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I became a teacher in South Africa; since then I have worked in government, schools and higher education. My small business utilises my teacher-training & adult literacy interests/skills.
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NEW YEAR 2010 POEM and WISHESWhat I have learned and what I wish to learn (and live out as testimony) in the New Year that has arrived. Alelujah!
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Find a Spirit-buddy or Partner for Success, Material and SpiritualLife and study has taught me this valuable lesson: we must find ways to create the most positive atmosphere at home, or the place where we reside. Shalom
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RosesThe mornings break among strong survivors of the first winter blast on the East Coast.
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Poem and Aphorisms: "From Matthew to John"No, this is not a weekend haiku. At least not yet. I reflect on my week, give thanks and cogitate upon classes at Wesley Theological Seminary and if and why I am grateful to this Institution that teaches the Bible.
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Thursday's Haiku is for the Inner ChildTonight, before going tomy class, I was able to look at the sky aglow with golden hues. This 3 line poem (17 syllables) is inspired by the setting sun; better late inthe day, than never inspired. Right?
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Wednesday's Haiku is Mellow and Mildthree lines, 17 syllables divided thus: line one: 5 syllables; Line 2: 7 syllables; Line 3: 5 syllables. Origins of the form: Buddhist poetry in Japan.
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Tuesday HaikuShall I render Thee in a haiku (3 lines, 17 syllables)? If the traditional Japanese poem uses human concerns and existential questions, we have a sen'ryu rather than a haiku. Shalom
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Is it Tuesday Already? (If it Is, Time for Haiku, Right?)I will delay my haiku for later ... in an hour it ought to be Tuesday here. For now, I will wax verbose on the inspiration I received from reading Robert O. Adair.
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Suprise Haiku Saturday!I took a brisk walk this afternoon, because the sun came out today.The last four days had a mix of rain, clouds, overcast sky and lots of wind gusts. After two whole days of being lazy, I got out and some exercise for this haiku.
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I Am Thankful ... YetMy shortlist of what I am grateful for as I peek into the tunnel, where the light flickers, at the end. Thanks to Perry Halll baptist Church, Ebenezer A.M.E. and Kalafong Mission Church of Rev. Mankekolo Ngcobo.
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Tuesday's Staple - Haikubefore the Thanksgiving holiday, a celebration of the week, and hope that is come, in 17 syllables and three lines. Amen
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Aphorisms and Poemsome meditations and an apology in poetry
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Turkey Haiku (for 2009 AC Contest)since this is a hybrid form (celebrating human festivals) my haiku will also be funny (not something traditional, nature haiku are conversant with).
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Thursday's Thrifty Poema short poem, inspired by the weather and seasonal sniffles, complaints and cheer.
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Haiku Tu U (Tuesday's Haiku is on Time)an attempt at a true haiku: a nature poem in three lines. The total of 17 syllables are distributed 5,7,5, and no rhymes, punctuation and titles are permitted in a true haiku. Let's try:
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Forgiveness (after the Youthful Urinating on a UK Memorial, Per John Smither's Write)It is easy to talk about fiorgiveness, especially when we do not have to forgive anyone ourselves. But it is the essence of Jesus Christ's message and expectation of us (Mat6:14-16; Luke6:27-37)
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Shirley Mandel - Tony Vega - Janet Hunt Help Me Write Poetrya thanksgiving poem for prayer, support and for their words. They are just words, and just. Words that interact with more than mere words. Their words sing, weep or skip.
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Haiku --true It's Friday. Not Too Late for You?17 syllables or fewer - to crate two images, a twist, and/or a natural comment that borders on wit or wisdom.
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Meditations and Mundane Thoughts 2some deep reflection that pass for prayer and meditation; but otherwise from a mundane source. Shalom
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Meditations and Mundane Thoughts 1some ideas that may work in short sayings or aphorisms, plus some advice I gave myself.
