Personal Poetry

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Keep the Faith

Keep the Faith The promise of that warm white gleam Which I saw in our first meeting Was shining through the clouds that seem To hang over every greeting As I hang back and stop each dating Since our time has not yet come Elaborate rituals of mating Delay the day of consum- Then while encouraging... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 14, 2009

In Night

In Night Am I to live in mere recollection And never see the sun again? Am I to take my distant, dark orbit And only be near with thought or pen? The warmth of your laughter burns within Which once ran the circuit of your smile Returning for a time in your sparks of wit The flame a memory of my cold... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

On Cold Feet

This is a comment I left on a blog by Ray Rossi about a survey on people regretting their marriages and his account of how his proposal to his wife and his lack of regret was the result of the traumatic experience of a friend and co-worker. The longtime girlfriend of the co-worker left him for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 9, 2009

I have a new column

Every two weeks a new article: http://johnsonvillepress.com/wordpress/?p=146 Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Maybe Our Lives Just Suck

Maybe Our Lives Just Suck You have heard the ads, no doubt. If I have, I who hardly ever watches TV and whose radio listening cannot be classified as regular, then you have certainly heard them. You are asked if you are sad all the time. This is done in several ways so more people can answer "yes".... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

A repost because it was sort of Ash Wednesdayish

Loser I am nobody. Nobody is me. I am paid nothing. I work for free. There is nothing left At the end of the day, Nothing but dust Which you kick Out of the way, Bereft of ashes Of the life that never was. Dust I was. I have returned Without life Or remembrance. Copyright © 2007 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts

Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts a Foster completed Dear friends and gentle hearts Across the ungentle way When bitter times have split us apart And scattered the sunshine's rays These words of mine lie dim and cold As the lips that now would say them For they were many, many times sold To ears that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 2, 2009

The Triangle of Past, Present and Future

The Triangle of Past, Present and Future Go with your destiny but be certain of it. As for the Past You will always have Paris Wherever Paris was for you. Copyright © 2009 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Possessing Morality

Possessing Morality They seek power becoming as gods By possessing morality the knowledge of good and evil They hide from the light they are naked and afraid They hide from life They shall surely die They are possessed by morality In sorrow they eat of it They are consumed by power To dust they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Slow Dance

Slow Dance I'll take your hand And then again your hips As we sway with the music So slowly towards our dips For a lunch, then a dinner In a calmer week Where we talk of whatever And you are so tres chic We savor the aroma Of our dinner and our wine Of our steps and each other Drawn closer to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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