tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72161296484530142252024-03-05T07:14:13.025-05:00Living in a Material WorldDMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.comBlogger386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-28875875040892542112014-10-24T09:47:00.001-04:002014-10-24T10:03:51.623-04:00<br />
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What is your purpose? Why are you here?</div>
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DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-7211316780239692232013-06-20T00:47:00.001-04:002013-06-20T00:47:26.958-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMwxeGk6xv_8c9U1TyejfBUWBwR6sI98SLMuj8DdcKxdSUDgc03Rm5SM6I4ygXBWhjiEznPWErJG0TEqHjGzIRg0AIxizYUM4fhhtrO5El2X6mD-nvUrPUN8L56yj92EhiXkKsf0Fqpen/s1600/IMG_4000.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMwxeGk6xv_8c9U1TyejfBUWBwR6sI98SLMuj8DdcKxdSUDgc03Rm5SM6I4ygXBWhjiEznPWErJG0TEqHjGzIRg0AIxizYUM4fhhtrO5El2X6mD-nvUrPUN8L56yj92EhiXkKsf0Fqpen/s320/IMG_4000.JPG" /></a><br />
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Be the most spectacular<br />
that God intended you to be. </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-39294178596051521872013-06-13T22:41:00.001-04:002013-06-13T22:41:33.368-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OuBwJLiMOCX0swYU7-nCIUgDR5pv_FCOSPm9XZb3525xibf9GAdKhmh0Bz_UXvbnUU7nxzDUeGMzFRudJxfwlmOS87xAtB-VEV1r7ZW0SARvokQgAZl1rJp_BTEdG4lauYYMuuQ0HdsI/s1600/CIMG8608.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OuBwJLiMOCX0swYU7-nCIUgDR5pv_FCOSPm9XZb3525xibf9GAdKhmh0Bz_UXvbnUU7nxzDUeGMzFRudJxfwlmOS87xAtB-VEV1r7ZW0SARvokQgAZl1rJp_BTEdG4lauYYMuuQ0HdsI/s320/CIMG8608.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
So who was "Sweet William"? And how does he feel<br />
about having this flower named after him?</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-40851541648618985722013-06-12T19:50:00.001-04:002013-06-12T19:50:33.687-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XOxYTvyFq0N4GKpgnX1nhPn47gSLE5dy6sx7ab6in7x56kd6D5eAEHc1YP-9b-wyalKjEFlpb5xU6AZO3Kg17yW7vwfhD8-YISy5lwC9bWyJAxSACN1pYkoafx0szoZQQjMj93P2WWLG/s1600/CIMG8702.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XOxYTvyFq0N4GKpgnX1nhPn47gSLE5dy6sx7ab6in7x56kd6D5eAEHc1YP-9b-wyalKjEFlpb5xU6AZO3Kg17yW7vwfhD8-YISy5lwC9bWyJAxSACN1pYkoafx0szoZQQjMj93P2WWLG/s320/CIMG8702.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
The Day The Music Died<br />
<br />
I can't tell you what day it was,<br />
all I know is the sadness that comes<br />
from keys that need dusting <br />
and pedals that are frozen,<br />
from singing and dancing<br />
that all end<br />
<br />
because things change,<br />
life goes on,<br />
and sometimes,<br />
music-makers forget<br />
<br />
and the makers of the music makers<br />
are left, shaky,<br />
trying to hum parts of tunes<br />
that have long been<br />
shelved for bigger and better things<br />
<br />
why is it that bigger and better<br />
leaves me bereft?</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-26716804046034923342013-06-11T10:40:00.001-04:002013-06-11T10:40:28.789-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRfz3aHcmjGkH5cAG6QnQqENj16AHWw_6UY1lMe3REbhnbFcHUvAVc-8wapzEG7cfFt0ZNIdY60i1es8KLkh5sO9TM3UN-lyF-hhaPO1D7pbHYdgZb7-lMes-RmPoOduwraQrSTamFy0w/s1600/CIMG8757.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRfz3aHcmjGkH5cAG6QnQqENj16AHWw_6UY1lMe3REbhnbFcHUvAVc-8wapzEG7cfFt0ZNIdY60i1es8KLkh5sO9TM3UN-lyF-hhaPO1D7pbHYdgZb7-lMes-RmPoOduwraQrSTamFy0w/s320/CIMG8757.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
