An American sentence: Growing in self-confidence, a child visits her friend unchaperoned. 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 felt that removing the… Continue reading Ready, or: Here she comes
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.-Stephen Covey (1932 – 2012) To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.-George MacDonald (1824 – 1905) He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.-Lao Tzu (6th century BCE) The… Continue reading The most essential ingredient in effective communication…
Poetry Partners #30 'Dive', a poem by Martha Anewa of 'a young writer's mind' Time to dive into the words you spoke to me, The day you told me you loved me and I thought it was a lie, How little of love I knew back then, Now I'm drowning in the fountain of love.… Continue reading Dive, or: Drown
A sijo Clearly, a divide exists between \ news and reality News reporting is sensational \ due to commercialism I am no postmodernist \ but reality confounds me too
To be passive is to let others decide for you. To be aggressive is to decide for others. To be assertive is to decide for yourself. And to trust that there is enough, that you are enough.-Edith Eva Eger (b. 1927)
I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' … There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.-Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) P.S. I have a personal fondness for Maya Angelou that goes beyond my appreciation for her art. I very… Continue reading When a naked person offers you a shirt…
A gogyohka I trust your intentions completely; sharing my private thoughts with you has only ever led to unnecessary hurt never anything remotely positive I'll take the road unpaved
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