What is dignity without honesty? ~ Cicero Pomp and splendor are bling and glitz when the emperor struts proudly – but bare. Learned speeches and eloquent locution may draw applause and adoration, lionization and emulation. But vocabulary and articulation remain […]
Continue reading »If We’re Stuck
If we’re stuck in the past, it’s resentment. If we’re stuck in the future, it’s fear. ~ Diana H. Obsession. Fixation. Bedevilment ensnaring my life. Escape? Impossible! No matter how long sprung, the trap can’t be loosened but digs deeper, […]
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NaHaiWriMo poetry prompt for September 17: OOPS! Write about something that turns out not quite the way you had planned. A mistake, clumsiness, thinking one thing but doing another, slipping, sliding, goofing, embarrassing yourself to yourself or others, awkwardness etc. […]
Continue reading »Vertical Haiku
The prompt for September 16 at NaHaiWriMo: Vertical 5. Carlos’ prompt earlier resulted in a great bunch of haiku. Let’s do it again. 5 lines, one word each leaving out “a” “an” “the.” Program motto: Pass it on. Love’s bucket […]
Continue reading »Necessary Willingness
We may lose our position or reputation or face jail, but we are willing. We have to be. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, page 79 Like a freight train roaring over me like a runaway bull aiming for me doubt hovers over […]
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