| The Fireside
Posted: 9/5/2009 9:37:39 PM | The day is done
lights out around the house
cat meows ... wanting God knows what?
She's a lap cat ... never has enough attention | |
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| The Fireside
Posted: 9/9/2009 12:09:53 AM | Searching for the nip to the air
that bite that says it's time to go outside
spend my days simply looking
.................................... for miles
or find a boxed canyon to explore
oh how I wish I had a partner by then
someone older than three : )
the grandbaby is great
a dare devil she is ....
she gets that from me
ah heck, she's all I need
don't know why my mind flows in the direction of thinking
I need a man by my side?
I've gone this long
kind of used to having my way in things
Finding guys who can carry on a conversation past sex is hard to find.
So boring .... have all the explorers died?
Some say we are what we dream ...
I don't happen to believe that's true
otherwise, wouldn't we all be happier?
((Hi Manny .... Hope you don't mind I dumped this here ....))  | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/15/2009 4:56:11 AM | This is an old one... just wanted to wake things up
Entry for August 29, 2009
My little artiste
working away
scribbling that choo choo
With passion today
I love to watch his eyes
Determined brow perched
Above a mouth and tongue
As they chew and flicker
Occasionally, putting his head up
To peep at Superman
And The Flash
He is just like me
Loves the same things
Nature vs. Nurture
Do we inherit the genes?
How much is programmed?
How much is learned?
I know he has his father's eyes
But my eyebrows show concern
for the hard-pressed line
trailing beyond the border
content just to be doing
my Angel and his colors. | |
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| The Fireside - The feeling of Fall
Posted: 9/16/2009 2:17:30 PM | Fall is in the air
These are the days...
Autumn sows it's seeds
The last days of summer
struggle a burst of blaze...
The season incumbent
awaits to bloom and burst forth
in summer-sun flora and haze-light
The goodbye of Summer
Feeling Autumn,
with it's promise of pumpkins
and cider and snuggle sweaters
and denim...
Orange and brown brittle crunching
under the soles of boots...
The chilly breezes will suggest in a whisper:
Come closer to me....
Just a quick stop to say hello ~ Much Hugs! | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/17/2009 11:39:53 PM | Awe...thorns
The spilt word,
rising up,
relational contact,
up is above
a relational,
metaphor.
I am knocking on heavens basement,
No. No. No. It ain't me babe,
I am no fortunate son...
knock knock knocken on heavens door
We Stern, Awe...sterical,
geomancers,
helio...tropes...
I sing weeeth Wee Stern Eyes
me palabra favorito es mantiquilla
mani
haumani
hua
hauca
all Amerinidan words...I love the old large women
of the Sierras...
I love the young round mammi
hua is South Pacific for spirit,
which is gift as well as a lot of other things
wasi
inti rami
I like them all
Huancaina
that is pronounced Wan Ka Cheena
or Wan Kai Ena
I forgot
some other words
Lunahauna | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/19/2009 8:01:01 AM | Nice writing folks! Thanks to Sunshine, Sarah, BKS, Trulio and Seazadream. Seems I have been away for a bit, but the fireside keeps on warming the soul.
I went on a pilgrimage,
searching for the G-Spot,
the Holy Grail
to a piece of tail,
or so the story goes!
Uptown, Downtown,
all across the land,
high and low,
thru ice and snow
yet nothing did I find. | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/20/2009 12:10:49 AM | ..so did I.
travelled west to east and back
on the greyhound bus. yep.
oh the great northern ontario
takes a great while,many eyes
to gobble up Lake Superior
what frightens me more?
the prairies of course.
what gives meaning
the sixteen year old
headed for Yorkton
who thought he was heading for Regina.
what greater pleasure is there ....then
the thank-you gaze of somebody starting
as you near the finish. helping counts.
more than tail. | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/22/2009 1:53:35 AM | I went on a pilgrimage,
searching for the G-Spot,
the Holy Grail
to a piece of tail,
or so the story goes!
Uptown, Downtown,
all across the land,
high and low,
thru ice and snow
yet nothing did I find.
 You sure have a way with words Manny.  
