Category: meaning of life
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The Pelican
Trying not to think, Fearing I’d unearth forgotten obligations When something caused me to look up and see A brown pelican flying over me, A day-saving moment.
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Rescue Me…
Rescue me rescue dog I need strength to overcome War, hatred and disease That’s plaguing everyone. Life would be right again, Walks brisk and worry free If when I rescued you, You somehow rescued me.
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The Saturday Question:
Do you have great thoughts when you are far away from work? Even though I enjoyed my various jobs over the past 50 years (Yikes!), I found that when I took time away from work, my thoughts would become highly creative “and fun to be with.” Sadly, I simply didn’t take enough time off over […]
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Remembering a Full Moon
There was a full moon a few days ago which reminded me of the most dramatic full moon I’ve ever witnessed. The drama comes from the time in my life when I saw it. It’s 1971 and I am driving on a pitch-black night on historic Route 66 for the first time in a VW […]
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The Last Leaf
Now that winter weather is here, the dynamic of the last leaf comes into play for those of us who wander in the cold with a camera and a dog. I am lucky that Ivan stays still when I get ready to shoot. If I were a last leaf, I might be this one, bright […]
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Hold This Moment…
I drove 300 miles yesterday, about 270 miles over my self-imposed limit for one day. But near the end of this trip with the November sun on the horizon shooting shafts of bright light into my eyes–I had on dark sunglasses–the song came on the car radio: “I’m Your Captain” by Grand Funk Railroad. This […]
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Empty Bench…Remembering 9/11
Took this shot five years ago in September of an empty bench. Actually, it isn’t completely unoccupied–there is some propaganda put there for someone who might be suffering from…(fill in the blank). Horror happens daily in this country, this world. Unspeakable crimes lead to public vigils intended to make certain the horrors are not forgotten. […]
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