wheels
take us endlessly through her call
dancing with life beautifully
and sometimes feeling her sadly
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10/21/2008
today I don't feel
as I did yesterday
today I am living joyfully
yesterday I lived sadly
which is real?
whichever I believe it to be
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10/19/2008
on this day they won't get far
for to keep them in when they wanna be out
some might call it imprisonment
but when there are coyotes about
it's really necessary
to protect their safety
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10/18/2008
another day....Saturday
starting with clouds and grey
a breeze softly dancing the leaves
most still holding onto the trees
despite the season says, Fall.
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10/16/2008
i just followed you
following your butterfly
and in that moment
of reading your words
my heart fluttered
as her wings dried, ready to fly
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one wise one
once shared some wisdom....
they said when a relationship
is generating more pain than love
it is best to let it part
so each can start to heal their heart
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10/15/2008
let your self loose to play!
build your castles in the sand
and watch the ocean
flatten them again
carrying us all out to see
please don't take life so seriously
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10/14/2008
cry when joy rises from within
cry when sadness escapes my eyes
cry when remembering past love
cry when feeling 'god' by my side
cry when i see a baby's tear
cry when my journey's end is near | |
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Posted: 11/25/2008 7:45:59 AM | bringing home from 'Songs of Hate and Love', written today
I saw your grace
can't see your face
except in a photo
representation
but your words
on these pages do grace
without apprehension
you speak your mind
and heart sometimes
with such openness
and honesty
and other times
I find myself
crying from
laughing so hard
for your humour
and sarcasm
is really one of
your best
playing cards
a very smart man
with knowledge
escaping your mind
I know where to turn
when I need to unwind
caught on the wind
using freedom
of expression
you're not one
to hold back
is my impression
so come forth
you free flying force
and lend us your wings
for your words
so forthright
in my sight is missing
and if one wing is broken
and you need rescuing
just give the word
and we'll come running
for rosie is right
this place seems
empty without
your sarcasm, alright
and the times you show
a glimpse of your heart | |
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Posted: 11/25/2008 8:09:05 AM | freshly flown in from floating down the river's Short Poem ( I Guess}
I thought I saw a dove fly by
pulling water up a river....
I asked myself how can this be?
seemed such an impossibility
but when I looked closer
I could see it was
the river pulling the dove
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Posted: 11/25/2008 7:12:43 PM | pulling the string on these from
LAST LINE BECOMES YOUR FIRST LINE OF AN 8 (EIGHT) LINE STANZA
8/27/2008
Have lost their son
and so many of our children
through addiction
and ambition
How do we balance
being of service and honoring the land
when to just barely survive and stay alive
means working all the time
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laboured for is worthy pay
if one day you can say
"I did it my way"
(sorry, couldn't resist:).....um....anyway
always the work is worth
the effort it took
to feel the roots below and the fruit above
for seeds almost always grow with love
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where did I put those matches?
I think I stashed them safely away
to bring out when they were needed
to use wisely and not for play
I also need them to light my candle
that will burn through the night
and when it's cold a match will hold
the key to my firelight
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8/28/2008
and in your light I bask
and now I can better see my task
for everything's more visible
though some things are still invisible
like usually I can see energy
but with some it's impossible
as if their shield is made of steel
then I know to respect their privacy
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8/29/2008
bulletproof and ten foot tall
does this mean I have to climb this wall
to see what's behind it
or perhaps go around or surround it....
maybe retreat and not even peek
but it's inviting me to reach to the top
and my curiosity just won't stop
so I run and take a flying leap....
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So don't waste all those words, cus I'm a sure thing!
And I'm tired of words, writing so many
It's time to take action and sweeten me, honey!
I've had a long day after working all night...
Been driving and waiting and helping my son
And being a loving mum, I could not refuse him...
Yes, I'm tired today, but awake for tonight :)
But first, got my class dancing African!
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8/30/2008
the show always ends in the dark
and there you are
just holding your guitar
waiting for something to happen
and then out of now here
something from within starts to brew
and slowly fills all of you
the deepest peace you ever knew
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8/31/2008
I love the written word
it is quite ecclectic
can be solemn and serious
and then be just as electric
and I know you wish to change
speaking of a certain childrens' storyteller
but I do think he put guilt deep within children
when he asked, "What would you do if your mother asked you?"
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9/1/2008
Fingers trace the lingering hours
as petals start to wilt on last night's flowers
why is love and passion so fleeting
and so many hearts now bleeding?