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Editorial and an Haiku (for Those Having Withdrawal Symptoms or Hypo-haikuitisa short editorial and then a 17-syllable haiku, although I am attempting a much shorter haiku (they remain senryu and haiku with fewer than 17 syllables, so long as Line 2 is the one with more syllables than lines 1 and 3
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AphorismsBasically, old wine in new bottles, but taking seriously the warnings against pride and hypocrisy made in the Bib=le to people like me, very seriously ....
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Haiku Tuesday ... Maybe a True Haiku TodayI saw the signs of fall on the much despised locust trees (I heard of black and honey locust trees that need the slightest invitation to take over your yard or spot of land). Here's my 17-syllable summary
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Analysis of Bible Passage, Matthew 6:5-13these few pages of thoughts and analysis of my Matthew pericope project; it includes the Lord's Prayer.
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Haiku Monday --Columbus DayColumbus, celebrated or hated, is but an instrument of kairos -- God's time. This haiku will explore this holiday in USA in 17 syllables
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Wednesday Haiku, Ready for Youback to my favorite 3 line poem; the hybrid haiku or sen'ryu. 17 syllables or fewer, to contrast two images, and say something about our world. Amen
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First October Haiku17 syllables to my heart -- and via Nature (general revelation) toward His Revelation
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Turmeric - My Untold StoryWhat ailments can be ameliorated and cured by the Indian spice turmeric.
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Cloudy Haikuthis haiku may come across as a hybrid, but is inspired by the great clouds I have seen since the weekend and we had those much-needed rains.
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Aloe Vera - the Non-Cactus Medicinal Treasure ChestHow and when to use (or avoid) aloe vera's alternative medicinal treasure-chest
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Fenugreek: It May Connect to Hay and Wisdom ... But is Another Spice or MedicineThe promise of diabetes control or melioration with fenugreek seeds and leaves.
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Monday ... Back to Haiku or Sen'ryuThis beautiful Monday reminds me of the beautiful morning of September 11, 2001. Sinners of the worst kind --terrorists-- trid to disrupt the Promise of American Openness and Freedoms. They failed; I hope we can salvage the best in US.
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Alternative Medicine: From a to Z, Try C for CuminThe uses and health benefits of cumin, whether cooked in foods and curries, or in tea prepaations and powdered forms to make anti-wrinkle pastes, cumin seems to have a lot packed in its tiny size.
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Mint Time -- Beyond Toothpaste and Chewing GumI explore the alternative medicial uses of spearmint and peppermint; young persons can be introduced to herbs and our ancestral contributions to health, from a time before modern pharamacueticals and surgery.
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How to Benefit from TumericThe medicinal uses of Tumeric, in an easy and accessible way.
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Another Dedicationa short poem to acknowledge five others who help me keep motivated and writing (and to do better here on AC). Do you know who they are?
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Friday Haiku and Quatrainthe usual 17-syllable and three line haiku, and more. The second offering today (TGIF) is a quatrain ... with all its pimples and specks. Shalom
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Tribute to Greenhill, Tina Twito and Linda JohnsonThese women on AC are great writers; they are also very different from each other. Of course they share a passionate dedication to writing and getting beter sat it daily. I love getting their comments.
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Thursday's Haiku is Fresh and Oldanother sen'ryu (pronounced "send-roo") in 17 syllables. It is like the haiku (17 syllables or fewer) but is shows direct cocnern about human preoccupations.
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Book Review: "THE SHADOW of the GALILEAN"My reviews and considered responses to the book by Gerd Theissen, reprinted in 2007: "The Shadow of the Galilean," which is ostensibly about our Lord and Savior.
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Hurry Up and Wait HaikuWhat contrasting images will the haiku Muse deliver today? My haiku are mostly American (17 syllables thus: line 2 has more syllables than lines 1 and 3) & some hybrids (i.e. not unrhymed haiku)
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Aphorisms for SeptemberSome thoughts about meditation, God and religion ... plus the month of September
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Eusebius and a Haiku, PerhapsUpdates on my week so far; plus the usual fare of 17-syllable haiku
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Haiku MondayImpatiens and morning glory are still in their glory. I have 3 lines and seventeen syllables to tell you all about it.
