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Without love, I live in barbwire
Soulfelt pains setting me afire
Leaving me to burn in flame.
Without love, I burn with desire
Fraught with agony in dire
Need of a love to claim.
Without love, I walk the wire
Where either side is set afire
What must I give to gain?
Naive | |
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Posted: 2/28/2012 8:46:43 PM | thank you for this share, joshua...
what if there is only love....in degrees, perhaps...
all open to one's imagination and interpretation
bringing home many of the writes of the last few days, feeling some things deepen
on the cusp of a new birth year soon....what a year this has been....for all, i imagine
Haiku 2/28/2012 8 01 PM
lord keep me from that
which stops me finding purpose
in every moment
Cinquain 2/28/2012 8 03 PM
in mind
heart and body
the soul of all resides
helping us find our way on this
journey
Tanka 2/28/2012 8 39 PM
breathing quietly
feel serenity's blanket
unfolding within
rising of deep compassion
for those who's spark touch my heart
Tanka 2/28/2012 6 52 PM
hope on horizon
returns now so gratefully
would fit perfectly
a couple each with children
living independently
Cinquain 2/28/2012 634 PM
heaven
on a platter
partaking in a feast
tasting the most exquisite dish
of bliss
Haiku 2/28/2012 10:35:32 AM
a boon to us all
if only we'd keep loving
instead of fighting
Cinquain 2/28/2012 10 25 AM
no doubt
strong connections
are never forgotten
just keep deepening over time
with love
Tanka 2/28/2012 10 45 AM
a dilemma tanka
this home of beauty
unsure of its destiny
felt so right for me
needs to end prematurely
unclear now what's meant to be
Tanka 2/28/2012 6 13 AM
disguise incomplete
peering through the illusion
spirit from within
lights the shade, even when dim
truly a soul-felt beacon
Tanka 2/28/2012 5 41 AM
all accessible
higher realms of existence
within our psyche
memories of long ago
hidden in light and shadow
Haiku 2/28/2012 5 37 AM
comes the consequence
of all our combined actions
when feelings unite
Cinquain 2/28/2012 532 AM
always
we remember
a familiar spirit
ones we've traveled with many lives
soul mates
First Line, Last Line 2/28/2012 4 13 AM
one of these days you'll find someone worth it
but not until after a few more who curse it
wondering why you came here anyway
realizing now we're all illusion or gay
or have too many chips to still chip away
yet we still don't give up wanting love one day
to get down off their horse, grab us of course
and in their loving arms gallop away
believing we're only loved if that's what they say
when love's always with us every day
trick is accessing it without the lay
Cinquain 2/28/2012 3 44 AM
left us
for other realms
to become who we are
at the center of our being
essence
Haiku 2/28/2012 3 37 AM
it's enough for two
it's enough for everyone
to join this love'in
to join this love'in
just takes all our compassion
free from conditions
free from conditions
way easier said than done
judgement creeping in
Tanka 2/28/2012 315 AM
scanning horizon
catching waves of ocean breeze
the eagle sees all
with crystal clear clarity
a bird of pray soaring high
First Line, Last Line 2/27/2012 6 44 PM
what's left to try
gosh, well here
there's a whole bunch of guys
just wanting some kind of attention
problem is it's a trick quiz
and many could use intervention
i know it's all one's perception
and what one puts out in their vibe
but there's definitely a running theme
the wanting just one thing kind of bribe
thinking a coffee will give them a chance
to get into bed without even a dance
without really talking or wanting to know
what kind of person's behind what we show
Tanka 2/27/2012 5 17 PM
dreams awakening
from a not so distant past
numbness couldn't last
feeling the heart stretch apart
opening for love to flow
Cinquain 2/27/2012 530 PM
our fires
vast inferno
smoldering when quiet
raging when we keep our fuel
burning
Tanka 2/27/2012 8:04:08 AM
where is everyone?
like a ghost town around here
most have disappeared
probably writing elsewhere
love the peaceful pocket here
Cinquain 2/27/2012 5 42 AM
me too
written simply
like to write poetry
helps me write much more concisely
haiku
Tanka 2/27/2012 4 28 AM
wow...inspired to look up the mysterious word above...thank you for opening my eyes. copying here what i found....
"They are monuments made of unworked stones that are used by the Inuit for communication and survival. The traditional meaning of the inukshuk is "Someone was here" or "You are on the right path."
message from beyond
long before electronics
sacred sites of stone
communicated we're home
like beacons guiding our way
Tanka 2/26/2012 7 43 PM
embracing today
held in the arms of spirit
her soul really soared
while her body found its roots
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Posted: 3/7/2012 5:00:39 AM | bringing this one home....here with some edits near the end
first line is not mine
the only key to release me
is me
anyone else is secondary
for it's me that holds on
to the pain
it's me that holds on
to the cross
it's me that escapes
this reality
just to re-member me
when i'm feeling lost...