There's something been missing for far too many
and it's the love which holds us all together like honey
somehow we've become so isolated....it seems almost too late
to return to a time when we really loved each other and not money.
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a what should be kind of splash on
is superficial ignorance of the grandest kind
playing with tools of light
in the middle of the night
and giving themselves a terrible fright
because they know not what they say or do
just following the fashion trend
copied perhaps from a spiritual friend
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I'm really sorry
Oh no - it was not wasted at all
for your narrative there
made me laugh more
than I have for a while (and I still hold the smile)....
So don't discount even the most trivial things we do
for you never know when another
might get a giggle or two !
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my being is mine and i'm weary
then maybe it's time
to take a load off your feet
and walk in mine
for mine are not all mine
but share footwear
with many who care
and wouldn't want you to feel all alone there
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9/2/2008
it don't hurt a bit
cuz people are so kind
and let me just get on with it
when i'm losing my mind
they can see my dilemma
and know i'm struggling so
but unless i ask them for help
actually...too late...they left long ago
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9/2/2008
they'll be flying down south like a good snow goose
reminds me of many years ago
i was torn with which country to live in
crisis had come and moving back here was in question
and so i joined with close women friends in a meditation
and one said i would travel with the seasons like a snow goose......
i never forgot her vision that day and in fact it was a good prophecy
for i have fulfilled it twice now so far....turns out it wasn't just fantasy | |
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Posted: 11/26/2008 4:41:06 AM | written this morning on LAST LINE BECOMES YOUR FIRST LINE OF AN 8 (EIGHT) LINE STANZA
in this ol' soul of mine
feels like we've been here a long time
writing poetry and drinking wine
and sharing what pours forth from our hearts
in this ol' soul of mine
I've felt the pain of love and ecstasy sublime
breaking down walls that no one can climb
protecting me from the cruelty of our time
and last night's write......
I see it all and won't blink
in a trance-like think tank
my eyes are glued open
but they are blind to see
for it's when I close them
that inspiration comes to me
and vision rises from inside of me
telling me to open them and see reality | |
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| food for thought.....on the eve of thanks in 'the states'...
Posted: 11/26/2008 9:23:53 AM | freshly flown in from First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 11/26/2008 12 43 PM
without thought of ever going back
for going back was long past due
and we were looking at the forward view
and in that moment didn't see
the present crashing down around
all who were thinking they were free
no it's not easy to stay present
and know it's nothing new
nothing on the horizon
nothing to look forward to
and yet, if we just stop long enough
we can start to see the light in the trees
and the beauty in the leaves
or the rise and fall of a gentle breeze
we can start to see the light in our eyes
and the love on our faces
even subtly like when we are saying thank you
giving gratitude to all in our lives that grace us | |
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| food for thought.....on the eve of thanks in 'the states'...
Posted: 11/26/2008 6:17:29 PM | bringing over from one of my creative writing game threads.....
Going for the Nine's
Posted: 11/26/2008 9 46 PM
doing a longer nine word one in honor of our day of special thanks tomorrow....
B e
E nlightened
G ratitude
R emembers
A ll
T hanking
E veryone
F or
Unconditional
L ove | |
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| food for thought.....on the eve of thanks here...
Posted: 11/26/2008 7:40:30 PM | written just now on ash's crayons dipped in phoenix fire....
tomorrow I will give thanks
surrounded by our elders
with varying degrees of sanity
along with loving mentality
will be a different view, I'm sure
than what i'm used to....
tomorrow I will give thanks
surrounded by our elders
and some will have their families
and many will not, sadly
so I shall be their family
as I am often anyway....
tomorrow I will give thanks
for all the blessings of my life
and being with our elders
will remind me to remember
the whole path we've walked
the joys and hopes and also sorrows....
and I will listen to their stories told
of their yesterdays, though few tomorrows | |
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| food for thought.....on the eve of thanks...
Posted: 11/26/2008 10:30:04 PM | there's something brewing in me
and it's not a pot of tea for two
but something much more
troubling stirring in my stew
on this eve of the day
we are to feel grateful
for all we receive
there are thoughts
disturbing me deeply
for there are so many
in the world with nothing | |
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| food for thought..or not...
Posted: 11/26/2008 10:50:48 PM | still can't sleep yet, so will bring home some more from before.....wishing to get onto page four and start fresh....though honestly think it might take a few pages more to get most of it all homeward bound....one step at a time.....
so, continuing with more from First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
10/19/2008
hope to get grand reviews
for our music or dance or art
and of course at the heart
of this part of the site
is the love to write
.............