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Between September 11 and October 12Two atrocities, yet the heroes who emerge may be assessed in a balanced way (see Tony Vega's first article on AC --on Columbus-- for some perspective. My poem is a quiet tribute to the human spirit.
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Haiku Tuesday ... Late in Cominga stab at a hybrid haiku, late on Tuesday ... fater the long Labor day weekend-- in 17 syllables and three lines. Two images ? I cannot promise to deliver
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Is There Rhyme and Reason?The miracle of a nonviolent political transition has worn thin, as ordinary people face crime at alrming levels, plus squalor and squatting even in Johannesburg. Who is to blame? Is there a reason why God allows these developments?
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Haiku Thursday (first of September 2009)my short hiatus from the 3 line haiku is over: this 17-syllable poem comes to you with hope and a celebration of words
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Keeping in Touch; Begging for BlessingsAn outpouring of sorts, about those who need to know about my religious studies, and about those whose interest in my walk with Christ, inspires them and again, me. What a circle!
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Remember Septembera jolly poem now that cooler weather and September have arrived on the East Coast of the good ol' USA
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Neighbor's BaptismMy co-worker shared his special feelings, dreams and walk with me today. He had been baptised as a baby in the Catholic tradition. His sister led the way to the Protestant Faith and he has grown immensely in the last year or two.
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Haiku Aphorismusing the 17-syllable haiku for an idea i have tried on AC before - a poem that works as an aphorism or pithy saying (even as i say so myself)
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Last August Haikua short poem, that was invented by the Asians with a Buddhist slant, but has been adpated to talk of any subject rather than nature alone. In 17 syllables or fewer!
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An Expanded Haiku Theme: WaterI explore the many spiritual meanings that water has for us, and for me, as I read poetry, the Bible and philosophy.
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Island HaikuI am intrigued by water connections. Aquatic universes are primal. When the Bible speaks of living waters - to the Samaritan woman at the well Jesus offered water that will quench her thirst forever - touch every fiber in my heart. Haik to that
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Could a Man like Me, Get Over It, I Mean ... Abortion?I have not fully resolved how I square my earlier liberal leanings with the experience of life and Jesus Christ/the Bible Alive. Hence this dirge ... some of it influenced by the sermons heard on Grace to You (By John MacArthur)
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You Know Who You Are (Only a Few Names Mentioned)a short poem about those who seem to find the ways, means and words to encourage others here on AC. How do I know? When I was a newbie, some folks rescued me from ignominy, oblivion and my sorry self, so that I can now say Ha- ha- ha- haw- haw- heee!
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Missing Haikua three-line offering, in an effort to daily capture some aspect of nature (true haiku in 17 syllables or fewer) or an aspect of my human experience (hybrid or American haiku).
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Celebratory Poem About Those Who Leave Comments and Share Inspiration on ACA poem that has been long in making, and I feel it cannot convey the gratitude that I feel when God uses our words to help any single one among our brethren and sisters.
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Haik4u on Tuesdayone more in my work-in-progress: daily haiku. Short poems of 17 syllables in three lines only. The syllable count is as follows: 5,7,5
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Paint Your Days, Every Waya poem about color and inspirations that come my way through a belated venture into painting/art/sketching
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Haiku Blue Mondayre-set: getting back to the haiku. short and hopefully sweet for me when I can find the time to publish them on AC. Amen and Shalom
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He Had Not Been Expecting a LetterTwo brothers, three years apart in ages, had been close friends and as wonderful to each other as one reads about in fairy tales. Until ... the older brother decided to marry.
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Tuesday's Haiku and a Possible AphorismA three-line poem, totalling no more than 17 syllables, and usually about Nature and therefore reflecting a twist in meaning that accentuates life itself.
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Business HaikuI am using the hybrid form in this genre to summarize things I may have learned ... and some lessons I still must learn, practice or about which I must pray.
