Category: ShortStory
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Reality an Idea
Another reprised poem from the past year of this blog Reality an Idea Humans haveThe gift of wordsTo express and informWhat’s real And what’s not Make us soarOr cry and deploreSet us upFor the big failUnquestioninglyConsumed as real They express ideasSymbols physicalMental audibleThoughts individualCultural universalSwimming inGraymatter domesCan be changedAt whim and willThe cryptic tomesOf Reality…
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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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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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Say Anything
Say Anythingby Tristan Prettyman If I could say anything, anythingWhat would it be?A good question for a distant realityI would tell you that I love youEven when it didn’t showI would tell you that I love you, baby,By now, I hope you know. If you could go anywhere, anywhereWhat would you see?Take a step in…
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Anne – Part 17 – Kinetico – Shaky Paradise
Kinetico Fortunately, I did find a full-time job as a technical writer after a few months of part-time jobs. I was hired by Kinetico in Newbury, Ohio, to write proposals and manuals for their Reverse Osmosis and other filtered water systems, which they manufactured on the site. It was a 45-minute drive to and from…
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Anne – Part 16 – My Tech-writing Job Ends
My Tech-writing Job Ends Shortly after my return from Grammy’s funeral, they started laying off people at work. It became evident that my days were numbered, too. So, I offered to resign if they would continue to use me as a contractor. There were still a couple of manuals that needed to be done. I…
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