in a world torn apart
with war
in our minds and hearts
like never before
everyone needing so much more
of the things that don't cost money
of the things that once were free
never mind the loss materially
so many who aren't free
not physically or emotionally
who's suffering is so beyond
our imagination
even here in the west
in an almost free country
then there's all this technology
amazing really
but we're doing our loving
cyber-spacially
we're talking here
instead of out there
caught in the sound
of our own typing
caught in the mind
of our writing
yes it's a great outlet
creatively
but could it be
also another lock
or a way to keep the block
of the outside world
from entering me
or accepting me
or rejecting me
or loving me
the only key to release me
is me
it is the only way, i believe
to ease the plight
of the struggle and fight
to know how far back we really go
to sense there's so much more than this
to feel the passion of just a kiss
to touch the cloth of essential bliss
to finally feel a true awareness
of not just me, but maybe
what's outside of me
and eventually
to know the key
comes from within
opening the love and compassion
we seek daily
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Posted: 3/8/2012 5:37:25 PM | ^^^The first stanza and the last stanza are very powerful. Moreover, the entire poem is capturing.
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I haven't titled this one. It just came out. I hope it fits.
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Paint the fool in me
Grey, as an effusion
Of mystic wisdom
Surges throughout my
Fane. It’s a two-edge
Sword, where I walk
Either side of the fence
Careful of the flames,
For they are raging for
Flesh. Breathe upon
Our souls, Father.
Awaken us to the
Vibrations of Eternity—
Cause us to become
Present with ourselves.
Indeed, make the mirror
Speak, my Lord—may
It speak the language
Of spirituality. May
The circuits of heaven
Enlighten us, teaching
Us to read life through
The filter of our
Anagogic lens, for our
Third eyes are blighted—
Where all has become
Carnal. But what of the
Smiles, hidden within
The soul? They speak
Of the manifestation of
Spirit—our nature’s
Home. | |
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Posted: 3/8/2012 9:30:57 PM | ^ ahhh...of course it fits :) ....beautiful ending.....
thank you for leaving it here.
and thank you for your feedback on my musings...
yes, i can see how i went off on one, and then came back | |
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Posted: 3/24/2012 3:49:00 AM | written yesterday on first line, last.... bringing here, edited to be more concise words and less personal
feel so inclined
take some time
to be in stillness
feel that quiet bliss
know true happiness
so when feeling crisis
remember the witness | |
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Posted: 4/3/2012 10:18:13 AM | bringing one home written last august on grizz's thread....
I can be....................
Posted: 8/1/2011 4 12 AM
as twilight turns to night then day
streams of sunlight on display
of psychedelic shades of green
while young deer grace my garden scene...
one young mum with her two fawns
exploring now my backyard lawn
one has come right up to see
my two cats watching them and me....
mesmerized with them today
though they often come to play
it's like bambi only very real
these beautiful animals seem to feel....
safety in my garden here
and now with this very young deer
i've captured on film just how near
she's come so close and feels no fear...
i marvel at nature when we don't hide
from this wonderful magic carpet ride
imagining the world is still at peace
praying these visits never cease | |
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Posted: 4/5/2012 8:46:01 AM | been writing quite a bit again the last few days....dropping them here
I can be
Posted: 4/3/2012 9 54 AM
it is spring
a re-awakening
old friends returning
even if just stopping in
life is fine and so sublime
learning to enjoy every day
found no need for ego display
sent it away on a long holiday
left me to be much more free
to enjoy the Spring beauty
while doing my duty
to honestly be
as kind as
i can be
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First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/3/2012 6 49 AM
shopping gives me the blues
guess scorpios have to pay their dues :)
pisceans are lost when it comes to most things
stuck to your twin trying to swim
of course in the opposite direction
always playing tug of war
with your essence at your core
or with that part that seems to be
completely connected to me
no wonder i'm usually
trying to break free
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Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 4/3/2012 626 AM
each time
i write a line
my mind might want to rhyme
so many syllables per line
the pulse
.........
8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 4/3/2012 6 16 AM
we walk in each one's embrace
seeing beauty in your face
feeling hearts so full of grace
new spring leaves like bright green lace
in the forest we just walk
arm in arm no need to talk
sunshine beams down through the trees
daffodils and bluebells gathering bees
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Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/3/2012 6 46 AM
at least for a while
mind and heart feeling peaceful
sunlight shining bright
........
Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 4/3/2012 6:05:14 AM
heart is filling up
feeling love between the lines
reflected essence
exploring soul poetry
journey of discovery
........
Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/2/2012 6 32 PM
kinda was afraid
of big dogs and the darkness
when i was a child
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Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 4/2/2012 6:05:44 PM
crystals revolving
spinning in the morning light
sun catching prisms
sending rainbows round my room
mesmerizing cats and me
magic in the air
bright colours filling my walls
laser beam delight
emptying mind of thinking
stillness captured with the light
............
Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 4/2/2012 10 36 AM
myst'ry
sensing unknown
calling back to present
all that's gone before and from the
future
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Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 4/2/2012 1044 AM
angels by our side
seen in the bright sparkling eye
sometimes felt in tears
ancient companions for years
wisps of loving energy
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4 Lines
Posted: 4/2/2012 548 AM
into the abyss
falling like alice
magical view
mushrooms help too
:)
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First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/2/2012 4:35:01 AM
lucky numbers to win the lottery
never was something that happened to me
never would be for a ticket was never bought
so much good fortune not ever sought
guess it seemed too extraordinary
when so many more would feel more poor
gambling away their hard-earned wages
forgot one phrase from the ancient sages
there are no shortcuts, or so i was told
so a lottery ticket would not be sold
though i did pay attention when i heard
there were three extremely 'fortune-ately'
to share that mega multi million lottery
so was it destiny, or did they just get lucky?
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Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 4/2/2012 4 26 AM
wet grey english day
finding darkness comforting
spring greens brightening
brand new leaves awakening
embracing the falling rain
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Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 4/2/2012 4 52 AM
my chi
life energy
doesn't belong to me
keeps rising from a deeper source
timeless
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Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/1/2012 8 39 AM
clothing optional
party in our birthday suits
steaming hot water
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Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 4/1/2012 8 36 AM
lifetime of loving
it is the gift of being
consciousness freeing
heart and soul now believing
one and all are made of love
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Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/1/2012 8 04 AM
but please, no slobber
when we kiss hello again
like playful puppies
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Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 4/1/2012 520 AM
all one
each breath taken
heart beating universe
current of sacred energy
flows free
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4 Lines
Posted: 3/31/2012 3 50 PM
just four lines
rising from their depths
essence shared
no resistance
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8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 3/31/2012 9 26 AM
chances are your whole life will become stagnant
if we get upset with each little fragment
if we forget to step back and see a wider view
if we believe all our thoughts are really true
if we can't stop when stressed and take a breath
we might just be stressed right through our death
chances are we'll get some wisdom in time
before we use all life for the ego of the mind
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Posted: 4/5/2012 8:47:52 AM | Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 3/31/2012 9:37:43 AM
'such a vast distance'...
once upon a time long past
another lifetime
distance promised adventure
along with lasting marriage
thirty years ago
that same opportunity
moved across the sea
exciting trepidation
knew one day i'd rescue me
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Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 3/31/2012 9:26:19 AM
sunshine in your heart
illuminating feelings
bright tranquility
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Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 3/30/2012 5:12:01 PM
it all
is a puzzle
each piece carefully found
in its perfect and only place
to be
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Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 3/30/2012 5:01:42 PM
quiet reflection
if it is all contagious
all flowing through all
then every speck of feeling
ripples through the universe
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Mystic Circuit
Posted: 3/30/2012 1:33:11 PM
yum - exquisite words -
"soul-prints of lovers...
voiceprints of eternity...
trove of treasures in our midst"
indeed, naive, indeed
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reflection....
one can never lose love
as one can never lose life
for one is life
one is love
reflection....
the opposite of death
is not life
it is birth
if there is no opposite to life
is life eternal
reflection....
just as we honour birth
the passage into now
we might honour death
the passage in to Now
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Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 3/30/2012 1:23:04 PM
young spring green blossom
buds awaiting warmer wind
delicately taste
tender shoots of energy
promise of all that's to be
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8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 3/30/2012 1:13:09 PM
before i get returned to sender
i'm paying off the money lender
i'm clearing my books
while i still have my looks
so when the day comes
my book of life opens
i'll be ready to see
i'll be finally free
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First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 3/30/2012 1:04:57 PM
that rebelled outcast in me
nothing that extraordinary
she became quite solitary
kept to herself
not much to say
put her self on the shelf
waiting for the day
she may come out again
and play
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Posted: 3/30/2012 3:06:12 AM
waking early morning
skylight just rising
silhouetting winter trees
still to open new green leaves
sun peaks over the horizon
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Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 3/29/2012 5:50:13 PM
too long
imprisoned grief
acting out crimes of shame
figuring out who best to blame
then stopped
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Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 3/29/2012 5:34:35 PM
stepping lightly through
doorways to my silent mind
calm water i find
recesses of peacefulness
touching down in quiet bliss
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Posted: 4/5/2012 8:59:47 AM | Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/5/2012 839 AM
if it cuts both ways
always and all ways it's a
mirrored reflection
if it cuts both ways
compassionate action then
will always return
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Life's painting..
Posted: 4/5/2012 5 24 AM
....abyss
into the bliss
into the
recesses
of happiness
where it was showered
with love
after being washed in blood
and hung out to dry
to eventually die...
