An American sentence: Waiting for my child's birthday to give her this magic set ain't easy. What's an 'American Sentence'? Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didn’t work as well in English. Ginsberg decided to remove the line structure of the haiku, maintaining the requirement of 17 syllables total. He… Continue reading Him who waits, or: Birthday bobbidi boo
A 'Waltz Wave' life offers por- tals, though most lead us nowhere; we must have not merely bravery 'nough to go through but the will, indeed- deep patience, to keep try- ing new ones ‘What do you see’ Prompt #164 The 'waltz wave' poem above was written for Sadje’s weekly #WDYS prompt. Sadje offers us… Continue reading The courage, or: The patience
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty. -John Ruskin (1819 – 1900) How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees? -William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) Abused patience turns to fury. -Thomas Fuller (1608 – 1661) Endurance is patience concentrated. -Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881) To… Continue reading Patience has its limits…
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting. -Joyce Meyer (b. 1943) Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. -Napoleon Hill (1883 – 1970) Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if… Continue reading But its fruit is sweet…
Quick caveats Before getting into the substance of this post, I'd like to offer two caveats, as I've done in the past. I am not a professional blogger. All of my advice is based upon my experience and research as an individual. Obviously, I wouldn't be offering these tips if I did not think that… Continue reading Tips for bloggers #11: Long game & Blog identity
A kimo youth grants us untold endless energies; middle age shortens our breath, but patience gets 'er done. What's a kimo? According to this website, kimo poems are an Israeli 🇮🇱 version of haiku. Apparently, there was a need for more syllables in Hebrew. That said, most of the rules are still familiar: 3 lines.No… Continue reading Wham, bam, or: Hey! Not so fast!
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