10/20/2008
should have stayed in school
instead of playing it cool
wandering far from home
another country to roam
yet isn't all life a teacher?
the lessons never ending
knowledge always amending
continuing education.......
hopefully some wisdom
along the way takes hold
as consequences unfold
life's journey growing old
............
10/20/2008
A building block for two
intertwining and finding
feelings are mutual
foundations not crumbling
but getting stronger
wish to last longer
building love together
awfully good company
true compatibility
lovely harmony....finally
...........
10/20/2008
That I am here to stay!
for today anyway
as this is our home
don't want to roam
or try anywhere new
again so soon
besides love this view
not far from ocean
and sand dunes
so we're settling here
for a while..at least
the next four years
me and my youngest child
............
10/20/2008
so proud he is my son(s)
and my daughter too
they seem to be so clear
in knowing their direction
they don't seem to question
their purpose here at all
yes, our children sure do stand tall
and so often leave me in awe
..............
10/21/2008
And splurge on above-ground urges
to see the real me and not to judge
who it is I resemble most
for no one seems at all like me
in my crazy family
though I love them all dearly.....
One in Israel doing his praying
and raising his brood traditionally....
one in Philly with seven children!!
very musical and way beyond my capability.....
and one living creatively (with his husband)
designing films in LA successfully.....
So where do I fit in?
of children I have only three
and raised them on my own, mostly.....
but in this family what sets me apart
I think is the dancer and healer in me
and caring for humanity is in my heart....really
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10/21/2008
see who just drives on past
not seeing our need for help
so perhaps we need to ask
when we feel we can no longer cope
for the burden we carry is heavy
and many have lost hope
..............
10/22/2008
With no means of formal redress
had no choice but to address
that which needed to be
when eyes and heart see clearly
and tears flow with humble feeling
seems that is when there is healing
For all of life is here by choice
with its many blessings
some buried deeper within
learning to really listen
and then the lessons lessen
or deepen....depending
They say we always have choice
even when it feels we're out of control
that's when it's time to stop and not to hold
but to let it all flow through you
with a deep breath or two
and see where it takes you
Letting go what's troubling you
to be able to see the treasure free
of locks and chains and distorted pain
coming from what is happening
and what we thought should have been
If we can really find acceptance
and surrender to see
with all its uncertainty
so much of life is our own creation
teaching us to be as loving as we can be
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10/22/2008
when they drop the Google bomb
wow......can hear the alarm
going off across the world
instant anger, demand and not just a can
but a whole ocean full of worms will expand
and take over our heads and hearts and minds
millions of gorgons going through withdrawal
for the addiction really isn't that wrong
but boy is it strong!!
...........
10/23/2008
while never leaving my room
they staged us landing on the moon
playing us like strumming guitars
thinking there'd be no scars
while never leaving my room
i took refuge in a stranger's poems
thinking i'd returned to the womb
with the comfort and love shown in 'em
while never leaving my room
i found myself in prison
decided enough with imagination so
left to find a life and friend full of passion
and when i'm tired of all my living
and feeling and working and giving
i return to my room and gaze up at the moon
for my room was never just within | |
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| food for thought..or not...on this day of feasting and thanks giving
Posted: 11/27/2008 4:16:27 AM | feeding more into here from over there.....
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
10/24/2008
To climb the monkey bars in the playground of my mind
and see how high I could go before I fell behind
back to the end of the line
Time and time again striving to reach
some far off place.... now landing on the beach
watching the tide....visibility far and wide
From here my vantage point is clear
whatever I seek outside of me
can only be seen as a reflection.....
can only be found if felt within
to make any true connection
...........
Lest she find you her victim once again then and there
so buyer beware for it's a consumer lair
they think what can save us is destruction 'over there'
but I fear, unless we really start to take care
of everyone and everywhere
our world as we know it will disappear
and what will come in its place who knows
but I suppose we won't be here
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10/25/2008
behind every unwanted cell phone
a stressed out employee roams
hearing its ring they jump out of their skin
feeling fear right down to their bones
if it's their work phone it could be their boss
telling them the job they did was a farce
if it's personal they shouldn't answer it while working
still, they secretly do or its beeps will continue
these days driving here where it's not banned
if the car in front starts swerving like they'd been drinking
crossing lines to the left and looking like jokers to the right :)
then I see it's a cell phone clutched to their ear so tight
walking down the street you see them everywhere
necks are strained and eyes on ground
(never mind the bluetooth 'crowned')
listening and no more seeing or looking around
even on the beach couldn't help but see
people moving away from their family so they can hear
to make that call that just can't wait then talk so loudly
everyone around can hear them loud and clear
yes, while cell phones rule the world
staying in a state of peace seems doomed
for even if you don't own one yourself
everyone else does in the room!
