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On Bards of Old

Did bards of old, I wonder, ever tire of rooting through their souls for a new verse in order to instruct, praise or inspire through their connection with the universe, and after twenty years of “learn by rote”, requiring mastery … Continue reading

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My Wheelbarrow is Broken

So much depends on an audience that resents a two drink minimum. So much depends on people who don’t support reality TV. So much depends on someone who listens so it’s worth lying. So much depends on removing education as … Continue reading

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Recrimination

I could dredge up every wrong and each intentioned slight to catalog the way the world has hurt me, or just might and in that laundry list of ills imagined, or in fact, find solace in a victim’s role to … Continue reading

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Between Something Worth Saying and a Voice to Say It With

One of the biggest personal challenges I face as a poet is striking a balance between form and function, or between pose and purpose. What I mean by this is that as an artist progresses in their technical ability, in … Continue reading

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A Moment for Peace

I’d find some peace if I just had more time; quite often now, this notion comes to me. Not as a nagging fault, but more sublime, suggesting an impossibility. But peace is built on just a second’s span and in … Continue reading

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The Food (for Thought) of the Gods

Who decides what lives, what dies, based on more than the needs of some, but on what is best for the entire world so balance can be maintained? Who thinks they have the right to choose that some should flourish … Continue reading

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Today’s Seed Thought

To accept one’s karma and the responsibility for one’s actions is strength. To blame another is weakness and foolishness. Let’s begin by not advertising our ignorance. If you must blame what happens to you on your friend, your neighbor, your … Continue reading

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