Hi One, Seas, BKS, Sarah as always good to see you all ... | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/22/2009 5:42:29 PM | Cannot think of a truer lie
than telling myself
I don't have to write.
The sanest addiction
I've discovered as of yet
tapping on my shoulder
as I sink with regret
And though there are many other vices
that I have to have every day
this one calms me most
even when I've nothing to say
I fidget all day
a toe tapping
nail clicking
knee bouncing
mind racing
into worlds I cannot explain
for I am unaware of the journey
until I snap out of it
Like a frightened deer
or a prowling lion
depends on the moods
my methods of relying
on sounds that make
a bump in my mind
just takes a few sentences
and the gears begin to whine
Into a cloudless wonder
with no gray divide
black and white
clean cut measurements
to determine the worth
of this foolish rant
as I feed my addiction
day in day out
in silence I voice my fears
through these words I shout. | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/26/2009 8:55:14 PM | Love the writes above...thanks to all for your participation.
Dreamstone Revisited
I walked through the cemetaries of my mind,
perusing the tombstones of my life,
searching for that "one" epitaph
to a restful sleep,
and yet, I am awake, dreaming,
casting shadows too dark to see,
forging realities on scrolls,
building impenetrable castles
that lie empty in a wasteland,
and my pen writes frozen ink across the waters,
creating a wintery garden of Eden,
filled with frozen edibles,
the last entree, the forbidden fruit
on the tombstone of my life. | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/28/2009 6:05:33 AM | Monday, Sept. 28th, 2009
How a day starts
when a neighbor calls you over,
to congratulate you
with the news on becoming
a grandfather again!
and yet, I knew nothing about it!!
I talked to my daughter, my youngest
last night, and she said nothing!
and now, I am crushed,
broken hearted that she has thrown her life away!
and that I am the last to know!
I thought our bond was sacred,
we talked about everything,
we shared everything,
I have brought her up, raised her
since the age of seven,
been by her side through thick and thin,
what a shock to start the week.
Seaz....thank you for the write...I really loved it. | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/28/2009 8:01:56 AM | Words echo
down empty hallways
of my mind
Misdirected words
so unkind
will you ever understand ...
It is because of you
I am able to do this
your teachings are my strength
Will you deny
us your presence
in our future lives?
In order to have one
I have to live forever
without the other?
Where is the love in that?
I'm afraid I don't understand
You make me feel stupid for my decision.
Isn't she beautiful?
Ruin my life?
She is my life!
I answer to a higher authority
than you, my earth father
I have another another father ...
I will leave if I must
but I will miss you
and you will miss her
You don't know that yet
but I know that
and he knows that..
I pray you understand
before you take a stand
to be against me in this.
Rest in peace my daddy....
I will forever love you
She will forever love you .... | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/28/2009 2:19:46 PM | What can I say
"Just one of those days."
Emotions say
what they have to say
Time needs no more delay
If all we have is today
xoxo Seas ... love your writes girl. Touches my soul they do.
Manny? What else can I say my dear? I love you
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/28/2009 7:49:57 PM | Thanks Seaz and sunshine. I hear what you are saying. Now that the shock has passed, I can move on to the next step. Just love her, and be there for her.!
nighty night all! | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/28/2009 8:24:56 PM | Where is the moon
where is the sun
does it have the planets on the run?
Emotions today
like tides crushing beat
constantly sucking at my feet
I fight the force
the water is strong
if I give in, would that be wrong?
Floating alone
on waves of the sea
that's how it would be for me
Don't see anyone else floating out here alone
leave it to me
to be the only one
roll: | |
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| The Fireside - AWAKE!!!
Posted: 9/28/2009 10:24:45 PM | Thank you my sister.
Like you, I come here just to rock and hear the fire crackle.
Feel the wamth of good friends.
Sharing the highs and the lows.
All of us knowing how lucky we are to be connected.
I will rock you,
you will know security in my arms
you will know love
in my laughter
you will see hope
in my eyes.
