Tag Archives: belief

Poem 114 – Rejection

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Michael

I am used to rejection People tune out to me. Ignore me. Not wanting to be around me.   Disparate from childhood Bookworm Isolated Happy in my world.   Different is not easy Reaching out impossible Withdrawal is safer The … Continue reading →

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Poem 111 – Prattling

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Michael

Just today my dearest friend Tells me I prattle well. That my prattling reveals who I am, That I should do more of it. After all a good prattle can be very cathartic.   And it’s Monday, I look at … Continue reading →

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POETICS – Poetically Evolving – Lessons Learned.

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Michael

  Humble beginnings indeed, At age ten a terrible verse It’s haunted me all these years ‘Green trees grow beyond the meadow green’!   Ever since striving to write a better line more erudite, more precise Exploring poetic terms With … Continue reading →

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The Cat People of Kagir Manor – Part 7

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Michael

If you haven’t read the other parts you can find them here: Part one Part two Part three Part four Part five Part 6  http://jlroeder.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/the-cat-people-of-kagir-manor-part-6/ As light from the weak sun filtered through the window of the room, Michael rose … Continue reading →

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Prompt 40 Sheer Wonder – Raining Fish

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Michael

A day like so many We had played in the playground The usual games, football and handball, The bell rings, its line up for class. In neat rows, we stand, shoulder to shoulder Teachers checks if the milk has been … Continue reading →

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Poem 60

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Michael

There’s a hole in my heart Self inflicted once again My own ego punctured holes Believing the unbelievable Lanced through from my own ignorance. Stepping in shit when I should know better For dreams are just Figments of imagination. Long … Continue reading →

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D’Verse – Tim

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Michael

I have looked at you across our fence Our friendship gate is what joins us now, You tilling in your garden Me looking at my weeds, Wishing I could get down and rip them out. You in your garden rich … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – Boots

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Michael

Today I received my first pair of boots. The first I have ever owned. Prior to today boots were hand me downs or ones scavenged from the dump. Shoes are a luxury, but a necessity. They have saved me from … Continue reading →

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Prompt 32 – Bridge

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Michael

Ellie’s Bridge A small man, named Clyde, Built a bridge to heaven. He named it after his wife. It took him years to build He could only achieve it by Continuing to love her. People flocked from everywhere A rare … Continue reading →

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Story 1 – Tackas – Part 6

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Michael

Mary Elizabeth Tackan My mother Mary was born in 1925 in the town of Loughrea in country Galway. She grew up with an older brother Bill, who is sadly passed now. My mam lived in what in those years would … Continue reading →

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