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24 Days in Africa, Day 11: Mbarara, Uganda

Posted: Sunday, May 9th, 2010 @ 9:53 pm in Culture, Poetry | No Comments »

Could have went to the local charismatic church this morning, but was lazy. The kids would have appreciated it. Could have went late, but that was unappealing, as I like to experience the whole service. Or maybe church services aren’t something I get excited about. I like singing as worship. But a room full of [...]

Smashing

Posted: Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 @ 2:47 pm in Poetry | No Comments »

I can feel the pent-up stress underneath the service. I want to break something, maybe the surface tension, dive into the unknown just so I can end up somewhere else where I’ve never been, so the water will look different, feel different. Not that I can swim, but who cares. I’ve had enough of this [...]

The Hamster

Posted: Thursday, February 1st, 2007 @ 11:44 pm in Poetry | No Comments »

Spinning the wheel, machinations of other’s plans, their amusement. Walled in by glass, dry grass, and the taste of stale water. Years pass, experience teaches, vision sharpens, tension builds. Then the climbs begins… February 1, 2007 Everyday Joe’s, Fort Collins, Colorado

Fade to Black

Posted: Thursday, February 1st, 2007 @ 11:42 pm in Poetry | No Comments »

How many times have I been at the end Not ready for today, less tomorrow Life a distant whisper Not quite worth pursuing Even with one hand holding onto hope Yet I often let go, falling into a pit Until I find bottom and traverse up Till I lose heart, then watch it fade To [...]

A Few Words

Posted: Thursday, February 1st, 2007 @ 9:59 pm in Poetry | No Comments »

A few words from Pennsylvania Sung by a Denison of my past Reminding me of the long journey To reach where I’ve arrived So long, too long, a painful path Full of unknowing stumbling, Hopeless semantics, tearful words Until I’m invited to dance Then begins anew the journey In Colorado, the healing time A sense [...]

Across the Universe of Time

Posted: Thursday, February 1st, 2007 @ 9:57 pm in Poetry | No Comments »

Across the Universe of Time A Song Transports Me Back To Where I Lived and Died Reborn, Revised, Renewed The World a Large Sea of Places, Faces, Experinces, Sounds Most Never Before Known or Sensed For Fear, Perhaps Ignorance, Sometimes Stray Paths Robbed of Life, of Self And All that Shined February 1, 2007 Everyday [...]