Good night all, may God bless us with a tomorow ... together. Our family. | |
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| The Fireside
Posted: 9/28/2009 10:56:36 PM | waking in the night
reading here the poetry
feeling words so tenderly
hearts reaching
finding
holding
showing
sharing love
souls so open
tears rise in me
touching deeply
so much love wishing
wishing
for arms to hold me
in reality
lately sadness touches me
reading and writing here
knowing we all are real
feeling
feeling
words escape me
yet release me
touching my core
as the tears slowly
roll down my cheeks
sending love to each of you | |
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| The Fireside
Posted: 9/30/2009 10:43:30 PM | Back to the fires tonight
to feel the warmth
find my soul
I'm afraid I took it for a walk
and it ran away
one day I'll let it stay
quit dragging it back
to this cold world
I need a blanket
to wrap around my shoulders
something to wipe my tears on
it's going to be a long night.
Going back to blast my ear drugs
I can't hear myself think
that's a good thing
something is in the air
spreading .... saddness
get the hell off me
I'm not sad
I refise to be sad.
go back to where you came from
don't try to steal my heart again.
I will not follow you to hell
**somebody just shoot me** | |
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| The Fireside
Posted: 10/2/2009 7:07:23 AM | Wow!
Looks like I was pretty upset
Do my words, I regret?
No, as long as I spelled them correct.
They had their time to live
now they are dead.
Just as well.
Looks like they were headed to hell.
SS
BTW: ear drums not ear drugs
I forgive myself that one. | |
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| The Fireside
Posted: 10/2/2009 11:16:42 AM | ya know....I was really trying to figure that one out!
ear drugs....hmmm.....some new fad????
thanks for clearing up that mystery, sweetie!
also, glad to hear you're feeling better...me too....
now if only my lungs would clear so I could breathe again. :)
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| The Fireside
Posted: 10/4/2009 12:20:05 AM | hey seaz....hope it's ok to bring this here....
my last line eight line speaking of candles and fear
that started with your line with band of wicks
in one of our threads full of word tricks....
and manny....if you're far or near,
just want you to know, i'm missing you dear!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
time to make another band of wicks
for my candlemaking project
to fill my many candlesticks
some are made of silver, some of brass
some are made of porcelain
but most are made of glass
for on a dark autumn night
it's candlelight that eases my fright | |
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| The Fireside
Posted: 10/4/2009 6:20:24 PM | Thank you all for adding your touches to the fireside....I have missed you all.
Finally back after the gossip,
for that is all it was,
bitter rivalry from one friend to another,
spawned powerful words....
my daughter and I spent a week together,
talked about everything,
and she is NOT pregnant!
BUT my neighbors daughter is!
a friend of my own daughters,
there is where the gossip began!
Sometimes people don't realize the hurt and pain their words can cause others. | |
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| The Fireside
Posted: 10/4/2009 8:50:47 PM | **huge sigh**
I'm thrilled you got to
see your daughter
talk with her
catch up on
everything.
I know you are as well my friend.
I dislike
gossip very much!   | |
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| The Fireside
Posted: 10/5/2009 9:02:25 AM | 9/28/09
now september wains
and the trees begin to nod
for fall is upon the heavens
and this golden light gathers itself
and the dark hours grow
as the deep sleep nears
yet before it comes, the trees will blaze
in bright defiance
a fire, branding promise too,
before the grey frost comes
of a spring unglimsed
but sure | |
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| The Fireside
Posted: 10/5/2009 8:46:50 PM | As the whiskey numbs my heart
and attempts to free my mind
I can't help but wonder
why is it that I find
me writing to him
when he never did care
me craving his thought
yes, would I even dare>?
to once again
tumble down the road
of forgotten fantasies
too heavy a load
I carry it on my back
yet stand tall in the crowd
I pack around a lump
and never leave any doubt
that anything I choose to bite
I will indeed swallow
any depth within my night
will cause that man to follow
reading my words
wanting me to hurt
for him and only him
so I wonder why it is
he won't speak to me
except in riddles
bragging on fantasies
I've no need to fiddle
with silly men
but they pass my time
remembering when
his whole world was mine
and what I'd give
to hear him say
a simple word of thanks
for the time I've relayed
thinking of that man
who doesn't care at all
wondering where he is
and does he miss me after all?
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