Category: ShortStory
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Wisdom Of The Ancients
Another reprised poem from the past year of this blog. Wisdom Of The Ancients Some say, Jesussome say, Lau Tsuthere’s Muhammad Plato, Gurgiff, Buddha, and Confucious tooonly to name a few– and that’s a mouthful – they say it’s too ambiguouswisdom is disguisedwhere’s the ambiguity in living simple lives it’s an ancient linelife allows no…
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Angel food vs Devils food
Another reprised poem from the past year of this blog Angel food vs Devils food White vs ChocolateBland vs Extraordinary White vs brown ORHow about marbledMore like reality Why is whiteassociated withangles, where didthat come fromWhy brown(chocolate)with devilsProbably theChristian cultof Judaism Alas, God, inA burning bushwas surely not whitebut some colorassociated with burning shrubberyperhaps yellowred…
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Who Woulda Thunk It
Who Woulda Thunk Itby Greg Brown We used to say I could walk all night, and we could and we didDown that gravel road, to that tiny town, and the door always openedNow we say I could walk all night. It’s not trueWe can’t walk all night, no, because we don’t want toWe want a…
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Dark Chocolate Covered Salted Caramels
Another reprised poem from the past year of this blog Dark Chocolate Covered Salted Caramels rich and chewytough enough to breakan old man’s brittle teethbut he don’t caredark chocolate andsalted caramel meltshis mouth in ecstasyso there as he spitsout a brokentooth or twoor threea few moregaps inhis smilehe sees he’ll wait a whileself-indulgentlydaintily-now nibblingsliding impatient…
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Jethro Tull
Another reprised poem from the past year of this blog. Jethro Tull snorts and humming flute spits fire-laden ice waterlight-show dappled stage Dickens era clothesexpecting sackbut and lutebohemian rock post-show exit blueslocomotive breath – enragedaftermath come-down overflowed parkingtime-warped travel home – snot dripsfrom Aqualung’s nose –LE
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Life In Ravena Until Retirement – Part 2 – Memoir Continued
Life in Ravena Until Retirement – Part 2 The trailer was in pretty good shape when I bought it, but it needed a new sealent coating on the roof. So, I picked up the appropriate roof sealing paint, and with the help of my brother, Guy resealed the whole thing. It took us most of…
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Life In Ravena Until Retirement – Part 1 – Memoir Continued
Life in Ravena Until Retirement – Part 1 Shortly after my Rockwell job ended, I bought a trailer (mobile home) in a mobile home park on the outskirts of Ravena (a few miles northeast of Kent), where I lived until I retired. The lot rent and my loan payments for the trailer, combined, were quite…
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My Residence in Kent – Memoir Continued
My Residence in Kent, OH Toward the end of my time in Kent, Kristen and her family came to visit me. That included her husband, Jerry, and her two sons, Jerid and Colin (my grandchildren), who were a year or two younger than my twins, Dylan and Caitlin (their aunt and uncle) We had a…
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A True Memoir ~ Mostly
A True Memoir ~ Mostly mental gymnasticsput yourself backin time to who you and theywere then but with hindsight perspectiveevaluation andintrospection attempt to be fairto youself andthose who accompaniedyou througheach of the physicalemotional and psychical features of yourhistorical arccradle to grave memoir needs a personal perspectivebut realistic truthfulevlauation of times and events leadingto the writing…
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If I Had A Boat
If I Had a Boatby Lyle Lovett And if I had a boatI’d go out on the oceanAnd if I had a ponyI’d ride him on my boatAnd we could all togetherGo out on the oceanI said me upon my pony on my boat If I were Roy RogersI’d sure enough be singleI couldn’t bring…
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