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10/26/2008
bringing on that grey blue haze
lost in an endless maze
thoughts and feelings in a daze
other days
the veil of blue is lifted
clarity of purpose returns
like the yellow brick road
where danger and excitement
and new adventures unfold
of love and light and magic behold
and all your dreams
you did not realize were within you
all come true
..............
so glad it isn't me
but once upon a time
didn't we all delve
by contact reality?
for those of us
as children in the 60's
saw it all
even though we were small
some of it seemed to me
total insanity
and other views
gave me spirituality clues
because i was too young
to indulge in drugs used then
i could see what was happening
without paying the dues
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My soul is fertile ground
my soil's made of love
joy is my sun
and tears water my garden.....
what grows is everything
as my life unfolds
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10/27/2008
the laughter isn't quite right
it's a demonic cackle
that does indeed fright
no, don't go out on your own late at night
unless you live where no one's around
and nature and stars abound
then perhaps your venture in darkness
might be lit by all that is found
when there is so much peace around
until the coyotes surround.....
.............
not to scream outloud
coyotes circling some far some near
and as the moon reappears
from behind its clouds
you realize they're just on the prowl
not feeling they will attack at all
you almost smile
until you remember
don't show your teeth
cuz then you'll be meat
they may look like a pack of friendly dogs
but know they are not domesticated
and live wild and free in parts of this country
keeping the cat population down, sadly
wandering with each other for company
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| food for thought..or not...on this day of feasting and thanks giving
Posted: 11/27/2008 4:26:04 AM | 10/27/08
if you heard yourself singing along
but at the beach
you wouldn't hear the gong
nah - just kiddin' around
perhaps your lovers
weren't beach-go'ers
or maybe they just couldn't see
the love you give so beautifully
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10/28/2008
so that i could propose
or come to me here in the east
where you'll see
here in Provincetown
loads of those who already proposed
(though possibly were annulled, sadly)
for here you'll find
so many where, really wonderfully,
everyone is free
to be with whoever you want to be
...............
to go as the grinch
just need to grow more than an inch
in anger and cursing
and moaning and groaning
'bout everything under the sun
or maybe
go as the ghost of the past
or what the future could be
go as molten lava
or in remembrance of a tree
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10/29/2008
the end
was when
i said goodbye
for it was then
crystal clear that
what we had there
was not love but
something far
less lovely
indeed
that
just was
not fulfilling
for either of us
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10/30/2008
to peace and harmony
trusting the world turns as its meant to be
though we really have to start taking responsibility
for all we do....or fail to
for all we meant to.....but did not quite get around to
for it all....the rise and fall.....of humanity
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10/31/2008
a new journey begins, the world is beautiful and so are you
and we are being utterly truthful.....
much of this world lives in such bright light
and then there's some darkness to temper our sight
so we are not blinded, especially at night
by the high beams
which so many, it seems, puposefully keep lit
as if they can't see at all without it.....
but if you can find the middle ground, night or day
that they say is always in play
then you will see
that the light and the dark
need each other to balance perfectly
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10/31/2008 9 29 PM
there is no time for sorrow
in fact, sorrow has filled too many of our tomorrows
or so it seems to me sometimes
when my heart seems to want to burst with its dreams
and then some one here writes a poem
and it touches deep to my core
that's when the tears well up
and wash upon the shore of my sorrow
that's when i realize
i've carried it from yesterday into tomorrow
that's when i see there is still healing happening
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11/1/2008
so ready for that monday morning call
oh yes, i'm on the ball when i need to be
have so many depending on me
it's in the quiet moments, though, when i just be
that stillness comes and emotion flows free
...........
lost in this blossom of desire
to mix my water with his fire
and not hurt either
perhaps to find the common ground
that will nourish us both this time round
if we could just remember to nourish and not hurt
to honor each other and all the elements
that come with the mother
to see her beauty with every birth
for we all depend on our beloved earth | |
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| food for thought..or not...on this day of feasting and thanks giving
Posted: 11/27/2008 4:27:39 AM | Wishing all a day of gratitude
with humbling attitude
for all the blessings of our lives
and may we share these gifts
with those so much less
fortunate than us
and perhaps remember
it all comes from each other
whether one believes in
a heavenly father
and earthly mother....or not
and whether one believes
we are all connected
on this web of life and energy......or not
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| food for thought...on this day of giving thanks
Posted: 11/27/2008 7:14:07 PM | My dear activities director put this on all the tables today for all our residents and their families and guests....
what a wonderful 'blessing' for Thanksgiving.....