the rage
in my mind boiled
like a snake coiled
waiting to squeeze
with the slightest breeze
knowing i was a sucker
a willing supper
for its venom
until
i
was
no
more
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Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/5/2012 529 AM
here, that's for nothing
and no use in complaining
a double edged sword
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Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 4/5/2012 554 AM
at all
the festivals
we'd arrive real early
so my friend could start digging the
power
literally, he put in the electrics :)
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She keeps passing me By
Posted: 4/5/2012 443 AM
'baby, words make me fall in love'
it's so true, i tell you
the power of suggestion
is never in question
the images we see
can set our love free
the thoughts that we write
in the stillness of night
speak from the soul
when the body let's go
and the mind we squander
for the heart that's kinder
yet a yearning we seem to carry
so much of our days
until we know we are the sage
and passion we share
on every page
so let your love fly
with all of your words
and every time
you think it's passed you by
just listen to the birds
and know it's always here
in the constant flowing air
in the breath of the heart
in all forms of art
for life is love
it flows in our blood
it's all that's below
and all that's above
it's the very essence
of our soul
and falling in love
is just letting go
so we can be
free to see
it's love we share
with all who care
and falling in love
comes naturally
so really can be
miraculously
with everything
and everybody
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8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 4/5/2012 4 11 AM
upon the feast of the day
we savour the treat that's here to stay
that part of us that's infinite they say
that's eternal and not just here this day
for we've always been here and out there
among the stars with light to play
and everything that's near and far
intimately connected we are
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First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/5/2012 410 AM
patching...
there can be no love
awaiting at Hecate's gate
or so i'm led to think
but my mind is on the brink...
looking up that unusual phrase
wondering if Hecate was a sage
instead it's a name for a female coven
"We are Sisters, Priestesses,Witches,Pagans
dedicated in honoring the Dark, Sovereign Goddess
in Her varied guises".....
and Hecate's Gate is the coven for newbies
come to learn their priestess deeds...
so probably there is love
for i imagine pagan women are not above
supporting each other and the goddess in all
i only wonder what is the 'dark, sovereign goddess'
of which they speak
is she a good witch, or bad?
is she wild or meek?
and what is it she might really seek?
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4 Lines
Posted: 4/4/2012 247 PM
three deer drew near
nibbling my green garden
mother deer i know could hear
my camera photographing them
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4 Lines
Posted: 4/4/2012 251 PM
psychedelic green
my garden scene
it's truly Spring
re-awakening
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8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 4/4/2012 2:07:41 PM
know now i'm here
wonder where you are
felt you were near
but now seem so far
remember real clear
where i got this scar
it was one stoned year
you were driving the car
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First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/4/2012 2:00:18 PM
poseidon pulled the chain and rang my bell
if i was a surfer it'd be real swell
riding out the storm
in perfect form :)
but instead
a flood i dread
for i remember
thought i was dead
when that wave came
toppling overhead
must've been five
no air could i see
grateful to be alive
thought it was the end of me
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Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 4/4/2012 1 35 PM
teardrops in her eyes
follows your sacred passage
from the stars to earth
to just this moment in time
with the love of the divine
teardrops in her eyes
her heart is full of feeling
liquid love flowing
without thinking she's smiling
waking dream unfolding
teardrops in her eyes
transported through the writing
deeper memory
when love flowed like a river
carrying us all back home
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the upside down slide backwards from the bottom
Posted: 4/4/2012 543 AM
dear cat
so you came back
and soon left again
guess that was that :)
but please know
there is no shadow
where love does grow
so be all that you be
and you will see
if love's spark is shining
real love will set you free
and also don't forget
it's not about anybody really
but the love that thrives
the love that's always alive
for love is what you are
and everything near and far
and every body and every star
are forever joined
xo
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Partisan Poems
Posted: 4/4/2012 536 AM
oh bird
you're still so
wonderful absurd
laughter overflowing
caught on every word
a smile keeps escaping
you're ingeniously amazing
not like the rest of the herd
you are one amazing nerd :)
edited to add that last line
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Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 4/4/2012 435 AM
alive
two plump squirrels
keep chasing each other
searching for more sunflower seeds
playful
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4 Lines
Posted: 4/4/2012 422 AM
years of ballet
not the balanchine type
told to go to canada
where the dancers are small
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Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/3/2012 623 PM
tiny leaves unfurl
newborns of the sunlit day
opening with love
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Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 4/3/2012 607 PM
saw the moon's aura
expanding rainbow of light
tonight's bright vision
her stillness kept me focused
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Posted: 4/13/2012 5:00:53 PM | this past week's meanderings....
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/9/2012 6 55 PM
no full moon tonight
lighting the way as i walk
sky is very dark
yet a warm blanket of air
comforts me in the darkness
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/9/2012 1 41 PM
breaking through the shell
protecting me from living
losing me within
the dangers of my own mind
now learning to question them
Cinquain on the Membrane (2,4,6,8,2)
Posted: 4/9/2012 510 AM
to truth
let's drink a toast
to erasing the ghost
that the best is to have the most
so false
8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 4/9/2012 455 AM
giving thanks for my soul
'cause it was so resourceful
learning to let the fear go
'cause it really felt awful
stopping the eternal flow
letting the voice in my head
keep me feeling the dread
than live from heart and soul
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/9/2012 4 54 AM
us
we
of all
all for one
and one for all
the three muskateers
not just a book or movie
not just cartoon characters
but teachers of a spiritual truth
passed down through generations
Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/9/2012 444 AM
i'm feeling trippy...
