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Soul Food

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When hunger rumbles

deep within our starving souls,

what repast will fill the void?

~

When the soul hungers

the divine rejoices to

have a chance to fill the void.

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Tagged hunger, void, yearning

Jan·31

Bon Appétit

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If you were planning

a menu for a full life,

what would you include?

~

A meaty vocation,

an aged vintage romance,

and some salty memories.

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Tagged balance, courses, menu

Jan·30

Fulfillment

Posted by 2garrabrants

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A warm loaf of bread,

a cool jug of wine and thou…

Did Khayyám miss anything?

~

A bit of heaven

such as this needs only deep

gratitude to be complete.

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Tagged Iran, Omar Khayyam, pleasures

Jan·29

All that Glitters

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Is there anything

better than a golden end 

to a rain soaked day?

~

A golden Lager

and tropical cabana

might win by a nose…

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Tagged golden, perfection

Jan·28

Quality Dining

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Considering meals,

is it quality food or

company that makes the day?

~

Even quality

food turns to mush when we dine

 with company  less sublime.

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Tagged food, friends, fun

Jan·27

Edgewise Words

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Is it better to

sup with jays or eat crow? – a

major question of our times

~

A meal with either;

Heaven for the introvert.

No burdensome social noise!

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Tagged chit chat, cocktail, intovert, meal

Jan·26

Controlling Questions

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Why do we struggle
to control actions beyond
us before we leash our own?
~

 To control or not

to control – what, when and how –

those are the questions.

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Jan·25

Choices

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When frustration rules

and patience flees, how can we

regain our own sovereignty ?

~

What is sovereignty?

Freedom to choose? Or control?

Control is an illusion!

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Tagged choices, control, guidence, reigning

Jan·24

Contingencies

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Is it a comfort,
when viewing the road ahead,
that we’ve gotten where we are?

~

It all depends on

whether we  are  behind bars

 or walking free.

 

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Tagged journey, steps

Jan·23

A Limb and a Prayer

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When we so yearn for

solid ground, what will help us

 on this uneven terrain?

~

For a species born

in trees, unused to ground,

surely comfort can be found.

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Tagged adaptation, change, comfort, growth

Jan·22

Weighing Alternatives

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When facing a fight
will weapons and wits win us
wars or weave us worse worries?
~

First we must learn what’s

worth fighting for and then do 

our best to win without war. 

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Jan·21

The Might to Heal

Posted by 2garrabrants

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So, all in all what

would you say to those who think

pens are mightier than swords?

~

Swords might cut or kill

but mighty pens might heal, which

simple swords might never do.

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Tagged heal, kill, might, pens, swords

Jan·20

What Writing May Do

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Writing may help fill
our spiritual void;
what else might it accomplish?

~

Writing can also

empty our ego as we

struggle to give the void form. 

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Tagged purpose, writing

Jan·19

Almighty Pen

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What more can be said

by orators or poets

that hasn’t been said before?

~

As much can be said

as can be seen and be felt.

Thus is poetry’s power.

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Tagged emotion, expression, observation

Jan·18

First Things First

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If we just follow

the faith deep within our hearts,

can we not find paths to peace?

~

Ah, but there’s the rub.

 We must first find the time to

meet the faith that lies within.

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Tagged peace, search

Jan·17

Faith not Religion

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What can the world’s faiths

teach us when they seem at such

odds with each other?

~

They may speak their truth,

these Rabbis, Imams and Priests,

but true faith, dwells within.

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Tagged control, dogma, faith, heart, Religion, soul

Jan·16

No Beyond

Posted by 2garrabrants

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And while we’re looking
beyond obvious meanings,
what’s up with the nightly news?

~

Whether night or day,

the news, though changing, remains

the same -some good, mostly bad.

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Tagged fiction, truth

Jan·15

True Motives

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Do you really think

Jack and Jill went up that hill

to fetch a pail of water?

~

It seems more likely

they struggled up that slope

to flee an older sibling!

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Jan·14

Inside Out

Posted by 2garrabrants

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When the road is dark
And the path most unclear,
Where is our guiding beacon?

~

When what’s outside can’t

mark the path, we must then turn

to an inner light.

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Jan·13

Finding the Way

Posted by 2garrabrants

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 Where do we turn when

there’s no where to turn and we’ve

clearly lost our way?

~

When we’ve lost our way,

one good turn or another

is as good as going home.

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Tagged found, lost, the way

Jan·12

The Best Of Kin

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Is political

apathy a cousin to

compassion fatigue?

~

The best of kin learn

to take care of themselves as

well as each other.

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Tagged giving up

Jan·11

Ultimate Ends

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If counting to ten

slows our response, what would

 bring us to a complete stop?

~

Physicists would say

entropy is the ticket.

But for me, it’s Accounting!

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Tagged ends, means, pauses

Jan·10

A Full Embrace

Posted by 2garrabrants

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But can we embrace

The light, simply by taking

A moment to see our world?

~

By making time to

 see what lies before us, we

can  embrace both dark and light.

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Tagged breathe, chronicle, observe, pause

Jan·09

Running Blind

Posted by 2garrabrants

0

Why do we hurry

through our days when we know night

will come soon enough?

~

Perhaps we distract

ourselves with endless motion

to avoid encroaching dark.

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Tagged denial, fear, work

Jan·08

Lost And Found

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Gazing upon blank

Paper, lost in the texture.

With what should I sully it?

~

Sometimes the greatest

of bards must wait to see what

comes to fill this space.

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Tagged block, crisis

Jan·07

Boating for Bliss

Posted by 2garrabrants

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What would you suggest

is important to include

in an anti-despair kit?

~

In case of despair

grab a pad, sharpen the pencil,

and write yourself a life raft.

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Jan·06

Beyond Measure

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If it’s all about

journey, not destination,

what yardstick measures progress?

~

It’s how you get there

that counts, not where you’re headed

or when you arrive.

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Tagged journey, measure

Jan·05

Finding the Hidden

Posted by 2garrabrants

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If there’s some secret

known only to a few that brings

happiness, what is it?

~

The secret is known

to all. But, perhaps, it’s just

well hidden in the darkness.

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Tagged finding, Happiness, Hidden, seeking

Jan·04

To Search Or Not To Search

Posted by 2garrabrants

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On discovery:

Of things undiscovered,

What happens to happiness?

~

What brings happiness

can lie in plain sight and still

go undiscovered.

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Jan·03

All in Good Time

Posted by 2garrabrants

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Now that we’re one day

into the New Year, what else

have you discovered that’s new?

~

Discovery will

unfold like origami

cranes, deconstructed by time.

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Tagged discovery, growth, learning

Jan·02

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