January 2010
16 posts
(Resolutions) in the words of others...
I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people- Vincent Van Gogh
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds- Bob Marley
A witty saying proves nothing- Voltaire
How we spend our days is how of course we spend our lives- Anne Dillard
What is the meaning of life? Whatever you want it to be- James Frey
If a man does not keep pace with...
New Year's (Resolution)
The only place i can start is here because (here) is where i am.
December 2009
19 posts
“And you, Liar, Teller of Tales:
You trample all the Lord’s commandments...”
– Nikos Kaztantzakis
“hearts have been scattered as stones and we are to pick up their landings and...”
the sacred life of prayer.
As of late I have discovered the beauty of spoken word.I have been convicted of the power of words as they are conveyed through song, through speech, through writing, etc. It strikes me odd that words have become my life. I am putting thousands of dollars into the study of words. And-
This semester I took several classes that not only dissected words, but studied their meanings. And yet, I am...
“I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it’s War and Peace...”
– Rufus Wainwright
Wherever you go Where ever you are I watch that...
Date Night (a surprise of poetry)
my love is building a building around you, a frail slippery house, a strong fragile house (beginning at the singular beginning of your smile)a skilful uncouth prison, a precise clumsy prison(building thatandthis into Thus, Around the reckless magic of your mouth) my love is building a magic, a discrete tower of magic and(as i guess) when Farmer Death(whom fairies hate)shall crumble the...
“all things lovely only hurt my head
as I gather stones from fields like pearls...”
– The Soviet
M.W.Y.
A series of Untitled (left for you to tell i)
I
The shadow of your face hides
Brightness.
from my own light
Bringing a new season
Changed.
from the last
Which now holds
Time
marked from you to i.
II
The distance is costing me
My own sanity
I cannot write or read
i
Who is lost and scared
On roads marked
Where u turns end abruptly.
III
I want to feel
Emotion
Fucking
Or not.
To just feel
Anything would be paradise.
...
“A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be...”
– Nikos Kazantzakis
“I have heard you tell
the sun, don’t go down, I have stood by
as you...”
– Galway Kinnell
Little Sleep’s-Head Sprouting Hair In The Moonlight
