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Rose of Honesty

Posted on January 6, 2012 by skipavm@gmail.com

When I hand you the rose of honesty, please be aware of the thorns.  I’ve already pricked my hands many times carrying it around on my own. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Were You Here, Say I

Posted on December 22, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

The swells now slowly softenAs they went wading into dusk“I think the tides are shifting”And we are here,…and that’s enough. “I thought we’d lost each otherIn the throes of hearts let loose,”headlong into destinyUnfurling ribbons from the seas…words curled on … Continue reading →

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When you start feeling lighter again, ascend.

Posted on December 17, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Locked within us, behind doors we draw closed upon us, year after year; surrounded by loops and loops of locked and rusting chains, is something even more fundamental than faith…an unabashed and boundless and unbiased openness. We had a moment … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 15, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Ma Leonn (artist) even the sun seems to skirt around china tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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I remember a time when I didn’t have to remember a time…

Posted on December 15, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

I remember a time when I didn’t have to remember a time When butter only came in sticks. And the trash men came every morning When a Chevy was just a Chevy… And my dad parked it for free and … Continue reading →

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Emoticons

Posted on December 14, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

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Nihilism by File

Posted on December 12, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

He fantasizes of filing in contempt the corners off squares…but for every shaved angle, two more are made. When no more can be found, he learns to love circles. What’s so boxy about a box turtle anyway… tis nothing if … Continue reading →

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‎~ K. Smith ~ “While his eyes saw the sky, his soul saw Heaven.”

Posted on December 12, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

You must cover half the journey before its end. And every half journey, is its own. So on infinitum. Hm. It is rational to postulate that our choices (to move) come down to covering half of an infinitesimally small distance… … Continue reading →

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On Broken Hearts and Love that Does Start

Posted on December 11, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Our broken hearts…beat loudly. They pound away at the diamond hard surface of love with soft golden hammers. Looking for what? – to perhaps take a chip out of it, or find more gold with which to make more hammers … Continue reading →

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The Gardens of Siam

Posted on December 9, 2011 by skipavm@gmail.com

Whiskers stir on dandelion stemsWhile dawn departs on fragrant winds.“We see the sun, his shadow’s falling,”from the treetops, cried the waling-waling. Wink awake oh dreaming roseBrush your trestles from the briers Till the soils of your tacticsAnd climb the trellis … Continue reading →

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