lacey blue hydrangea,<br />
memories of my Grandma's tatting<br />
this color always makes me think of her<br />
on her knees,<br />
praying the rosary</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-51645263311689034182012-11-01T19:09:00.001-04:002012-11-01T19:09:37.511-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BlptxhzbBo55lCQ7rlgtTfG48idMlnFrYfJFQ5HXyCrdHrwXu8zUzYS533x2ULgkFxZAQzTh9RLWnfG9-UfW7IE1hiZAKrBwS2AgoPM-N5HVGhQNBowIs1fiZbwAGt0A2iRv_FWE8gwa/s1600/CIMG7461.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BlptxhzbBo55lCQ7rlgtTfG48idMlnFrYfJFQ5HXyCrdHrwXu8zUzYS533x2ULgkFxZAQzTh9RLWnfG9-UfW7IE1hiZAKrBwS2AgoPM-N5HVGhQNBowIs1fiZbwAGt0A2iRv_FWE8gwa/s320/CIMG7461.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
this was the quiet<br />
before the ferocious storm<br />
shook feathers from ducks </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-32685835011716245632012-10-23T12:21:00.001-04:002012-10-23T12:21:11.681-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHbNlEFViUzXbPQjTQM9XjQcJn6CVtRJyVROneISntsEvzQqgup2FZyYQIzump41gc3swC4hCSgvNU-QRyr68p5GFZP2s6ALzbcwfqT0TztF9Lp7VIi-NpgZmp16ayDoSL6c6DaeiL1s_/s1600/CIMG7490.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHbNlEFViUzXbPQjTQM9XjQcJn6CVtRJyVROneISntsEvzQqgup2FZyYQIzump41gc3swC4hCSgvNU-QRyr68p5GFZP2s6ALzbcwfqT0TztF9Lp7VIi-NpgZmp16ayDoSL6c6DaeiL1s_/s320/CIMG7490.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
I'm blessed with the most<br />
spectacular friends in the world<br />
who can create such beauty<br />
with cloth, thread,<br />
time,<br />
and love.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-30314533491643067412012-10-23T12:18:00.001-04:002012-10-23T12:18:26.155-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-82qOohz8VC9x-l-vq1Lr7D0E5SxXCTrKaoAbzQNhb1Aj3OqBt4FEA43bPsCT2slG1aTRc89YQQLiwUpCwxFyvf1OvnjWBAdQF0mmiGRjxEBAAmDb6FpodIB8zkyePrMbffKKMUMPVVc/s1600/CIMG7384.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-82qOohz8VC9x-l-vq1Lr7D0E5SxXCTrKaoAbzQNhb1Aj3OqBt4FEA43bPsCT2slG1aTRc89YQQLiwUpCwxFyvf1OvnjWBAdQF0mmiGRjxEBAAmDb6FpodIB8zkyePrMbffKKMUMPVVc/s320/CIMG7384.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
someone once told me<br />
that if I ate one of these red seeds<br />
that a magnolia tree would grow<br />
in my belly<br />
all these years later<br />
I still wonder what it would have tasted like,<br />
but even more than that, <br />
I wonder if a magnolia tree would really<br />
grow in my belly </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-80358709644606901622012-09-27T17:38:00.001-04:002012-09-27T17:39:01.315-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tCQCK6SP9P0uPhYBQODnA2bsT7ic8pui7rmIz4F9Nd7v96Esi_yYSozc0ApL-SkS42yHibE81-tdlc6JhujcJlGaQPorzK0lmnWhHWDZDLWUCxWIhp2bZolt0cvJFRmu9dyCgAcgG2jz/s1600/CIMG7271.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tCQCK6SP9P0uPhYBQODnA2bsT7ic8pui7rmIz4F9Nd7v96Esi_yYSozc0ApL-SkS42yHibE81-tdlc6JhujcJlGaQPorzK0lmnWhHWDZDLWUCxWIhp2bZolt0cvJFRmu9dyCgAcgG2jz/s320/CIMG7271.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
do you ever feel<br />
like you wish you had fewer<br />
choices to pick from?</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-68817818482044852072012-09-15T10:00:00.001-04:002012-09-15T10:00:58.601-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7PAftRUXC80zoes9mO8CFsb68g1ZYflHSMLkuyazkbHcnWPwYTif8B5yBV1hQQItPLMKpQOrTGwpZ4TqUR1wi8qzrvL7EiLbBuO-XxdLCDa5cF2bDgtwBFYqIDODR7oxUYGiXjTVtZJ5/s1600/CIMG7034.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7PAftRUXC80zoes9mO8CFsb68g1ZYflHSMLkuyazkbHcnWPwYTif8B5yBV1hQQItPLMKpQOrTGwpZ4TqUR1wi8qzrvL7EiLbBuO-XxdLCDa5cF2bDgtwBFYqIDODR7oxUYGiXjTVtZJ5/s320/CIMG7034.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
