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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 29: On the Dark Path of Plath
The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 29 challenge is to “write a poem based on the Plath Poetry Project’s calendar. Simply pick a poem from the calendar, and then write a poem that responds or engages with your chosen Plath poem in some … Continue reading
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Tagged Black, Cinical Depression, Confessional Poetry, Darkness, Depression, Na/GloPoWriMo, Oven, Photograph, Plath, Poem, Poetry, Suicide, Ted Hughes, Voice Like God's Thunder
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Tantrum
We’re all truly mad to be here I heard whispered as if in fear Right in the middle of the doldrum I heard the hatter throw a tantrum Blaming it all on, well, all the others Like a spot of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blame, Contemplation, Daily Prompt, Drinking, Fear, Feeling, Mad, Signs, Smother, Tantrum, Thinking, Voices, Whisper, Wordpress
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First Principles: To Have A Reputation for Weakness Destroys A Nation’s Credibility
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington, Fifth Annual Message, 1793
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Tagged Credibility, First Principles, George Washington, Rank, Reputation, Weakness
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Thought For the Day: Our Word Choices Show Our State of Mind, Disposition and Character
“In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.” – Plutarch, biographer and philosopher (circa 46-120)
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Tagged Character, Choices, Disposition, Mental State, Plutarch, Revelation, Thought For the Day, Words
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 28: Swimming With Iguanas
The Day 28 challenge is to write a prose poem. I have chosen to use growing up on the Naval base in Cuba for a while as the base of the poem. Swimming With Iguanas by Michael Romani We were … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Extended Family, Friendship, GTMO, Iguanas, Kids, Ohana, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prose Poem, Swimming With Iguanas, Windmill Beach
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 27: Tarot Under the Law
The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 27 is/was one that I do not find myself happily doing. I have no idea what is up with this year’s series of challenges. But, this one is perhaps the worse ever. I believe as … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Rivulet
There are moments in life never meant to forget Like the moments spent out on peaceful rivulets Like the time I saw the swans in a family way The smiles that brought really made my day They say swans mate … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Cur
This is to the cur Who lives like a blur Given up in love As messenger from above Always one of a kind Always unique in mind Flexible to adjust Always certain to trust Up to the competition Accepting of … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Blur, Competitive, Cur, Daily Prompt, Flexible, Healthy, Love, Unique, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Work Is the Greatest Pancea
“The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquilizer, narcotic, and to some extent even antibiotic — in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea — known to medical science is work.” – Thomas Szasz, author, professor of psychiatry (15 Apr 1920-2012) … Continue reading
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Tagged Greatest, Medical Science, Panacea, Stimulant, Thomas Szasz, Thought For the Day, Tranquilzer, Work
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First Principles: The Most Important Role of the Executive Is to Preserve, Protect and Defend the Constitution
“The duty imposed upon him to take care, that the laws be faithfully executed, follows out the strong injunctions of his oath of office, that he will ‘preserve, protect, and defend the constitution.’ The great object of the executive department … Continue reading
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Tagged Defend, Duty, Executive, Faithful, First Principles, Governance, Joseph Story, Oath of Office, Preserve, Protect
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