It is not easy
to change
to embrace
something new
But growth comes from such attempts
driving our roots
deep into the
hardened soil
to find the sustenance deep
within.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
On Leaving Again
On Leaving (Again)
Well old girl
I'm off again
leaving you behind
permanently
The wander or wonder
lust has gripped me
again and it's
Haere Ra
Aotearoa
Well old girl
I'm off again
leaving you behind
permanently
The wander or wonder
lust has gripped me
again and it's
Haere Ra
Aotearoa
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Qatar Living
Doha
Splendid city
Exotic to me
Through Western eyes.
Sitting on a desert
beside the sea
resplendent
in beauty.
Splendid city
Exotic to me
Through Western eyes.
Sitting on a desert
beside the sea
resplendent
in beauty.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Oblivion
Why do we wish
for what we can not
have
and search for the
unsearchable?
What drives us from our homes
to scurry
to and fro
in the maelstrom of life?
I guess if we knew
we would not do
And if we did not do,
then what?
Oblivion?
for what we can not
have
and search for the
unsearchable?
What drives us from our homes
to scurry
to and fro
in the maelstrom of life?
I guess if we knew
we would not do
And if we did not do,
then what?
Oblivion?
Monday, April 29, 2013
Delight
Delight in the moment
In the small things
that happen.
Life is a momentary
phenomenon
lived between
the past
and future.
Be alive
to receive
what life gives you.
A laugh, a smile
the feel of warm air
on skin.
Enjoy before you die
where delight is no more
found.
In the small things
that happen.
Life is a momentary
phenomenon
lived between
the past
and future.
Be alive
to receive
what life gives you.
A laugh, a smile
the feel of warm air
on skin.
Enjoy before you die
where delight is no more
found.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Coleridge on Poetry
'I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is prose; words in their best order; - poetry; the best words in the best order.'
S.T.Coleridge
The best words in the best order. True, but O so hard to do. I guess this is a function of the focus needed to write good poetry. It is an act of labor as well as of love (or angst). Maybe that is why Coleridge took drugs LOL.
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Venting via Poetry
Writing poetry is a very good venting mechanism for those times when you are angry, dissatisfied, annoyed or generally feeling upset. There is a catharsis in capturing your thoughts and reining them in. The Outlaw Poets are very accomplished in this form of venting.
You may in fact surprise yourself. I find that in such venting I often tap into some unconscious thoughts that I was unaware of. The words you use and their tone are often expressions of hidden and unexpressed thoughts.
So if you are angry, get it out and write a poem.
You may in fact surprise yourself. I find that in such venting I often tap into some unconscious thoughts that I was unaware of. The words you use and their tone are often expressions of hidden and unexpressed thoughts.
So if you are angry, get it out and write a poem.
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