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Who Wants Yesterday's
Paper?
©C.E. Chaffin
How do you grasp a year?
I took three hundred and sixty-five front pages
from the L.A. Times
and glued them back-to-back,
then hung them on the wall for target practice
(I like to throw knives).
Wherever a knife stuck I enlarged the hole
to read a random slice of history.
First throw:
"Mother arrested in murder of Infanticide feared more
widespread than President denies involvement in slush fund, blames Moon
may hold subterranean ice at south pole, scientists speculate UN Secretary
pleads to allow humanitarian aid in embargo of Successful organ transplants
raise question of black market Reserves of oil found inadequate for Federal
Court reversal of voter initiatives."
Second throw:
"Congressman denies involvement with Record highs in
the basin where Renegade bear seeking avocados found in swimming pool Accident
claims the lives of over two hundred New drugs for AIDS seek Japanese guru
accused of subway gassing Thousands of cattle slaughtered because Subway
project's feasibility questioned by Sole survivor of shipwreck who Alleged
errors at largest bank in Somalia Rwanda Bosnia Education said to lag behind
that of whites."
The news makes as much sense in random order
as it does in sequence.
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Memories
©Katie VanHoorn
one tear down her face,
as she begins to cry.
her life,her love,all gone,
in a fury of bullets.
he stole her money
and her parent's lives.
now all she had are memories.
memories of that summer by the lake,
of the timewhen they kissed,
and it felt so good,
that she never thought he was a killer,
that he did not love her,
was using her.
she never thought her mother would die,
her father would die.
by his hand,
the hand that caressed her cheek so lovingly.
her mother's sweet voice,
her rippling laugh.
her father's strong arms,
his pure love.
all she remembers,
all she can,
the pain is so great.
he then came after her.
her memories,
everything.
she shot.
his hand flew to his chest,
and he died.revenge.
all she could do is get revenge.
and she did.
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Reflection
©Katie VanHoorn
She looked into the pool,
And instead of the beauty
She longed for,saw lines,
Wrinkles in a tired face.
She had lived a life of misery,
Death and despair.Her life had
Been one of foolish hopes and dreams,
Clouding her from the world's harshness.
Her eyes are still youthful,still full of
The happiness she once had,once knew,
Yet the rest of her is old,an old woman's body.
The cuts are from life's razors,leaving her
Soul desolate and dark.Yet she still sees light,
At the end of the longest tunnel imaginable.
The way she is,has been,will be,
She knows only from reviews,what people have
said.
She has no opinion on herself,she only lives
for
Only other's love. Her own love is trapped,
Lying in a dark void.Yet she looks in the pool
That makes up her soul,and sees,not the old
Woman she is,but the youthful beauty she once
was.
She looked at how the world saw her,loved and
lived
For their comments.Now sh leaves this world,to
inhabit
A new one,and she slowly falls asleep,fianlly,for
once,
Satisfied with the woman she is,was,and maybe
will
Be.Her mouth smiles that little bit,and she
doesn't wake
Again,leaving her family with memories.
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Lonely
©Richard Sheehan
I know the way a lonely person feels,
Cold, dark, and empty, a vacumn in his heart,
Days that are cloudy, nights that are dark,
Waiting for sunrise while wandering through a park.
I know the way a lonely person acts,
Alone with his thoughts, the shadows of his mind,
Fear, fright, remorse when he dares to think back,
To the years of regret, he chose to be alone.
I know the way a lonely person dreams,
Big, bold, beautiful the conquest is in sight,
For tomorrow, tomorrow may even be tonight.
But back to being lonely someone turned off the light.
And now I'm alone and I know me,
Wishing, waiting, wanting, someone, something set
me free,
Show me the place where I have to be,
And please God take all this lonliness from inside
of me.
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Who'da Thought
©Julie Teneyck
a year ago who'da thought?
of this place we now call home.
a year ago who'da thought?
none, for it had been condone.
a year ago who'da thought?
things so false now so true.
a year ago who'da thought?
not him nor her nor I nor you.
a year ago who'da thought?
a change can take a million years.
a year ago who'da thought?
can you see it through all those tears?
a year ago who'da thought?
or a change may be a second thought not as taboo.
a yeat ago who'da thought?
so now what will you do?
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Angel Eyes
©Alan Jansen
Those angel eyes are peering down
And looking through my soul,
Witnessing a change of heart
Which will finally make me whole.
For, there was a time
When all there was to see
Was lonliness and those angel eyes,
The reflecting glass and me.
Now I see a much brighter man
Who only longs to be
The sum of pain and happiness
For those angel eyes to see.
So, when I look into those angel eyes
And feel my spirit grow,
My heart is pounding with passion sounds...
I want the world to know!
That through a dear and precious one
I may begin my stay...
A place where those angel eyes
Look after me every day.
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Tear River
©Alan Jansen
The miles between us...
So the sadness goes,
Missing her madly...
A tear river flows.
My senses are filled
With love and desire.
My soul is so loud...
My heart is on fire!
Her calm...her touch
Enriches me now.
I can only dream...
Not of when...but how...
I'll give my gift to her
For angeleyes to see
My passion song...
The one she sings to me.
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An Excursion Of
The Soul
©Alan Jansen
They think there is little to
this way in which we share
our thoughts and dreams...
No, not for them, this Internet affair.
A way that two like us
so solid in our ways
could find it so delightful to
communicate these days.
And to think that we could dream
of a day that we should meet
makes them wonder so
of what there is to greet.
They do not understand
how we could take this chance
and travel to a foreign land
for what might be one dance.
All our friends say to us
in a very curious tone
that when you reach your meeting spot
you might be all alone.