it's complicated<br />
acknowledging your feelings<br />
being true to mine</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-12684414000209074942012-09-13T16:23:00.001-04:002012-09-13T16:23:44.600-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQrtCBB4nPgGOJAGbvcQKUBVVluKPoIds0fIX6zgHagwxGvDATyO4w7NoiYiuQVvdaBzkk-Yv3YEFeCaWQSXKCZaddUNVTqprEE6LbDJoN6Uv3auyPrtrnigK8IVxMwcKdAmxkF99O1nb/s1600/CIMG7026.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQrtCBB4nPgGOJAGbvcQKUBVVluKPoIds0fIX6zgHagwxGvDATyO4w7NoiYiuQVvdaBzkk-Yv3YEFeCaWQSXKCZaddUNVTqprEE6LbDJoN6Uv3auyPrtrnigK8IVxMwcKdAmxkF99O1nb/s320/CIMG7026.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
to plow ahead like <br />
a railroad train or tiptoe<br />
like a spider up a wall<br />
it's all about balance,<br />
knowing when to dive,<br />
when to tread<br />
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<br />
it is in slowing<br />
down and watching critters when<br />
perspective returns</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-8478678630760211032012-08-21T20:27:00.001-04:002012-08-21T20:27:59.518-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9h9-_SzB5FGQ18xAUBNe4MzHDIu2ekqTMvQ2BCHPmH018J6i2DPJi-A4R6TJx6ceYzA_YLVpOEjQ1yLmk8uzR_eSCxhwDCtPX8psJSrCjwRrg8mDZBhcf7qQOIc6BP-2YJDnMoeeI-s_/s1600/CIMG6936.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9h9-_SzB5FGQ18xAUBNe4MzHDIu2ekqTMvQ2BCHPmH018J6i2DPJi-A4R6TJx6ceYzA_YLVpOEjQ1yLmk8uzR_eSCxhwDCtPX8psJSrCjwRrg8mDZBhcf7qQOIc6BP-2YJDnMoeeI-s_/s320/CIMG6936.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
do you ever have a feeling<br />
that you'd really rather not<br />
dig any deeper</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-71109688409707127982012-08-18T10:11:00.001-04:002012-08-18T10:11:16.916-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_VKjjbwJ8SiVfpac6y6wUn808DF4FmkqcRdElAltLpacZAsKhmTM2jiSk3yhMZrpbI_i_RI4WvDKiCURZZGfLyXfbVjIzPw_52MI6_oWKBbHoSfx8SXSvWmxIxNf73xb1zFRUkLhuBQn/s1600/CIMG6848.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_VKjjbwJ8SiVfpac6y6wUn808DF4FmkqcRdElAltLpacZAsKhmTM2jiSk3yhMZrpbI_i_RI4WvDKiCURZZGfLyXfbVjIzPw_52MI6_oWKBbHoSfx8SXSvWmxIxNf73xb1zFRUkLhuBQn/s320/CIMG6848.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
A man, Duane Hanson,<br />
sculpted this from polyester resin.<br />
<br />
She blows my mind.<br />
<br />
As wonderfully as she is made<br />
the very act of sculpting her<br />
out of a carcinogen<br />
killed Duane Hanson.<br />
<br />
I wonder what it cost God<br />
to make all of us.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-62012322764505468842012-08-16T23:16:00.001-04:002012-08-16T23:16:30.451-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwdwSlY8ml3wTKW8RCY7zjB5M8vfNU0xpM8Nhb69uwjVFTaIf5LbF_lDV6Szfm29DyxhpYz7pzbxfCIGjEanfFapvshefjA2SpaR4Rm0BjYv3TXMgPnIPhX1QV1XuZ5fPz1_stDei5hFQ/s1600/CIMG6854.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwdwSlY8ml3wTKW8RCY7zjB5M8vfNU0xpM8Nhb69uwjVFTaIf5LbF_lDV6Szfm29DyxhpYz7pzbxfCIGjEanfFapvshefjA2SpaR4Rm0BjYv3TXMgPnIPhX1QV1XuZ5fPz1_stDei5hFQ/s320/CIMG6854.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
How is it that we are here, as<br />
Opposed to anywhere else, like<br />
