Dave's Poetic Meanderings

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Friday, August 11, 2006

WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO?

I guess I'll make up a friend, calling for me to come and play! That way I won't be lonely. Sorta! hahaha MIND GAMES I strain my eyes against the dark To see what I might see. I thought perchance I'd find someone Who was looking for me. I know that darkness isn't there. It's just absence of light.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 10, 2006

SHORT AND SWEET, JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE THEM!

PROSE To write A poem In prose At home Is harder Than you think. If words will rhyme From line To line Your prose Poem will stink. Oops. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 9, 2006

DID YOU WAKE UP ONE DAY AND FIND YOUR CHILDREN GONE?

EMPTY NEST When my first child was born, I almost never put him down. Foolishly, I thought that he Would always be around. Then came little brother; Different as night and day. It never hit my feeble mind Sometime they’d go away. As they grew in stature, In wisdom and in might, There came a time... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 8, 2006

Civil War Poem - History - Antietam, 1862

I like taking specific moments in History and writing a poem about it. Kind of like my own journal I guess. Anyway, here is the saga of the bloodiest day in American military history and when it was all over, nobody really won. Concluded as indecisive. (Incidentally, this is historically correct,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 7, 2006

HAPPY IS A CHOICE I MAKE! IT'S UP TO ME!

CHOICES Life is full of choices We make them everyday. They manifest themselves In all we do and say. Choosing what to wear today; The way we’ll cut our hair; How much effort in our work; The way our families fare. It’s not just the physical On which we must decide; But consequence of attitude We... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 5, 2006

THE SIMPLE AND THE COMPLEX - WIFES RUSSIAN ARTWORK AGAIN! LOOK!

This is an example of how Inga can make a beautiful drawing of just a very few pen strokes or incredibly complex works! The first is one of her early works titled "Breeze" Next a miniature, again, this is only about 2" by 3" in actual size. Titled "Celestial Mercury" Thirdly, I got Inga a sketch... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 4, 2006

HAHA! HERE, THIS SHOULD MAKE YOU LAUGH! ENJOY!

FLASH! Gleam in my eye; Smile in my heart Improve attitude Before I start. A poem’s a thing Not easily done. When feeling right Battle’s half won. Pen to paper And off we go. I start off easy, Nice and slow. Thoughts are coming Faster now Than I can write And Holy Cow… My poem’s done A work of art.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 3, 2006

IN STARK CONTRAST - HERE'S "MY HAPPY PLACE"

Man, talk about mood swings! hahaha The upswings take a lot of effort that I'm not always up for! MY HAPPY PLACE! Yesterday was gloomy; ‘Twas hard for me to smile. I had a list of problems That stretched a country mile! Rain was falling quietly The first in several weeks Like God was sending answers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 2, 2006

FORLORN I’m sitting in my office A storm rages outside. Hang my head in misery. My heart feels like it’s died. I try to be productive And write some simple lines, I read the news now and again. No peace on earth I find. I think I’d be so happy If somewhere I could know Somebody’s life was going Just... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2006

I PROMISED MORE RUSSIAN ARTWORK AND HERE IT IS!

This offering tonight will be just pen and ink fashion drawings. There are more than two dozen of these so I'll pick some of my favorites. Enjoy! ( I hope I didn't repeat. I fergets sometimes) Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

I have written poetry of one sort or another for over 30 years. Now in the mid of my life, I have gotten secure enough in it's quality and other's have sufficiently reinforced it's desirability, I have decided to do something with it. Many of the enterings here are in contests and we'll see how they do. Also, I will have a blog of Haiku, which is Japanese poetry of strict adherence to form and style. My third blog will be for military poetry, which has recently been subjected to public scrutiny, illiciting most powerful emotions. So I offer all to you to enjoy!

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