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Quotable Thoughts from Greater Christians Than IOverheard on the radio ... but can't remember who said it, but it was a male pastor.
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Haiku Friday ... Bless U It's FridayA shorter poem than the one just posted by AC after months of editing. Thanks AC. This haiku is a hybrid ... that is a mix of Nature (true haiku) and juman presences (not true haiku).
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Baptism and FirefightA poem about my developing understanding of the Christian message. -
Thursday's Haiku is Late and Ready to SatiateThinking of soil, sand and what is irreverently called, "dirt."
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Immaculatus Hibiscus and ChristMeditating on Jesus and the White Hibiscus Flower -
Random Thoughts (well-intentioned, Just so You Know Dear Friend)Meditating on Christ's sacrifice
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Picture of LaegerstromiaPerhaps it ios fitting to select an image of whitemyrtle flowers after my immersion in White Hibiscus -
White Moloka'i HibiscusThe subspecies Immaculatus in the taxonomic group Hibiscus Arnottianus (family Malvaceae) includes the rare Moloka'i Hibiscus. The almost all-white H. Arnottianus (ssp. Immaculatus) is found only in four places on the island of Maoloka'i -
Tuesday's Haiku is Good for Youthe same old, same old 3 lines in 17 syllables; but wait -- this one has never been written before (Or I never read it until I made it up today)
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Thought for TodayThe Ten Commandments and other values that demand our adherence for Shalom, or whole-ness and equilibrium on this planet.
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Quotable Quotes (the Late Robert Cook)Some of the wise sayings I culled from Rev. Cook's short messages (Intended for radio listeners).
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Aphorisms Day by Day (August 3, 2009)some random thoughts that I may have read, heard or thunk up myself - yet these words, diction and sentences are totally original, so help me God!
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Make - Up Haikuanother in a series of short, Japanese inspired three-line poems: haiku is notable for at least two contrasting images, no punctuation other than dashes and elipses ... and for a true haiku, a kigo word. Where's Londa with her Vocabulary Vitamins?
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White Hibiscus (threatened Species of Hawaii)There are several Hibiscus that have white flowers. The Hawaiian threatened species - because of voracious goats brought to the island - is totally white, flowers and stamens, pistols and all parts inside and out. -
Hibiscus HaikuI am delivering this haiku late on Wednesday. I am also hopeful I may complete five haiku - day by day- through Friday when July ends and a new month of flowers blossom.
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What Wisdom I Heard TodayThis thought owes much to Pastor Jack Graham who offers a radio sermon titled "Powerpoint." The words and diction are my own (original) but the idea was overheard from the good pastor's work.
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Everyday Poemfree verse (vers libre) form to think aloud a strategy to go with the flow toward acceptance and contentment
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Get Your Tuesday Haiku Fresh. Hear, Hear! (Dedicated to Shirley Mandel)This haiku is inspired by the poetry and successes of Shirley Mandel, and those of immigrants of all kinds.
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APHORISMS Day to Day : Working and CirclingHow to do what we ought not to do
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Last Monday Haikuback to the haik-ing. Or is it the 17-syllable haiku-ing through nature, and the nature of humankind, with me?
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Aphorisms Day by DayInspired by the Bible and Bible Study, this is my thought for today (7/22/2009)
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Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) and the Healthy Way to Sweeten and Detox, MildlyThe health benefits of apple cider vinegar and how to sweeten this concoction in a useful, brain-and-heart-healthy manner.
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GratitudeWhat are the benefits of an attitude of gratitude? Let me count the ways ...
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Monday Haikua short poem to help insire me (and u?)
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Haiku (non-traditional Friday Haiku 7/17/2009)a three line poem that usually contains a "kigo" word or reference to a season, yet is deeply Zen-like or philosophical. The reference to human elements are minimal and non-existent in a true haiku.
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Aphorisms Day by DayWhat Jesus means to me; not always quotable quotes but definitely personal and original. Alelujah!
