Poem – Falling
This poem came as I was feeling pulled to sadness, as I approach the one year anniversary of Emilee’s death from this plane of existence and into another. FALLING When I am feeling blue I have half a dozen things to, but don’t want, to do Then suddenly goes the floor It recedes, drops and…
On Childhood Trauma And Adulthood
David Whyte, ….on childhood trauma…from his book titled The Heart Aroused (1992). Now, David Whyte is a poet, not a pschologist. But, he is an insightful poet and he does his research. I enjoy his own poetry, the poetry he uses to expound on his thinking, and his thoughtful insights. “It is generally accepted in modern…
Poem – Layers by Stanley Kunitz – of Life And Loss Change And Hope
Someone in my poetry group shared this poem, not hers, by Stanley Kunitz. It spoke to me, and thought it might speak to others as well. “Live in the layers”…I really like that. It so fits with a mindfulness view of life. He died May 14, 2006, at age 100. He was an American poet appointed…
The Life Train – Trains Are Such Good Metaphors
My neighbor sent this to me. I thought the gesture was sweet, and so is the story poem. Author unknown at the moment. Life Train At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel at our side However, at some station our parents will step down from…
Chuck Loeb (Making Angels Happy) And A List Of Related Artists
Chuck Loeb went to musical heaven 5 months ago…huge loss…this music is verrrrrry clean, crisp, and sooooooo together it is funk raised to the Nth degree, ..and if you know math at all, that is a lot….it goes on forever….very tight funk…personnel list if interested. For some reason…even tho this is jazz funk soul (this…
‘ What Just Happened, And What Is Going On
Seriously, LOL, I don’t know what happened…..it saved an apostrophe (in the title box) as a post…I left it there…LOL…I don’t know what key or key combination I hit and my post screen was gone, and it saved an apostrophe as a post….and it would NOT let me cancel the post and get rid of…
A Poetry Dilemma, Serious or Humor With A Tremor
Maybe you, too, will laugh at the choice of my lines in a poem,…serious versus a chuckle…just take note, and then vote…lol…just kidding…I like both….. will just have to be a poem with alternative lines to read….. give the reader something to laugh at (I almost peed). The second choice just got carried away from a…
My Few Words On Anal Cancer And A Friend’s Post
My Few Words On Anal Cancer And A Friend’s Post I posted this on my facebook page and wanted to share it here. This post is to honor a friend who asked me to post. And I must preface it with this. There are some types of cancer no one seems to talk about in The…
Poem – Beauty
POEM…BEAUTY As shutter and lens attempt to put a frame on shape and form It is light and hues allowing Beauty to be worn Once born She naturally seduces the camera’s eye but still does the real question belie How is beauty carried inside the eye (or I)? Is she haughty, flaunty overly proud Or…