New Year’s Eve. This day has as many rituals, traditions, and memories attached to it as most any other holiday only it seems that usually these memories and traditions tend to be less healthy and wholesome. Dressing up for what you promise yourself won’t be like “last year” as you head out to meet your … Continue reading Reblog: “New Year’s Eve Ritual”
Normally I don’t know that I will share songs in such rapid succession but with this song and on this day I will make an exception. As 2017 closes and we wait eagerly for 2018 and all it’s promise, think on those things that are negative and unhealthy, every critical thought you’ve had or that … Continue reading The Sound of My Day: “Live Like a Warrior”
When I was very maybe 3 years old I remember my older brother being a part of a performance at church where they sang a song the message from which struck me then to the degree that the chorus still floats around in my noggin at times called “Input Output” (by Gary McSpadden and Kathie … Continue reading The Sound of My Day: “We Live”
Silence, both most loved And most dreaded of all things; Speak up, please, but silently; Give me what I need to hear, I’ll rest in quiet. . Tanka poetry is similar to haiku (5-7-5) except that it is longer (5-7-7-7-5). I find being limited syllabically forces my oft too verbose self to focus on which … Continue reading Silence
Sitting in my office today at my writing desk, I found myself staring at a simple snapshot, smiling warmly, and feeling astonished at how such an uninteresting looking shot would be so valuable to me that it would be the only photograph to grace my space. Do you see it? Somewhere between empty journals waiting … Continue reading The Road You’ve Taken
This is one of Shakespeare’s most well loved sonnets and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it is my current favorite as well. Typically analysis of this poem overall takes the incredibly literal approach to the content in saying that Shakespeare is saying that this one woman’s beauty is eternal and will never fade away because he has written … Continue reading Classics: “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?”
I sat down this afternoon to watch my all time favorite movie: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. I remember writing to the local TV station when I was perhaps 4 to ask them to air it at Christmas and looking at it today I’m struck by how much everything about this movie influenced who I became … Continue reading White Christmas