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Haiku Thursdayanother in the series of what I intend, Lord willing, as a daily "Display Only"(D.O.) submission/s.
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Wednesday Haiku (Do Not Read Tonight ... And Please Do)a three line Japanese form that supposedly contains wisdom from Nature (akin to a Zen moment or experience)
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POEM; God Speaks Through FriendsHow to cope ... with anything, so long as you refuse to have a pity-party or sulk in dark rooms, or cormers. Go out ... and the light will alight upon you.
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Smiling HaikuI ran into a few people who do not tolerate others being happy or smiling; I experienced having the smile wi[ped off my face a few times, but I have not abolished this fine practice of smiling ... especially to oneself.
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Friday Haiku for BrunchI use the daily haiku (when I can do so daily) as a way of summing up my attitude to life day by day, while sampling the generosity of Nature.
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Flower Power and World Peacean attempt at a truthful and entertaining (humorous?) poem
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Haiku for TomorrowOn my short trip out of town, I was stumped by a fewnew flowers for which I have no names ... until I conduct some research. Maybe you can figure out these new addtions?
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Haiku Tuesday (1st in July)a poem in 3 lines and a totalof 17 syllables or fewer.
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A KEY PoemToday, the pastor at the church where I take an evening Bible Study called and when I said, "Happy July 4th Pastor," he replied: I can do better than that: "I found your keys." Alelujah ... on my lips.
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Mia Culpa - TODAY, July 1st, is Canada's Day of Independence (from Britain)I am making amends for misquoting Canada's Independence Day (Birthday of 1867) and this short memory about my visit to, and friends from, Canada will be my modus operndi.
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Haiku for Canada (via Carol Roach)special, hybrid haiku ... for Canadians such as Carol Roach
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A Longer Poem (than an Haiku, Plus an Haiku)Coping through poetry can be great fun, and allows for spiritual growth.
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Haiku (true Nature Poem This Time)how my plants and seedlings are enjoying this weather
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Haiku Tuesday 6/30/2009a three line poem, in 17 syllables, based on the Japanese (Zen Buddhist) innovation some 4-5 centuries ago.
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Haiku DailyBased on the Japanese haiku or nature poem of 17 syllables; this hybrid or SEN'RYU is about my friend and I meeting after months ... and talking about Puerto Rico and other Caribbean conservation programs (among other things)!
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Father's Day Senryu (Modern Haiku)A poem about why and why not June 2009 marks a different Fathers Day for me (and you?).
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Haiku #2 Unlocks Health for YouA nature haiku - three line poem in 17 syllables; thus: Line 1 - five syllables; Line 2 - seven syllables; Line 3 - five syllables.
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Gloom and GleamThis non-traditional (or modern) haiku is more human-centered and speaks of human concerns, whereas traditional haiku is about nature without the human presence (except as indirect observer/writer). -
Green Living Article (Entry #1): Local Farmers' Markets in MarylandThere are several reasons why Farmers Market products are better than those with heavy carbon footprints. And the benefits are longer-lasting for the environment and your local neighborhood. -
"Let Your Heart Not Be Troubled ..."How and why the 14th chapter of the Gospel According to John is my favorite -as it is for most US Christians per "Renewing Your Mind" Radio Sermon, aired 4/30/09 as "Life After Death" on 105.1 FM/WAVA) -
Happy Father's Day (per Greeting Card Messages)Both spiritual and somewhat seriously humorous messsages to Dad and others on father's Day.
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Two Cutup PoemsMy first serious effrt at this form of poetry. Of these submissions today, the first one is all cut-up, the other has the before and after pictures - as it were!
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Haiku, and Another Earth Day PoemA poem about how nature helps me nurture my spirituality and all the senses. Hence, the description "Ann Earth Day Poem for Every Day."
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A Sonnet About Ultimate LoveThis traditional sonnet imitates some of Shakespearean poems I studied decades ago in high school; it lays out the problem in the first eight lines (octave), and attempts a resolution in the remaining lines, called the sestet.