'For each new morning with its light
For rest and shelter of the night
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.'
Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
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| food for thought...or not....
Posted: 11/27/2008 7:55:52 PM | still feeding in from First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 11/2/2008
asking everyone if where when and how
we created the crisis we're in now
where most can finally see
no one is suffering free...
and yet there are those
who are working with hope
and using all of their resources
to try and heal what others feel
has become so far beyond the scope
of the planet's and peoples' ability to cope...
personally, to me it feels survival is possible....maybe
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just let me float away~
over the bay
finally free
maybe a hand to hold
for company
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11/3/2008
it turns into the past
extraordinarily fast
in a breath or a blink
this moment the last
before a new one appears
and that's how we pass
through the years
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11/4/2008
we decide the dirty laundry needs a new line
or someone comes along
and buries it for all time
or cleans it really free from grime
if we only would stop
closing our windows and doors
to the sight of it in our world,
to the depth of it in our minds....sometimes
if we could uncover and reveal what's real,
free from illusions and false impressions,
then we really might have a new deal
and life for all will not feel so surreal
............
sometimes its not much fun
and yet to drum
with anyone
can be
a gift
or
even
just by
self can
so uplift..
any music
tunes me to
my heart and soul
and with many there
is energy of strength, joy and sanctuary
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11/5/2008
lookin' for a good time!
not always possible to make things rhyme
life has been on the decline
for too many
now there's a chance finally
to turn things around
sweet victory, yes
mixed with a seriousness
we're not out of the water just yet
too many drowning
not just getting their toes wet
............
'Most of all I will be,I will just be'
and while being I am also seeing
and hearing and freeing and even a little wheezing
and working and working and working
and releasing any fear that we're not getting anywhere....
and then a miracle happened
and something in me turned from despair
to really feeling it was so in the air that
so many finally found our unity and care | |
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| food for thought...or not....
Posted: 11/27/2008 8:01:14 PM | and more from last line, first line....this one written the days just after the election....and much emotion, elation, forewarning.....
11/6/2008 3 54 AM
especially when you're pissed
which could mean two different things
one being angry for whatever reason you are
the other is what you better not do and then drive your car
so america is the country of war
and can we see now it hasn't gotten us very far
except to have a reputation world wide
of possessing huge egos as well as huge cars
and using our power
against those not in favor at any hour
where we turn our attention with troops we'll send
thankfully there is no more iron curtain
but peace is not something that will come easily
and that everyone is very certain
and our national debt is now so beyond imagination
is it even possible to lower it?
and where the one in power who's name's like a shrub
took whatever he could find to keep paying the dues
of this war he thought was his right to show his might....
but the country had enough of his fight and it's all over the news
and yet strangely and ironically,
if you consider it this way
he did exactly what he did just perfectly
to almost guarantee the new one would be voted in yesterday
this occurred to me today
it hit me like an epiphany
the one who led us down the path
so many just can not keep walking....
the one who sent our young men
and older ones too to fight a war like vietnam
that seemed justified only to him because of his alarm
that he might personally come to harm after the 11th of the nine
the one who's term of power has brought us to this final hour
where there's more poverty than ever before
and the wealth of the nation has nearly all been trashed
from the stock market definitely finding itself crashed
when the middle class is now struggling to pay their bills
and our elderly have nothing left to leave in their wills
when our workers know their retirement funds show
a huge deficit now and nothing to grow
when thousands are losing their homes each day
for our personal debt grew so large
and it's way over the top using cards to charge
and keep recharging with more than we're paid
yes, the man who's taken us into this war
the one we're supposedly fighting for
well, will he ever really know
what it's like to be personally poor?
i'll hold the door open for him
when his term finally ends and a new home and job he must find
and then I'll welcome the new one in
yet know it's going to take time to really turn things around
to help the economy here and the planet world wide
to pray his life will be safe and he'll not need to hide
to bring our troops home and end this war
for this crisis is larger than ever before | |
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