Michigan? We all have our reasons,<br />
Everyone belongs somewhere.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-4997844379838434592012-08-15T09:54:00.001-04:002012-08-15T09:54:58.489-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgEqthpNJOtJTEVodPyUfTbHmTw2Je6zfz360LQGTd7X5sf52mWRhbxbTO3FMJm_0LlKPu2LsECIB7s6NxxJojsHM826bh0kpBUu7vH3HFYVQuFaHYbTee8LhY4uS_boIkhIVGlCBc3l1/s1600/CIMG6647.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgEqthpNJOtJTEVodPyUfTbHmTw2Je6zfz360LQGTd7X5sf52mWRhbxbTO3FMJm_0LlKPu2LsECIB7s6NxxJojsHM826bh0kpBUu7vH3HFYVQuFaHYbTee8LhY4uS_boIkhIVGlCBc3l1/s320/CIMG6647.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
I'm a list person<br />
adding, omitting, crossing out.<br />
<br />
Sometimes just noticing how<br />
the words pile on top of one another<br />
can instill excitement<br />
or dread<br />
or inspire a simple wish<br />
to see more white<br />
on the page</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-70022846468632548712012-08-12T02:26:00.000-04:002012-08-13T02:27:51.361-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<br />
a loaded bobbin,<br />
a window of time, and the<br />
blessing of purpose</div>
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DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-83447683502219825142012-08-10T01:44:00.001-04:002012-08-10T03:01:14.691-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMG0I4MuB7pke4S-IX80OuXxoVF6vueGTiycmPg7NJ6hvX4oX0KOp_rrili3zKzMi3nihJOq5G9qYpVn00UfbgpKLiePEWEd7Ttl8NGoXrhJdLchd2H8tea7cjYZX3Xqyy8UNt7DqH4S7/s1600/CIMG6957.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMG0I4MuB7pke4S-IX80OuXxoVF6vueGTiycmPg7NJ6hvX4oX0KOp_rrili3zKzMi3nihJOq5G9qYpVn00UfbgpKLiePEWEd7Ttl8NGoXrhJdLchd2H8tea7cjYZX3Xqyy8UNt7DqH4S7/s400/CIMG6957.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
these sweltering days<br />
as heavy as dog's breath<br />
I dream of autumn </div>
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<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-15179320939105032142011-07-06T00:45:00.000-04:002011-07-08T00:46:23.364-04:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSeKyDNJ_ScWdZItE4-HagGWETs7LS4TMMNnKDcfdWrnpyS-JRe5_cEjEc0JE4X8RDRwlscNrvQ2EhDL89LCk_Po_UgCnyVa7NLxLs-twowOFu4lBC6cW5GVS5I6Q9EH6HuDAzLGA-wCp/s1600/CIMG4015.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSeKyDNJ_ScWdZItE4-HagGWETs7LS4TMMNnKDcfdWrnpyS-JRe5_cEjEc0JE4X8RDRwlscNrvQ2EhDL89LCk_Po_UgCnyVa7NLxLs-twowOFu4lBC6cW5GVS5I6Q9EH6HuDAzLGA-wCp/s400/CIMG4015.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />lightning-charged<br />bursts, the smell of gunpowder,<br />the rockets' wiggly<br />red glare <br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-5779889895752952632011-07-05T00:43:00.001-04:002011-07-08T00:49:57.955-04:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5JW69KyHhGmsK3fNefOA1l-zqemrgO8a9RRIO_PbhDntbcG8GsqkjkJHSiYBsZaxQsua7SrHqwTn26jB4BcMxSrrWLwkjTo6NlYe9y1Kyh2XuSMuISnWHFqx4xlB9OPJjPZJPv8gA7n3/s1600/CIMG3999.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5JW69KyHhGmsK3fNefOA1l-zqemrgO8a9RRIO_PbhDntbcG8GsqkjkJHSiYBsZaxQsua7SrHqwTn26jB4BcMxSrrWLwkjTo6NlYe9y1Kyh2XuSMuISnWHFqx4xlB9OPJjPZJPv8gA7n3/s400/CIMG3999.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />sometimes, when life<br />doesn't go quite the way<br />you had planned,<br />the unexpected can yield<br />exciting results<br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-23997146178019998062011-07-04T00:41:00.000-04:002011-07-08T00:41:49.104-04:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMFr0jXq-A6Q8b178H12312kuwcL7DGUWE2ClabQOEdk7AXjqjRfA0ECHYlruOSoFwMIg-g3g8D8ipmfqabfYpvIESeiDk8yXxccDRtWOlP6uHnxkKHSI2XxysyUq2AX_snVqomeLYRc8/s1600/CIMG4057.