Friday, January 16, 2004HOW CAN I LEARN TO GET MY NEEDS MET? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BEFORE MY PRESENTATION>>>AT A WRITING SEMINAR I'm too distracted to write. The table behind me talks. I passed out my M and M's to each table this morning. Thought it would be a nice touch. I am weary of feeling invisible. It really bothers me when people don't respond after I've said hello or sat... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, January 15, 2004we are not really alone, not really all that different from one anotherWhat is the value of poetry? To express thoughts, feelings,ideas, experiences, promote sympathy, emphathy (severely needed, severely lacking), projections, attitudes, beauty, horror, love, nature, the unseen. To develop an awareness of what surrounds us, externally, and what lies beneath the... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, January 14, 2004...WAITING FOR THE WHIP OF MY PEN>>>Each word lies on one line, waiting for the whip of the pen for the smudge of ink to smear across the lip of thought each thought hovers above the blank line waiting, always waiting my self, immortal lies on this line stretched out long and lean my eyes fixate on the line, the line, the line, the... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, January 12, 2004WOW, WHAT EXHILERATION! MY HANDS ARE STILL SHAKING>>>My breathing is rapid, my neck muscles tense, but I feel so empowered. What a rush, this speaking in front of an audience. Feeling the warmth of their laughter at the timing of my joke, it just feels great. I've always dreaded and avoided standing before a crowd. Ephinany! Is this how my students... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, January 11, 200431 WAYS TO FIGHT DEPRESSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Try at least one a week. 1. Have one meal together as a family, without television. Read a favorite story like Rudyard Kipling’s, Jungle Book, a Psalm from the Bible, or a poem. 2. Discover one new word or thing today and share it. (Try a thesaurus). 3. Turn the lights off, lie on the floor, and... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, January 10, 2004WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY AS A CHILD?PLAY? When I was young, "I did eagerly frequent" (where does that line originate?) the outdoors, the middle of the asphalt stree on our cul-de-sac, under the moonlight. We played games like Prisoner's Base, Hide N Seek with older neighborhood boys. The streetlight was our spotlight! We played late... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, January 6, 2004To meggs53 SECRET BETRAYAL, a short poemFORGIVENESS Resentment creeps in like a flashlight illuminating the secret betrayal. Sign in to see full entry.TO CJDY ONE CUP>>> One cup idly brewing, lonely host, only the ghost of ourCOFFEE-THE ELIXER OF WRITERS I LOVE COFFEE! I can't wake up without it. If you drink it within 5 minutes of making it, it has better health benefits I'm told. Acts like a... can't remember...you know that stuff that cleanses you like vitamin C. Oh what is it? Anti-oxidants. Yes. Coffee-the elixer of... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, January 5, 2004Ripping the ground cover from its roots and the mystic RumiMy 23 year old is leaving for college, I'm sad, but happy for her endeavor. I feel an ache that won't go away, she feels it too, so she calls me mommy. Her unexpected sweetness touches me. While I was gone, she picked my zucchini and grape tomatoes and arranged them in a bowl, my grand... Sign in to see full entry.I have to wade through a lot of crap to find one morsel of an idea.I have to wade through a lot of crap to find one morsel of an idea. This is extremely difficult writing for me. Always want to control the beast, rein it in and fix it first, edit… here I go…. STREAM OF CONSIOUSNESS … … Nervous anxiety, don't want to speak in front of my peers, stupid, I feel... Sign in to see full entry. |