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Durban Review Conference Against Racism (UN Conference, Geneva: 20-24 April 2009)My take on the current Review Conference on the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance Since the 2001 Boycott by President G.W. Bush, (Durban, S. Africa)
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Poet Challenge of the Day: Rhyming Poem Related to Kitchen ItemThis poem may begin flippantly - in rhyme - but raises a few relationships-type of questions for me (and I hope for you, too). -
National Building Museum Showcases Green Living ExhibitsThis is the first of a two-part article on Green Living. Aerial trams add to green choices in cities, per this article, Part 1. The National Building Museum offers many other Green Living ideas in its Green Community exhibit.
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Haiku and Sen'ryuOne for Nature and one for me: both Japanese-influenced forms deal with the subject of today's poetry challenge, "Pets..."
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Clash of Two FathersThere is always a father, or a father figure, to help us in our lives.
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Happy Earth Day PoemThis poem is a mix of free verse and quatrains -
Cinquain #3 & #4I have refreshed my memory and practiced today on this form of poetry; I hope these are both technically correct and poetically inspiring. Thank you Dear Readers.
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List Poem, Per Poetry Month Challenge of the Day (4.20.2009)the reasons I write almost everyday
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Shoes and Socks QuatrainWhy my happiness depends on just three things besides food and shelter: clea shoes, socks and a shower!
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Peace Poem for Challenge of the Day (4/18/2009)Personal risks and personal work through prayer and introspection is what I can do for world peace. Peace and change begin with no one else but me!
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Ordinary, Extraordinary ThingsMy poem, per today's poetry challenge, about an ordinary or mundane object: the showerhead, source of comfort, massage and better grooming for your's truly. -
A Meta-story for EasterThis is a story about the magical fate and destiny of Prince JC and Princess Ecclesia.
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April 16, 2009 Challenge for Poetry Month: CinquainThe joys and pain of March when Springtime teases lovers and flowers.
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Blue Devils Men's BasketballWhy Coach K (Mike Krzyzewski) teaches his male College basketball (Duke University) players more than just throwing a ball expertly into a hoop. The life lessons hit home for me.
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Spring Challenge Poem (April 1, 2009)everything good for you has something a little not-so-good for you!less, it is best to celebrate spring.
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Cinnamon Power: Research Accelerates on Uses of This Spice/bark, Including at USDAAsians have used cinnamon for centuries, and it is a spice that is referred to in the Bible. Now, its uses may include fighting Type II diabetes and other health problems.
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CHALLENGE HAIKU (9 April 2009)This haiku gives credit to the many hours of joy, meditation and existential questions that flow from the music of John Denver, who had a fatal flying accident (suicide?) several years ago.
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Raymond Barone, Sweet and Lovable ChauvinistThese are the reasons to enjoy "Everybody Loves Raymond" (in reruns) and know how close these situations and families resemble mine and your's.
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The Deacde of the 'EIGHTIES Poetry Challenge on AC (April 8, 2009)Why I enjoyed President Reagan and yet did not fully appreciate his politics; and other highlights of that decade.
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Limerick: Our EconomyPer contest requirements, the limerick is a five-line poems with humor, rhyme and perhaps a serious message, albeit not in the same league as the wisdom-comedy of Steven Colbert and Jon Stewart.
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Poetry Month Haikustrictly-formulated nature poem/haiku
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HaikuThese are sen'ryu rather than true nature haiku. They are, nonetheless, useful to channel my spirituality at Easter mes). Shalom -
EARTH RECYCLES DEATH and LIFEa simple poem with metaphorical and allegorical significance.
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Without Meeting, They Joined to Celebrate America, Poetically!Whitman and Dickinson wrote about ordinary people and ordinary subjects, and thus gave America its own poetic voice.
