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Saturday, January 10, 2015
Blurred Sight
How hard it seems To see the world... My own eyes fall short Of the vision of other eyes And somewhere these visions blur. Str...
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Know Your Status
Sometimes fear motivates positive change... Succumbing to Fear It really started over the summer, when I got bitten by a spider--I...
Monday, November 10, 2014
Easy
If he/she isn't willing to fight for you, don't be willing to settle for him/her Why are we, where we are? Why is it that no on...
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Realizations
Yesterday the clouds came It rained all day and all night And everything hid in shame Dripping, gloomy, devoid of light... Yesterday, t...
Saturday, August 09, 2014
Brave Girl
Brave girl, Careful not to glance back-- The beauty of childhood You must leave behind Bend to the will of work And fight for your free...
Saturday, July 12, 2014
To Rule Them All
What is it about power That has the ability to devour Capture the heart and minds Of humanity most refined? Disturb a person's ac...
Friday, July 11, 2014
The Successful Blog
Everyone's doing it-- or so it seems And quality comes and goes Like earthquakes on a Richter scale... But its hard to sta...
Thursday, July 10, 2014
'Tis A Far Better Thing
Ears and eyes often close, Words converted to silence And thoughts shut away Ignored or passed over for better things... Simple t...
Sunday, June 08, 2014
The Perils of Negative Thoughts
Angry words of modern men fall flat The weight of adverse thoughts plague empty minds While the joys of life slip away from that... Ti...
Thursday, June 05, 2014
When Change Comes
We change We grow And change is all we have All we ever learn or accept Sometimes-- We understand We think.
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Joy
When life is filled so much with joy I cease count of hours passing by Enjoy each sight catching my eye When joy spills out naturally......
Monday, May 26, 2014
Crossing the T's and Dotting the I's
The fun (and burden) of poetry is when you re-read a poem and realize it completely captured a moment or idea (or that it didn't quite ...
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Chances We Take
Close my eyes And there I am--somewhere Blue green seas and Sandy shores--somewhere. I don't know But I like it. The relaxing w...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
The Hardest Thing
Sometimes the truth, the very idea manifesting Deep within the cells of my mind-- Easy to push away, write off ...
Monday, May 19, 2014
So Many Good Things
So many good things Converging Anticipation of the next thing And nothing goes wrong-- but it has to... I doubt the reality In...
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Mastermind of Villainy
A master of disguise, He lingers, hiding in plain sight, Neighbor, friend, and confidant He convinces the world to see Distorted views o...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Beautiful Humility
To be aware is not to be weak-- To admit your fault and make amends, And if in the end you humbly bow It doesn't mean you've l...
Saturday, May 10, 2014
The Water Never Stands Still
Wufengci Waterfall in Taiwann. Image and more information can be found here The water never stands still Never runs back to visit ...
Friday, May 09, 2014
Life of a Grad Student
Is there A light at the end of Some metaphorical tunnel I'm walking through blindly? Is it Just over the horizon Waiting to see my...
Thursday, May 08, 2014
Missed Opportunities
Some other day I might have stopped for a chat, Pulled up a chair, Gazed out at the world And opened myself to conversation... We migh...
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