When I die, bury my body amid a pile of leaves, then go home. Plant clematis vines along fences, fill the rest of your yard with only native flowers that will desire compost— tend them lovingly, as though you had cared for me. —Michael Dickel ©2007 This poem is in the forthcoming collection of Michael […]
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” Elie Wiesel In 2011, The Bardo Group Beguines (The BeZine and Beguine Again) collected poems and other works […]
June 15, 2018 “Having the right priorities in a wrong world will humble you with a journey that only love can sustain.” Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life As I sorted through the sustainability submissions for this issue, I was struck by two things: a preponderance of both love and sadness. […]
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A horrible and inspiring week for us all, the dichotomy splitting our hearts and our ability to comprehend.
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Yes. It was both …
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Loved your absinthe post also. I seem to recall you have written another I read some time ago. Your quotation here is wise, if we burn up with anger and injustice we hurt ourselves.
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Awful, sickening tragedy ~ you say it so well, Jamie.
On another note, I was writing a poem about absinthe during the week, and lo and behold! a poem from you on that very topic! They say it’s in the ether, ‘eh? 🙂
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It must be! Maybe we drank absinthe together in another lifetime … LOL! 🙂 Happy days, Polly.
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Thank you my friend. You ceaselessly remind us of the right path.
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It needs to be remembered, Jamie; even though it is, as you say – easier said than done.!
Love from Australia…
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… and love to you, Carolyn, for the U.S.
Thank you!
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But it is worth saying. Thank you for doing so.
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I truly hope the responsible will find justice! Praying for the people in Boston! Tragic and horrible!
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It is horrible. I hope we will find out who and why. We are all praying … and I think hope there will be no more such events. I think there is a marathon in London tomorrow.
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The answer on why must be some twisted explanation, I can’t think of a sane reason on why someone will even consider causing harm! Those people there were gathered for a good cause and if in attempt to provide goodness one finds death, that doesn’t look hopeful, nevertheless, we still HOPE that there will be no more!
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Twisted! Yes. 😦
The authorities have ramped up police protection and so forth for the ball games and other gatherings this evening. I read that London is on the alert.
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