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Cry, the Beloved County: The Ongoing Conversation About South AfricaWe consider what truths endure between 1948 and 2008. Rev. Khumalo shows ordinary courage turned extraordinary. Crime, fear and terrorism (Chapter 25) give birth to a beautiful Biblical breakthrough between enemies/victims.
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HEMINGWAY: Plot and Significance of "THE OLD MAN and the SEA"Exposition, Complication, Climax and Resolution in THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, plus original comments on style and significance.
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Family of Artists celebrate Americajuly4th, american dream, girls dreams, fine art, sisters at art
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Poetry Equals Meter or Rhyme. Or Neither?A discussion of meter or the stressed and unstressed syllables that typify English poetry, with several useful illustrations -
I Know Where the Flowers Have Gonea poem that supports those who have given their best for American Freedom
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Haikua three line poem, influenced by Japanese (Zen) Buddhim -
Poetry of Hopethe politics, polemics and poetry of hope
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Three Poems of SolaceWays to find sunshine on a dark, cloudy winter's day
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Camille Paglia and Emily Dickinson: Uniting Yin and Yangthey lead largely celibate lives, and know what power there is in celibacy and focussed attention to work and goals. The celebration of heterosexuality (MITHUNAS) or the yin-yang union, is central to their genius, but equally misunderstood.
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TRIBUTE: Founding Fathers & Mothershow to be patriotic and truthful about history at the same time!
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In the Darkness of the MorningIf one is alert, and tries the practice of meditation, the hours from 4am onwards is a magical time.
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Marriages (poem)when soul weds spirit
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POEM; ONe LOVeHow is it that so many groups --almost every nation -- makes it out to be that they are the "chosen" people?
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Birthday, Building Project, Bash for Jazz and JusticeA big birthday party at the Washington, DC Convention Center on December 15th, $100 gets you in for jazz (Gloria Lynn, Sweet Honey in the Rock etc) and Congressman Conyers (Dick Gregory, Amy Goodman & other "radicals")
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LAUREATES Archbishop Desmond Tutu...Nelson R. Mandela ...but Do You Know South Africa's FIRST Nobel Peace Laureate?brief biography of Albert Luthuli
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Ruthanne Inspired Me to Share This "Centering" Piecehow to deal with contraditions in life without losing peace and center
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I'm with President Bush on This One; Nancy Pelosi is Dangerous and Irresponsible This WeekPelosi has the wrong priorities both as a Democrat and a woman (minority)
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MenThere Are Who Reject the Nobel Peace Prize Only Because Al Gore Received it in October 2007!Bill Kristol and Charles Krauthammer think Arafat was the worst terrorist! So this means that Osama Bin Ladin is acceptable? Such short-term analysis (or anal-yeah,sis!)
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Voice as the Sound of Many Watersconjoining poetry and Biblical Truths
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Cartoons & Psoters from HistoryUS presidential eledction of 1900
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Watershed 1900 Elections (Addendum to N. Baters on AC)Changing domestic alliances are also important to understanding of the US elections, and the inclusion and exclusion of voters based on sex, race and class.
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Michael Vick and American Culturewhat I learned from the Michael Vick saga
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POEM: I Had Something to Saywhat words mean to me and why they drive me insane
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Fairness and the Immigration GameWe could make immigration debates more informed, and immigration policy itself more universal and just, but it remains a political and racial football.
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Religious SonnetWhat happens to your Faith and faithfulness when you ignore a call, a divine beckoning?
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Religious Sonneta sonnet about how we may not be asked to run our mouths about God, since God has angels to do this!
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Sonnet --on What Other Theme but Love of Some Kindsonnet - thanking writers for their inspiring work and toward more love on Earth
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Metaphysical Poemwhat I learn from other religions
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In Health Matters, Take Five! (Five Important Herbs)This article explain why one might consider taking these five herbs (as tea) or in other forms: Lemon Balm, Nettles, Peppermint, Valerian, and Yarrow.
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Vocab Games InventedSimple games that may be played at three (incremental levels) by new learners, by English-spekers and word-puzzle lovers.