Category: Poetry
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One Twenty Twenty Twenty
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One Twenty Twenty Twenty I wonder some years, where the time went-yHow have I arrived in Twenty-Twenty?When I was twenty I felt like I couldLive forever if I learned to be good. Now the century of the MillenniumWhich feels as only yesterday begun Already twenty of its years have flownAnd…
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The Dreamer
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Once there was a dreamer, or so they sayWho wished children could hold hands, run, and playTogether on Georgia’s red clay hillsBut was that preacher/dreamer’s dream fullfilled? Over fifty years ago he lived and diedSome might say he failed, though he triedAnd though his dream has oft been put to…
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What's An Ode?
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We’re not really talking about when the guy pays you back and says, “Here’s the money I ode you.” That would actually be owed, not ode. Of course if you were paying him to write poetry for you then you might be owed an ode. But that’s o’d news. Nowadays…
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Readable Books
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As I said the other day, the most popular pages on herbthiel.com are the pages I made about the order to read Louis L’Amour’s books about the Chantry, Sackett, and Talon families. He is one of the most popular authors around, even though he doesn’t always get mentioned in articles…
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A Couple of Brief Thoughts on Coffee
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Coffee Haiku #1 Aroma strikes noseOh, beautiful scent! Sniff, “Aaahh.”Work your magic now (The Haiku is mine, btw.)
