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Let Loose: hir a thoddaid

Posted on March 29, 2017 by John

Let loose the chains that bind you to the past; though they restrict, they cannot hold you fast. The future is not set; no die is cast. Whatever plans and schemes you make, don’t last; tomorrow’s rain and sun mind … Continue reading →

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Laughter of the gods

Posted on June 14, 2005 by John

If you would hear the gods gambol and laugh, their rumbling chuckles echo through the land, and tickle divine humor, pick a path based on a well-conceived and thought out plan. You need not start out on it. Not one … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve 2004

Posted on December 31, 2004 by John

I may resolve to change my ways this year, exchange old habits for ones I’ve not tried. But there’s no point in much of that, I fear, for one’s true nature cannot be denied. Perhaps I’ll vow to focus more … Continue reading →

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The Shallow Water

Posted on April 4, 2004 by John

a poem in blank verse Again, the conversation turned to fate; and as the group was interested, to chance, the lines of battle drawn between the ones who thought the world predestined yet misshaped and those who found perfection or … Continue reading →

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Plan B is the Reality of Plan A

Posted on September 2, 2003 by John

Sometimes, I wonder if the choices made in the heat of the moment, out of my head, by comparison to some plan would have played out differently if I’d chosen that plan instead. While in some way that structure might … Continue reading →

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