my garden psychedelic
sun shine on green grass
sun shine on green grass
baby squirrel hops into view
her back chestnut striped
her back chestnut striped
all the more red against green
under bright blue skies
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/9/2012 432 AM
equilibrium
natural balance of all
seesaw in motion
then feeling stillness appear
with a lightness of being
Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/8/2012 4:03:37 AM
abracadabra
some cadbury's mini eggs
magically appeared
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/8/2012 3 20 AM
world is waking up
following an evening rain
refreshing the air
while the dawn chorus begins
peaceful cat and i listen
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five deer came so near
my garden was full of them
a small herd was here
nibbling and moving as one
truly a sight to behold
8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 4/8/2012 345 AM
but hates the debt
that's carried me
many a year
yet i have no fear
for now it's so near
jumped on the fast track
the path to pay it back
soon i'll be free and clear
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/8/2012 322 AM
hope he keeps my plants from peril
my children too, i hope for them
their lives do not depend
on how much they can spend
or what others think of them
or what their minds might try and say
to make them suffer like they may
to know the lessons of their eager lives
shows a wisdom in the eyes
grows a love that does survive
with gratitude for being alive
Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 4/8/2012 250 AM
power
of the ego
disrupting peaceful mind
distorted thought so deaf and blind
to truth
Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/6/2012 446 AM
arid i remain
in the desert of my brain
no warm summer rain
4 Lines
Posted: 4/6/2012 430 AM
two cats fast asleep coiled in a heap
a yin and yang siamese nursery
sister and brother rescued when they were tiny
wonderful companions my feline family
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/6/2012 437 AM
slept poorly last night
lungs and body suffering
challenging to breathe
air quality at a low
questioning our survival
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/6/2012 435 AM
to fly high
the natural way
can be higher
than any stoned day
can be brightest
with the sun's light
can be greatest
without the fight
for as long as we feel
our life isn't right
we will extinguish
our eagle eye sight
Tanka the original spark 5,7,5,7,7
Posted: 4/5/2012 6 48 PM
getting together
with my most favorite brother
arrives tomorrow
will have been a year ago
flew to my daughter's wedding | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 4/13/2012 5:13:16 PM | Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/13/2012 3 22 PM
imagination
into realization
loving wish fulfilled
this ever present moment
of eternity
Cinquain on the Membrane (2,4,6,8,2)
Posted: 4/13/2012 12:06:55 PM
blood red
so is it true
inside it's really blue
'cuz oxygen changes the hue
that much?
4 Lines
Posted: 4/13/2012 12:00:56 PM
why do our children express a wish
but then somehow neglect to tell us
it was just a passing phase
making gifts a challenge at his age
Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 4/13/2012 11 17 AM
time and time again
my mind causes confusion
altered perception
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/13/2012 11 21 AM
courting memories
as if happening right now
distorted mindfulness
time to question the thinking
altering reality
Cinquain on the Membrane (2,4,6,8,2)
Posted: 4/12/2012 4 29 PM
cruelly
'tickle torture'
bestowed sadly on me
my name for that horrible game
brothers
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/12/2012 4:06:58 PM
upon reflection
rising exhilaration
all things possible
emanating from the love
found within the human soul
4 Lines
Posted: 4/12/2012 2 44 PM
(a re-write)
old friend connection
memory expression
african drum and dance
feel the rhythm in trance
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/12/2012 1 40 PM
within each passage
mirrors rise up on all sides
endless reflections
showing all aspects of us
clear glass of transparent love
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/12/2012 9:01:31 AM
'shattering the illusion
that life is your nemesis'
embrace it with love
embrace it with gratitude
there is only blessing here
8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 4/12/2012 5 02 AM
to grow tall
would be a miracle
with my small family
my sons and brothers are taller
but my mother and daughter
are even smaller than me
really quite tiny
we three
4 Lines
Posted: 4/12/2012 5:35:00 AM
never was very tall
actually quite small
smallest in my class
except for my *ss
:)
............
have the emoticons gone for good?
seem to have left the neighborhood
no more can i see them next to me
these pages now fill with just poetry
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/12/2012 3 01 AM
butterflies are free
fluttering wisps of beauty
magical vision
lifted on picasso wings
alight to taste sweet nectar
Cinquain on the Membrane (2,4,6,8,2)
Posted: 4/11/2012 9 35 PM
freedom
awakening
to a new tomorrow
letting go of empty sorrow
laughter
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/11/2012 4 41 PM
sends them insect gleeful on their way
giggling the whole rest of their day
sending a ripple of laughter through all
flowers laughing so hard they just might fall
off their stems while their petals float free
finding more bees for great company
:)
Cinquain on the Membrane (2,4,6,8,2)
Posted: 4/11/2012 4 37 PM
passion
loving action
natural attraction
of sharing sensuality
with lust
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/11/2012 4 32 PM
a gossamer veil
spider silk cocooning me
swathed like a baby
mind feeling light and airy
embraced in this silken womb
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/11/2012 4:02:06 AM
maybe not so rare
transformation in the air
catalyst appears
a sudden inspiration
of conscious revelation
8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 4/11/2012 3 44 AM
first hello, then goodbye
never seeing eye-to-eye
never knowing did they lie
or just not share who they are...
most live oh so far
too far to meet for tea
yet sensing from their poetry
they could be good company...
