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The Lies Myself Tells Me I fear the time has come I said, As I sat there alone. I found that I agreed with me, Been too long on my own. I used to argue with myself, Don’t bother any more. The fact is I’ve learned to my grief, I am a dreadful bore. But…
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We’re All In This Together (Except For Those Who Aren’t) Dreaming the days go drifting by, A bit of truth in each. Some grasp the dream and take from it, The lesson it would teach. So many more are lost to it, Content to blindly sleep. They push the dream of truth aside, Let life…
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I watched a piece on TV tonight about genetic research and where some of it is headed. Then I turned off the television to write todays poem. After staring blank the screen of my phone for a while I asked Lynn (my personal muse) what to write about. She thought about it for about a…
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I work in a cell phone store so I often hear about new tech is destroying people’s ability to communicate. This always makes me a little crazy. You see I grew up without even a phone. Trust me, I know a thing or two about living in a simpler time. It’s Fear The Future A…
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I asked my muse what to write about today, and she suggested the idea of…. Paying It Forward An act of kindness once it’s done, Can echo far and wide. But that is not it’s true reward, For that is felt inside. Some do some grand, impressive act, In hope of gaining fame. But in…
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Who was the richest person in the world the year Mother Theresa died? The greatest architect? Don’t know? Neither do I. Nobody remembers them, but everyone knows who she is. Wealth and power may be fun, but to be immortalized in the hearts and minds of the people, nothing beats outrageous acts of kindness. The…
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I have to take a moment out from my month of poetry to draw attention to this. Over 200 girls were abducted from their school at gunpoint in Nigeria. While no one has claimed responsibility the well known terrorist group Boko Haram is believed to be behind the kidnapping. Read the full story here. As…
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Commercial whaling is basically a vile practice. It has been outlawed by the international community and yet some countries persist. Fortunately, some very brave people are committed to ending this crime. They are…… The Sea Shepherds They roam the oceans to the south, To keep the whales free. Sea Shepherds lives are on the line,…
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For those who hadn’t heard, today is Earth Day. This is the one day each year when we’re supposed to put away our rampant consumerism and give a crap about the planet we live on. Seems to me that it might need more than one day a year. Maybe that’s just me. Thoughts On The…
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