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About a foolhardy florilegium

Nullius addictus iurare in verba magistri, quo me cumque rapit tempestas, deferor hospes.

My Fathers Son


So much is happening; heart and soul! My shifting futures; what’s the goal? Where will I be two breaths from here? My future I don’t find too clear! But I’ll always be my fathers son, and so I’ll strive to … Continue reading

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Is This The Place?


The sun peeped through the clouds today and smiled at me in its special way. Its brilliance as it burns so bright makes for a truly wondrous site. The trees above wave in the sky and lift my tiny spirit … Continue reading

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Rhythm


At times we must end, if we are to start; rending our shield lets fresh air to our heart. As life leads to death, only death will renew; that’s how, in the forest, the new sappling grew. And one day … Continue reading

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Just another “John”


Touched in a way that he never has felt; the wings of a butterfly leave a deep welt. So long in the armor he’s built for his soul; without it he doesn’t know how to feel whole. He runs and … Continue reading

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Mindful Recognition


Recognizing the Queen does farts, that’s really where the whole thing starts. Mindful, shmindful, big word crap; her bum is like a farting tap. Recognize we’re all the same; playing the “Humanity Game”. I’m not an island, not “me” but … Continue reading

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Getting some air


Stand atop a high place – it doesn’t matter where; just stand tall and listen to the Windsong in your hair, for that’s the song of Gaia, you can hear it anywhere, if you find a place to hide from … Continue reading

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Life


So many years spent in the haze that passed for me as younger days. So many years spent in a blur; My future’s past – the ways that were. The rhythm of my life went wild; a life lived as … Continue reading

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Galapagos and her Little White Lie


Galapagos had felt strange all day; she’d spent the day on her own, away from all the other ducks. All day long Galapagos had told herself that it didn’t matter; it was only a little white lie, but that didn’t … Continue reading

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Galapagos – The Duck Who Wanted To Be An Albatross


Galapagos had never really liked being a duck; all her life she’d wished she could be an Albatross. she’d even called herself Galapagos Albatross for a while, but her mail kept getting lost so she had to repaint the word … Continue reading

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Galapagos Duck And The Binoculars


  Galapagos Duck had always wished she could see right out over the ocean; she had heard stories from the Albatross about the beautiful “Islands” that dotted the ocean and she had always wished that she could see one. Galapagos … Continue reading

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My heart


I had a heart, I lost it though; now it follows where e’er she goes. That wife of mine, her gentle soul took my heart and made me whole. I loved her then, as I love her still and I … Continue reading

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Sophie’s a galloot


Sophie’s a galloot and I love her so. Sophie’s a galloot and I love her you know. Sophie’s a galloot and she’s also funny. Sophie’s a galloot and she’s my little honey.

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Every


Every answer has a problem, though finding it may be the clue. Every heart at times is broken, just to heal and so renew. Every teardrop falls on laughter, softening it so it can fly. Every wrong has right behind … Continue reading

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The answer – part 2 of “Every answer has a problem”


A cocoon just formed around my soul; it nurtured me, made me feel whole. It’s in the form of a little child with a heart so gentle, mind so wild. Her simple touch – head on my chest was Nature’s … Continue reading

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The problem – part 1 of “Every answer has a problem”


Sometimes my heart just weeps a while and deep inside me there’s a smile that just can’t find a gasp of air; all weighed down with so much care. I feel it struggling in my chest. I know it’s there; … Continue reading

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