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/10/2012 6 55 PM
it's all quantum leaps
as our consciousness brightens
with our waking up
stepping more into our selves
and stepping out from within
4 Lines
Posted: 4/10/2012 6:00:38 PM
old friend connection
memory re-collection
drum and dance african
feeling the rhythm as one
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/10/2012 4 56 AM
it's liberating
embracing this moment now
no more projection
no painful expectation
past fades with exhaltation
Cinquain on the Membrane (2,4,6,8,2)
Posted: 4/10/2012 4:06:56 AM
not you
in the shadow
just peaking out at life
let yourself step into the light
be free
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/10/2012 4:00:39 AM
began in the deepest dark
areas of my broken heart
or so it seemed at the time
feel the urge to let this rhyme
returning to the last first line
speaking of that place we be
just before the light breaks free
8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 4/10/2012 3 09 AM
i'd expect you to answer me
or not, as the case might be,
here it seems it's all inquiry
and often a hello is left empty
many were said over the years
some carried laughter, some with tears
some were courageous, others from fear
learned 'no expectations' if someone can't hear | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 4/29/2012 8:17:44 AM | gathering just a few recently scattered round here....
on Manny's house by the Fire
Posted: 4/21/2012 12:00:35 PM
my fireplace is cool to touch
outside the sun warms me
Spring is blossoming so beautifully
daffodils just fill the hills
bright yellow in the wind
deer and one fox visit regularly
treading through my garden carefully
the fox so graceful in her step
i am always in awe watching her
the deer have come so near
some say it's not a good sign
some say it means we'll have more lyme
disease come winter time
but i love to watch the deer
their movements so still and patient
alert to all sensation
they teach me focus
spring has sprung for sure
i love the air temperature
warm in the day
cool at night
this season of blossom
is pure delight
................
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/21/2012 515 AM
amusement i've found
reading poetry here
finding delight
in what others hear
in their heads and their hearts
how it shows through their art
a wonderful reminder
that we're all a part
of this great web
consciousness weaves
taking to heart
the footprint we leave
.............
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/25/2012 9 42 AM
this treasure chest
of our poetic ramblings
not lost out in the sea
but right here in you, in me
found in all through our poetry....
in the meanderings of the mind
a treasure we have found
sharing with others who also care
sharing our souls that we brazenly bare
without a threat or even a dare
.........
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/26/2012 5:35:36 AM
into the mind unawares
enter those power-hungry imagined fears
made up by us disguised as cares
we keep our own selves suffering
we keep our own selves suffering
using addiction as a kind of buffering
seems we just keep on forgetting
we can choose to question our thinking
we can choose to question our thinking
remember it's all in the believing
if we take our thoughts so seriously
we'll keep on suffering for eternity
we'll keep on suffering for eternity
and any talk of loving unconditionally
will seem quite futile and empty
'til we turn our stressful thoughts round
completely
..............
and this morning....
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/29/2012 3 50 AM
love of words, a fine gift to pass on
shared with care, even through cheech and chong :)
shared in life in all that we say
shared way beyond when we pass away
shared through music when the lyrics draw us in
of course they do...we recognize and understand them
for words are our thoughts said out loud or soft within
they share the care, the dare, the incredible passion
of life and of love, of death and of blood
of all that there is....we flow a word flood
from the moment we're made
in our mothers' warm womb
it's words that we hear
it's words that we learn
through all of our life
it's words that we earn
when we rest in peace
they place words on our tomb
it's words that we love
when we whisper and swoon
it's words filled with love
catching eyes 'cross the room
it's words that we feel
that come from the mind
it's words that we've shared
from the beginning of time
it's words that we write
on each care-filled line
it's words that we read
entering each other's mind
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/7/2012 4:29:05 AM | gathering a few more....
reflections
Posted: 5/2/2012 4:06:38 PM
'you won't hear me'....
...or maybe
i won't hear me
if it's all me
playing all the parts
of my destiny....
as absurd as that may be
it could be...
reflections
.........
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/2/2012 4:02:32 PM
four ears standing tall
just the glass to keep apart
watch their beating heart
with absolute attention
two siamese study the birds
.............
8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 5/2/2012 333 PM
there I was, just your wife,
the only time in my life....
did I see it was a great opportunity
to really get to know me?
did I know there isn't a rainbow
behind every sunlit shadow?
did I learn not to blame to be free
and value no two roses are the same?
............
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 5/2/2012 3:08:59 PM
But this moment, ah! This moment!
this split second of eternity
is infinite in its capacity
to create whatever we want it to be
to see through our mind and heart openly
to sense the innocence
with the eyes of a child
to love what is
to let oneself smile
to fill every breath
from our birth 'til death
for this moment is like a snow-flake
or pebble, or blade of grass,
completely unique in beauty,
always a brand new opportunity,
and crystal clear, like glass
.............
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/2/2012 1126 AM
love
constant companion
not asking for anything
flying in the wind
invisible yet present
like an ancient memory
.........
