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Tag Archives: poem
Child’s Play
they hack it their way. the proof is in the doing. the smiles say magic. © SSJ 2016
Posted in haiku, photography, poetry
Tagged child's play, children, magic, photo challenge, poem
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Dragonflies
As a child, have you tried chasing dragonflies across a meadow? Or watched them skim over brooks and pools of rain water? Some memories live like dragonflies. They can suddenly glide in, or glide out of view. Repeatedly, yet elusively. … Continue reading
Posted in nature, poetry
Tagged colors, dragonflies, innocence, loss of innocence, memories, mind the gap, poem, tender age
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The Fish of the Current
And what have become of your historic compromise between your christians and your valid communists, parliamentary procedures and your program of government?
Posted in collection: at the edge of things, essay, poetry, politics
Tagged aldo moro, at the edge of things, geopolitics, historic compromise, italy, luciana bohne, poem
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To Chaos and Beyond
confused branches hold up the leaves a shade, a home, a growing, a weaving, an entanglement, a snare beyond, the infinite © ssj 2015 WordPress Photo Challenge: Lines WordPress Photo Challenge: Chaos
when hypermedia exceeds the hyperbole
online the scape of my mind no sun can ever divine. shine. online. sublime. © copyright ssj nov. 2016 WordPress Daily Prompt Challenge: Hyperbole
Posted in haiku, poetry, science & technology
Tagged computers, haiku, hyperbole, hypermedia, information technology, Internet, online, poem, World Wide Web
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the shot
two birds with one shot and there’s but one caveat: birds free, shooter not. __________ copyright © ssj april 2016
Posted in haiku, photography, poetry
Tagged birds, caveat, conscience, haiku, poem, shooter
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3 on Anatomy
1. When you find sad hearts that know no love and patience: Forget smarts, just farts.
Posted in haiku, poetry, politics
Tagged anatomy, backpains, haiku, hearts, loose tongues, philippine politics, poem, salvation
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Video Poetry
A good friend once described some of my recent poems as ‘playful’. I didn’t get a chance to clarify what he meant by that, but if ‘playful’ means I seem to be enjoying writing my poems, I certainly do. At times, I’d … Continue reading
Posted in mixed media, poetry, poetry video
Tagged button poetry, copyright, discover challenge, doodling, hans zimmer, mixed media, moving poems, phil kaye, poem, video, youtube
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gnomes in the mall
there’s no sadder place than a mall shuttered silent. green gnomes dream of hay. Copyright © SSJ October 2016
At The Edge of Things
Where affords the best of views The edge of a woodland yawns To the spiders of the wind, cotton-hard Caressing where one is stretched Between trees and skies;
Posted in collection: at the edge of things, poetry
Tagged at the edge of things, borders, FOCUS Philippines, poem
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