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Willpower and Discipline
Willpower and discipline,
have long been two of theĀ
most despised words in theĀ
english language to me.
What character flaw prevents Ā
the willpower and discipline
necessary to be the person
I imagine myself capable of being?
A half-lived lifeĀ is heartbreaking.
There is no acceptable excuse,Ā
not age or disability.
Even people with no limbsĀ
live empowered livesĀ
built on willp...
Saturday 12th October 2019 3:29 am
Technique
The way I writeā¦
I brainstorm twenty titles
words or phrases
that sound good to me
that subconsciously
already feel like parts of me
then I refine them
and refine them
pile them up around my feet
And when Iām in the mood to write
Iāll either start writing
(with aim or aimlessly)
until I get stuck
then I grab a title
work it in the lock
release whateverās hidden
(and it feels good...
Wednesday 9th October 2019 2:25 pm
Eyrignac
As I walked
through the garden dew
'tween clipped box and shapely yew,
'tween hard hornbeam and
'tween friends
a perfect peace descends
Ā
As I walked
from the round green room
past dusky shade and roses' bloom,
past shapely hedge and
past huge urns
the garden quiet returns
Ā
As I walked
in the lakeside glory
to the enchanted terrace torri,
to the ...
Thursday 30th May 2019 12:33 pm
15 minutes of Sonnet 25
Itās not love they play itāsĀ another game
Where what matters is who can count the most
Playing duck and dive, surfers search for fame
Notching names upon digital bedposts
Ā
Their followers adore them with their likes
Each character praised as if from God
If their own petard hoists them onto spikes
Then surely, itās the crowd that has turned odd.
Ā
Their ledger marking...
Saturday 27th April 2019 8:52 am
Open Mike Night
One night a week IĀ go out for a beer
To visit with friendsĀ and seek out good cheer
Its open mike, tho I do not play
I do sing along and cheer away.
There's always the regulars, there's Jeff and there's John
And sometimes Bobby will be around
Newbies are cool and always a treat
But the show that can't ever be beat...
Malcolm! They always save him til the end
With his keyb...
Wednesday 10th April 2019 9:04 pm
68 Grafton St 1977
We took acid
Saw things
We stumbled acrossĀ
Hull university
Fields
With reds and yellows
Blues and glowing
Things floating
In our heads
So funny
We laughed
And called and yelled
And danced
And pretended
We were famous
Musicians
Ā
And we went home
We became a football team
And kicked the ball in
The living room
Where we did
Everythin...
Saturday 9th February 2019 6:15 pm
Against Wind
Ā
Make it easy. Do it simple.
Just pray for God, to bless.
Love colleagues, & friends.
Ā
Surely, you gain a higher success,
Do it now, don't delay it.
Do it again, day by day.
Get that job, reach the top.
Not impossible, just try.
Do advise, every friend.
Shiny future, comes at end.
Do your best. Now, get rid.
Of any weakness, at any wind.
Monday 4th February 2019 4:20 pm
The Theater
The Theater
Today, we're togetherĀ
Tomorrow, we're apartĀ
As Cinema .. as the Theater,Ā
An End for the StartĀ
Ā
Thanks to God for LifeĀ
To work .. earn and learnĀ
Pray .. to keep SurviveĀ
Happiness to reach and YearnĀ
Ā
Surely, you're assignedĀ
For a role to achieve a goalĀ
Unless you've that mindĀ
You need to heal your soul
Saturday 2nd February 2019 5:56 pm
Writer's Block
When you get writer's block
go for a walk
findĀ a friendĀ
have a talk
blow bubbles
spin a top
count stars
watch birds flock
whatever you doĀ
don't stareĀ
at a blank page
as the clock
goes tick-tock.Ā
Ā
Thursday 3rd January 2019 12:58 pm

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