Stages of Rebirth
Posted: 5/1/2012 9:05:50 AM
more meandering... inspired by Byron Katie
"Who would you be without your story?"
if one's thoughts
are one's torment,
one's torture chamber,
one's dungeon,
we can turn those thoughts around
like mirrors to secret passages
where each thought
can be questioned
to clarify perception....
for to believe
all one thinks
is choosing to suffer
(often using addiction
to act as a buffer)...
yet if we can see
the thoughts we feel painfully
can really be turned round
to set us free
we can be stepping stones
like diamonds
through humanity....
or we can choose blindly
to believe
our imagined reality
and never see
our selves free
and easy
to simply
love
what
is
............
Stages of Rebirth
Posted: 5/1/2012 851 AM
where i've been hanging out
in the lines of my mind
turning things round
and round....
seeing self
without judgement
seeing one's thoughts
without condemnation
knowing every part
of the human heart
are stepping stones
like diamonds....
the mind shines
through acid rain
or snowflakes
no matter what
no matter who
the thinker....
seeing self
without condemnation
is to feel gratitude
for all of one's living
is the ultimate gift
we can for ourselves
and each other
keep giving
.........
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/1/2012 836 AM
a red kite in flight
watched to see he suddenly
was here on my lawn
in his talons was a mouse
he stood there, alert to all
again i'm in awe
this scene touching my being
both of us focused
then with purpose he lifted
and flew low into the woods
...............
Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 5/1/2012 746 AM
they spin
words on a whim
like crystals in sunshine
the mind finds itself free-falling
in waves
..........
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 4/30/2012 834 PM
harmony takes hold
always from the inside out
for it starts within
feeling in tune with ourselves
resonating waterfall
............
\\\\\ 6 Lines or Less //////
Posted: 4/30/2012 1120 AM
two cats relax
such gentle company
one listens to the birds
sing their spring-time offering
...........
Cinquain on the Membrane
Posted: 4/30/2012 10 42 AM
in me
feeling alive
breathing, seeing, being
love dancing barefoot in the rain
freeing
..........
8 Line Poetry Stanzas - Use Last Line 4 First Line
Posted: 4/30/2012 4 47 AM
own boundaries
we create them
by ourselves
completely
silly really
they could be
totally imaginary
like a mirage....
...........
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 4/30/2012 4:07:09 AM
forgive them for what they do
for we all know we've done it too
in some way deep down we can relate
so be more humble, don't make the mistake
of seeing us separate from everyone else
as if they are different from our self
for we're all connected in more ways than one
if we try we could see beauty in every person
we could see you're not that different than me
if we didn't keep up the boundary
if we stopped long enough to feel empathy
'stead of closing our minds so completely
consider we're really stars of humanity
like a torch we all carry the energy | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/7/2012 4:35:17 AM | First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 5/6/2012 5:04:57 PM
like a leaf holds rice
so lovely an embrace
like the arms of love
holding their beloved
equally soft and strong
two that really belong
utterly content to be
transparently together
without giving up
their individuality
.............
Haiku Connection - Part IV
Posted: 5/6/2012 808 AM
it is a cycle ~
the rise and fall of the tide
lunar light last night
.........
4 Lines
Posted: 5/6/2012 724 AM
an open book
here for all to see
are the words our own
or might they just float free?
..............
60 words. No more, no less.
Posted: 5/5/2012 651 PM
It was as if we met before. Something felt familiar. I could see in your expression my own reflection looking back at me, lovingly. We walked, occasionally talked and shared a smoke quietly while basking in the enveloping sound of the sea. All at once a wave rose and drenched us with her saltiness. We shivered, laughed, and ran away.
............
Six word memoirs.
Posted: 5/5/2012 6:09:50 PM
prolific poets perpetuate plenty of fish.
:)
.............
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/5/2012 5 30 PM
living night diamonds
lighting up the velvet air
flickering in pairs
like magic we set them free
watch them shine on endlessly
..............
What are you currently Reading?
Posted: 5/5/2012 430 PM
pof poetry and "Question your Thinking, Change the World ~ Quotations from Byron Katie"
.............
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 5/5/2012 2:02:58 PM
u were like no other
my beloved second mother
the spiritual one i used to feel
the one who seemed to know what's real
who loved so many as they loved her
she was like white daisies in green pasture
and though she was not flesh and blood
i always felt she understood...
my mum's best friend from very young
she was quite special and so strong a woman
born with a hole in her heart, this living jewel
she struggled with health all through school
then one day when she was twenty
her brother heard from a colleague
a brand new operation had made a breakthrough
open heart surgery, but was experimental...
so she was the first to have it done
but warned she would never have any children
nor live past fifty if she was lucky
yet she defied what they advised
and lived past the ripe all old age of seventy five
and children? she had four against all odds
and every one is still alive....
all through their lives my mother's best friend
they seemed to have an uncanny connection
for when it came time for her to die
unbelievably it was on my mum's birthday
as if they shared that day as well
and in some strange way I could tell
they were for each other a balancing force
and their love lasted a lifetime of course....
so you were like no other
this dear woman, my 'second' mother
or so i felt and what i'd call her
and even now, though you've been gone four years
i can sense you when feeling a rise in fears...
i can hear you telling me that last day of life
through the morphine stupor when i said goodbye
the glassy look cleared from your eyes
and love poured through with gentle pride....
you said I'll be ok, I just have to believe it
I knew you were right, that you could see it
so close to pass in your lifeless state
you shared your gift at heaven's gate...
