Category Archives: Raw Ideas

they call it the Seattle Freeze

The mountains that stand like Greek statues over the water, or their very home- for the Gods. The water like Norwegian Fjords, with sparkling yellow jelly fish and perfect reflections from setting suns. The little children, and adolescents, and hot … Continue reading

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to Cocktail Waitress

You asked what the pencil stuck in Indian head band is for? I wonder, do you really care to know?  Or was it banter to flirt- no no, just to inspire the ordering of drinks, to elicit tips, or to … Continue reading

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On LA

Be careful in letting my heart open too wide, Be careful in letting it all touch, It can be overwhelming It can be too much, for sure, And dirty. I take note: a man with this look of urgency The … Continue reading

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The magick of last night

A cup of Siberian Ginseng Tea with sugar Then I find myself in the closet with a computer and books And soon enough the books are spilled over and I am only interested in what was inspired And that fills … Continue reading

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Surf Poetry is just as bad

I can watch the weather here, the clouds build, they climb over the peaks, revealing the unseen shield over the rock; the wind moves the clouds, some fold over themselves and break apart, others have climbed fast enough to build … Continue reading

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Daily Self-Suggestion

be brave young warrior be your best beast Love so deeply guide by living And live awesomely!

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Male Role Models

Burt from Mary Poppins for his steadfast goofiness while ever doomed with Mary, and his compassion for the role of the Father. Mike Terry from Redbelt for his unyielding commitment to honor over comfort. Jim Henson for his representation of … Continue reading

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doing and being

The process of doing and being, rather than analysis and conjecture- there is an art and beauty in the repeated slog up one single mountain; as there is a beauty in embracing the always changing or varied terrain.  In being- … Continue reading

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About Fear

                There is a threshold.  You can gently push it back, stretching it further and further out.  But it is none the less a threshold that must be regarded and treated delicately.  Same as a muscle that is strained under … Continue reading

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Madrid or any Spanish City

I could imagine waking at the very crack of morning.  Hours before sunrise.  I would have taken to sleep early, as I prefer.  But I wake at 4am.  It is at this time that they are closer to ‘free’ (?).  … Continue reading

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