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMFr0jXq-A6Q8b178H12312kuwcL7DGUWE2ClabQOEdk7AXjqjRfA0ECHYlruOSoFwMIg-g3g8D8ipmfqabfYpvIESeiDk8yXxccDRtWOlP6uHnxkKHSI2XxysyUq2AX_snVqomeLYRc8/s400/CIMG4057.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />Fantastic fourth,<br />full of sizzling<br />fireballs,<br />the air crackling<br />with electricity <br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-42064523611662518982011-07-01T00:49:00.000-04:002011-07-08T00:50:35.493-04:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77XT9qyra1zcUlBOukZRrYLLhSjbxmUw7CyNPvY35JWfO70P4WDlPSTM0MrjQLh_Q9ky5Svb92-MXKh38GYqVx54X0zEcom9JTQ-Qo0Q_aVZdEZMlzk9HZ6cowIUFUo8VKQG_Aofb96lB/s1600/CIMG3507.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77XT9qyra1zcUlBOukZRrYLLhSjbxmUw7CyNPvY35JWfO70P4WDlPSTM0MrjQLh_Q9ky5Svb92-MXKh38GYqVx54X0zEcom9JTQ-Qo0Q_aVZdEZMlzk9HZ6cowIUFUo8VKQG_Aofb96lB/s400/CIMG3507.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />Well don't look at me<br />like I got you in this predicament,<br />you managed to get your<br />head through that fence<br /><br />And it's up to you<br />to get it out<br /><br />because I'm laughing<br />too hard <br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-43078108435950078492011-06-28T00:53:00.000-04:002012-08-10T03:11:26.288-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<br />
<br />
if I had a green thumb<br />
this is what I might do<br />
with it<br />
<br />
but none of my thumbs,<br />
and I have a lot of them,<br />
are green<br />
<br />
still, I won't<br />
stop trying <br />
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<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-28157970656739648482011-06-25T00:55:00.000-04:002011-07-08T00:56:21.022-04:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_L4r7LCo1Axnl34mJyi7orq4r7rBL613gU8frfJvR-BCCoSCs3d38rqCCEkOhLyN3wzfttjTw89Yw1PUO4ndsE_TAfzZh5YArE2jMP9DuOEdan33Nl0uLS0vBBieZz0NvvOrGYi6FfjQB/s1600/CIMG3540.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_L4r7LCo1Axnl34mJyi7orq4r7rBL613gU8frfJvR-BCCoSCs3d38rqCCEkOhLyN3wzfttjTw89Yw1PUO4ndsE_TAfzZh5YArE2jMP9DuOEdan33Nl0uLS0vBBieZz0NvvOrGYi6FfjQB/s400/CIMG3540.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />still seeking that pocket<br />between ordinary<br />and bizarre <br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216129648453014225.post-66181266328655204132011-06-22T12:41:00.000-04:002011-06-22T12:41:32.952-04:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcytlkO16tR6hwjwdTkC9AKwdN__3p2DQJ7q1ng-rB2kxn0fax2m23x9ZE3zUod5J2Rd6DeEKJz5chjfuLIWsPEmedJo2G-2cweH0XrXSh4dNrKDtR5kbay4_DFFsHqXiZw5kj6NeFFcr/s1600/CIMG3395.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcytlkO16tR6hwjwdTkC9AKwdN__3p2DQJ7q1ng-rB2kxn0fax2m23x9ZE3zUod5J2Rd6DeEKJz5chjfuLIWsPEmedJo2G-2cweH0XrXSh4dNrKDtR5kbay4_DFFsHqXiZw5kj6NeFFcr/s400/CIMG3395.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />ordinary day<br />but hot and humid<br />ordinary neighborhood<br />but so still and quiet<br /><br />then from among<br />the rows of toyotas<br />and neatly trimmed<br />sidewalks I catch<br /><br />sight of<br />extraordinary<br /><br />and my jaw drops<br />in wonder<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>DMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10922479547103190879noreply@blogger.com0