..........
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/4/2012 350 PM
we play round and round
each other's inspiration
like fireflies to light
feeling energy ignite
with meandering delight
.............
Six word memoirs.
Posted: 5/4/2012 203 PM
playing hide and seek with myself....
...this could be the piscean conundrum
............
First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 5/4/2012 118 PM
in our fingers
and toes
once told
they symbolize
our goals
we reach or move
towards or away
to stay in the groove
is not always the way
for goals tend to sway
and can change
each day
............
Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/3/2012 709 AM
the birds and the bees
as parents tell the story
can't help but wonder
how this really came to be
'stead of the busy bunny
:) | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 4:55:49 AM | naked silhouettes
dancing in the rain
helping the flowers grow
healing all the pain
knowing love flows in our blood
and the ether far above
in the ground when roots are strong
and no one ever does not belong....
to this chain gang connecting all things
it shines through our eyes
through our voices it sings
if we gaze upon anything
it's love that plays our heart strings
like a cello when the tone is low
or piccollo the sound is shrill
with trumpet and violin
our orchestral sounds keep pouring in....
through our pores and every breath we take
through tears and worry of mistake
not realizing or maybe just forgetting
life is always operating for the highest good
for love is the eternal ring uniting everything
and we can not lose it by anything
for we are love as we are life
and light shines with every strife
always a gift that we can lift
just by being a little more modest
by remembering we're really all the same
reflecting the miracle of being human | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 7:43:19 AM | bringing home some of my writing here recently...
Pick a line, any line, from the poem above (props to W)
Posted: 5/20/2012 6:06:53 AM
vibrations abound from within our hearts
words are a love potion to all my parts
seeing the writer's hidden passion
sharing the light of true compassion
while the choir starts to sing
and the timpani's xylophone rings
the bell tolls in the heart of all things
for sound carries the energy of everything | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 7:44:22 AM | First Line, Last Line (Part Deux)
Posted: 5/20/2012 525 AM
thanks, both of you! patching together....
in it we are lingering and call form heady
sometimes the garbling is inexorably sweaty
climbing out of bed on a sunday morn
another day of sunshine, no need to moan
must call my daughter on the telephone
living so far away with little time to play
coming for a visit but of course can not stay
her life is there where she was born
in england where wild heather's grown | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 7:45:52 AM | Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/20/2012 4 05 AM
morning fox trots past
welcome daily visitor
always on the hunt
need to feed his thin body
i marvel at his beauty | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 7:46:58 AM | Pick a line, any line, from the poem above (props to W)
Posted: 5/19/2012 4:08:37 PM
whipped toppings....like meringue
with lemon cheesecake below
luring me to want dessert
though my waistline says, please no!
you had your fun with that eating spree
but now the sun is out, you see,
and to the beach you'll want to flee
but not with a pudgy tummy
so hold back your desire to eat that cake
do not feel you need to empty your plate
start exercising like never before
and you never know, you might even score
with that new friend you met last week
tomorrow is another meet
again to our local beautiful beach
and honestly he seems quite sweet
so take your time, don't rush in
and don't give in to every whim
reduce that caloric intake now
and your bathing suit is sure to wow
when the time comes for him to see
more of you dressed casually
but for now just be free, not easy,
and see if there's any compatibility | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 7:48:03 AM | Of Love
Posted: 5/19/2012 3 06 PM
on Native's ethics and suppressed desires thread, starting with a line of his....
..."tell me i am more than a dreamer"....
is there anything more than a dreamer
for without the vision
one can't go into action
one can't create the manifestation
without the dream...
when very young
i dreamt many men
on horses were chasing
me and my family...
i watched them
take my mother from me
and torture my father...
when i woke up
i knew
when i grew
i would protect them
so that would never
happen again | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 7:50:12 AM | Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/19/2012 334 PM
love your heron tanka, joy - beautiful.
the Figawi Ball
my lady is now ready
preparing all day
beauty in her finery
exquisite soul in wheelchair | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 7:50:58 AM | THE TRAIN JOURNEY....midnight special
Posted: 5/18/2012 929 PM
hey tee, great to see you!
fire burns in little one
twilight signals time for fun
evening landscape fades to black
train conductor's stride is back
watching over all who ride
gently drying tear-filled eyes
moving through the lows to highs
dancing in the dome lounge thrives | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 7:52:33 AM | Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/18/2012 1215 PM
the camera shutter
opens to let in the light
for a split second
focusing on the image
a captured moment in time | |
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| food for thought....or not
Posted: 5/20/2012 7:53:24 AM | Tanka the original spark
Posted: 5/17/2012 11:42:40 AM
took a walk-about
ambling out of poetry
that old addiction
getting caught in the stories
all with a wish to be heard | |
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