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Sunday, May 18, 2008

On The Canvass

And so we plod on. We select the hardest path Because we know it is the longest. We meander and weave through life As though we are forming tapestries; Creating what we think we know we are: Doubling back, Dropping stitches, Rejecting old threads and selecting new ones. Soon our own canvass will be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Always on my Behalf, but Never in my Name

So I call the shots, do I? I have a say? I have a pen put in my hand every four years, And that means the power belongs to me? So, because I get to choose, Which of these two, or these three, or perhaps even these four people, Has the power to decide what is best for me; I am free? I am liberated?... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Meridian

Meridian September is the middle of the year for me. Who told the calendar maker that the year should start with cold at one end and cold at the other? Poor old Janus is compelled forever to look back at leafless branches and forward at gnarled naked stumps. He probably doesn’t even know that there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 8, 2008

Departure From the Shade

Heat clasped the mouths of the cheerless couple As they waited, as one’s oppressed, for the sweating service to be proffered. Parched and displeased, they found no relief in talking of drink, Only irritated restlessness that the speaking of it served only to increase their wait. The stern faced... Sign in to see full entry.

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Do Not Feed the Non-Thinkers

Please Do Not Feed the Non-Thinkers! They are maintained by a strictly controlled diet And are liable to become restless and irritable When introduced to any alternative means of sustenance. Absolutely never attempt to feed them a crumb of irony; They will not get it, And it can often cause distress... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

All Our Thanks to the Ancient Athenians

Democracy is when the ears of the few Are compelled to turn by the voice of many. Tyranny is when the voice of a few Compell the ears of the many to listen. Demagoguery is when the ears of the many Are persuaded by the voice of the few That theirs is the voice of the whole. The mind of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Strum the Keys

How long Can mutinous hands Remain content to strum the keys, These lettered keys, Composing tunes that are not their own? Expressionless; answerless; ceaseless: Never questioning; just doing. How long Before they choose to change The relentless, monotonous, spiritless beat, And force the world to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Why is It?

Why is it true That we, all of us, know Our good times cannot last forever. Yet we find it Hard to trust That sore times can be overcome? Do our hearts find it truly hard, To be untimately happy? Or is it more that we feel it strong That other hearts may not be? Sign in to see full entry.

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Beautiful Instant

A lonely swan glides on the silver water Arching his graceful neck, The outline of half a heart. Another is drawn by some natural beauty. They face each other tips touching tips To form a complete heart. A child in blue skips beyond sight Throwing whiteness into the water. The heart is broken The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 5, 2008

The Wind or The Birds

I have never heard the wind or the birds cry so hard above my head before; Perhaps it is because I have only recently learned to listen. I understand, now, what it means to turn my ears towards the anguish Rather than pretend not to heed it. I understand, now, how far one might be prepared to go In... Sign in to see full entry.

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Explore and consider the philosophy of the concept of free thought. I believe the concept of liberty has become warped somewhat in my lifetime. Does democracy have to take some responsibility for the failure of society to genuinly embrace freedom of thought.

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