What they haven't said to us
is that their wish... it might be them
who takes a risk and follows their heart
to maybe find a friend.
It's sad to know that they can be
so careful and alert
for they could not in their wildest dreams
prepare themselves to hurt.
It is easy for us to take that chance
and both be in accord,
for we have always known
the risk is the reward.
So, search your soul, if you dare,
all of you who doubt
and take a chance at searching
to find what you're all about.
For no matter what you think of this
you might find it so
that when you follow your heart and soul
it is you you'll come to know!
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A Dragon
©Aaron Davis
(AKA Birdman)
A dragon's eye is like a pearl,
As he flies around the world,
One encounter and you will surely die,
A dragon will always lie!
A dragon flies high in the sky,
He attacks towns and people wonder why,
He scoops people up in his powerful mouths vice,
From the sky men look like mice!
A dragon incinerates towns with his fire,
Kings need knights for hire,
Knights try to kill him while he sleeps,
No one dares to make a peep!
When a dragon wakes,
The ground seems to shake,
Men fear him with their heart and soul,
The dragon devours them whole!
A dragon's underbelly is smooth as silk,
He likes to drink goat's milk,
A dragon has razor sharp claws,
From his victims the blood shall draw,
A dragon's eye is as sharp as a hawk,
He loves to make insignificant creatures squawk!
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Wasted
©Aaron Davis
(AKA Birdman)
Words have been wasted,
Wasted on inanimate things,
Things that have no feeling,
Things like a Toyota.
I love what you do for me,
How can I use these words with you,
If they've been wasted on a truck.
The best I can do is say.
When I'm with you,
It's like basking in the high noon sun,
Engulfing the warmth and radiance,
Helping me grow,
As you do emotionaly
You are as beautiful as,
The morning dew,
On the autumn grass,
Glistening in the sunlight.
You are as elegant as,
A deer frollicking through a forest,
Then stopping to drink,
From the cool refreshing mountain spring water.
You are like a rose,
A single rose among a garden of weeds,
Putting all others to shame.
You are the rose in my garden of
life,
Like a thorn can hurt,
So can a few harsh words from you.
I need you,
Like a plant needs the sunlight,
It can live without it,
But it's an ugly miserable life.
I love you,
But then,
All these words have been wasted.
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Detour
©Vida Janulaitis
Long dark tunnel out of focus
To be travelled in curiosity
A thousand and one thoughts
Swirling around, never in touch
You reached out, I held on fast
Your lips to mine, fingers entwined
We circled around, diminishing the distance
Eye to eye, thought to thought
Connection of feeling while fearing reality
Blinded by the reflecting signs
We pull apart to understand
Confusion reigns while attraction abounds
The end becomes the beginning,
the circle remains
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Darkside
© (jointly)
Andrew R. Crow [email protected]
&
Vida Janulaitis [email protected]
The cemetery winds
Wind, twist, curl
Around the grey bark
Of the petrified graveyard tree
Darkness rises
The night lifting the very earth up with it
To the sky
Dead brittle branches
Etch the spider tracks
Across the glowing moon
Whispers in the dark
Embrace the night time dance
Laughter of the dead
Confirms the irony of life
In the moonlight shadows
History remains suspended
When the winds die down
Sunlight emerges
Images become crystal
The past seems at peace
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poem.:
© Andrew R. Crow [email protected]
&
© Vida Janulaitis
[email protected]
Confusion
© Andrew R. Crow
The lines around her face loosen
Crinkle, as her mouth
Forms words
Jagged peaks
Smooth, contoured valleys
"Why..." her forehead creases
Eyes sink into fleshy folds
A hollow look, incomprehensive "...are you here?"
I clear my throat to answer
Lean in and
Touch hair that should be red
Inhale a scent that should be sandalwood
But something is different
"I'm sorry;
I've come to the wrong place..."
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What is love,
and what does it have to do with me?
© James Gregory
Why do we care about a feeling?
The pain it causes
How shall we replace its void
For without it all is empty
The best times are often the worst
For we are blinded by the passion of the moment
We do not care what else goes on in the world
Our finances can be in ruin
Our health in dire need
But as long as another says those majic words
All Is Bliss
So shall we praise this feeling or hunt it down and
kill it?
Give up on all and just live for the moment.
How should I know for every time I fell in love I
let it go.
For all the wrong reasons, yes!
Love is blind and I lost my seeing eye dog.
So if you have this blessing hold onto it.
But always remeber after you feed the dog
Take him for a walk.
So he might relieve himself outside.
Not where you step
Some messes love will not clean up.
Take care and love one another.
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The Web
© Candace Clay
Why does it hurt so bad?
Why does it burn?
You always hear how great it is,
until your wait finally shows return.
When you make the mistake,
there is no retake.
That is it.
You are now in the web.
The web of deception,
despair and distress.
Once you touch the gentle silky line,
which looks so fragile,
but yet so strong.
The spider of the web,
comes to wrap you up in the
silky, strong finish of the web.
Once you have been entrapped,
the spider uses you for its source.
Source of food, energy and love.
When the spider starts to use you,
that is when it begins to hurt.
Slowly and painfully the spider
sucks everything out of you.
When you begin
to empty and love the hurt,
that's when it begins to burn.
The slow solemn burn,
in which you love to yearn,
becomes the only thing you live for.
When you begin to live for the burn,
that is when you learn,
that it's not the burn
that you choose to live for.
It's the yearning of being needed.
It's all a cycle,
but still no one knows
how to maintain the overflow,
of the feeling
of needing to be needed.
No one yet knows,
why it hurts so bad,
or yet, why it burns.
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