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What’s the relation Of your explanation? It’s off the subject we’re on! Alphabet soup, And Greek loop-the-loop, Alpha, phi, beta? – Come on! With little persuasion You form an equation: x + y = z. “What happened to numbers,” Will mumble the stumblers. “What happened to 1, 2, and 3?” Yet numbers are few For one such as you - A master of hieroglyphics. A genius needs not What others need taught To hell with a few good specifics. Yet you say not to worry, Take my time and not hurry. Relax! Be calm! Take a rest! Though perhaps you are right, What then for tonight? Tomorrow’s the day of the test!
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Oct 26, 2014
Oct 26, 2014 at 3:59 AM UTC
The Day of the Test
Sitting alone at home/ in the eerie glow of our phone or watching the world through our TV/ we may or may not care/ because we know we're not there/ but what will we do when we will be! But the answer can't be/ "I will just face it when it happens to me,"/ because in these turbulent and often violent times of the 21st century/ we must diligently and passionately focus daily on understanding ignorance and hatred so we can at least be helpful in diffusing volatile personal and social situations when we are faced with them head-on!
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Mar 5
Mar 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM UTC
Philosophical & Spiritual Bomb Squads
Dive deep into those domes we go Soil, h2o, building homes we go Not ***** water but damp soil to grow Planting seeds of love for Hope. Dirt brick houses can't hide the snow To cuddle closer whats needed is cold Melted into mud For the first time i'm not afraid of deep water Before we bloom the flowers Bud The seasons change, the sea gets hotter "April showers bring may flowers." Fall leaves may bring powers Rising up at early hours Building blocks Foundations for summer towers Kingdoms that we now know are ours Condensation Precipitation Participation in the cycles Team work to build disciples
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Jan 20
Jan 20, 2026 at 11:03 AM UTC
Devotion Through Seasons
The Helm of Salvation, Shield of Faith, Cingulum of Truth, Breastplate of Right-useness… shod with Boots of Manifest Destiny, stomping out Liberty and Justice for those deemed included beguiled and given extra days, to learn assisted thinking ================== Look at me, admitting to myself and to you, of course, I expect ready writers, on course, see without a vision, a what if, or a wonder if, we perish. Wishing utter evil away, or praying, either way, with confidence, say, perhaps perish, said, totally means wholly, done perish per   ire(n.) c. 1300, from Old French ire "anger, wrath, violence" (11c.), from Latin ira "anger, wrath, rage, passion," from PIE root *eis- (1), forming various words denoting passion (source also of Greek hieros "filled with the divine, holy," oistros "gadfly," originally "thing causing madness;" Disinterested parties may depart, all intention to hate faces a Y here if you choose, or chose a milisec back you know, this is the first time, ever anyone with your capacity, once, establish, right now, your tale is being recorded in those legendary books of Lucretius and a local muse in the desert, the books of life, those where precepts keep here and there, here as there and so on ----------------------- Poetic Cosmology Human Ratio Rebalance, known numbers of life producing galaxies, one, known numbers of galaxies ~ There are likely around 100 billion galaxies similar to ours in the observable universe, though the answer depends entirely on how strict your definition of "similar" is. To get to this number, we have to filter the total population of the universe through a series of specific criteria—moving from broad similarities to exact "twins." If you tighten the criteria to include detailed structure—specifically a "barred" spiral with similar chemical composition and star formation rate—the number drops significantly. A study analyzing 10,000 galaxies found that while many looked like the Milky Way at a glance, only ~0.5% were true "compact twins" with matching chemical fingerprints and structural ratios. • Result: 0.5% of 2 trillion total galaxies = ~10 billion. • Refinement: If you restrict it further to galaxies that also live in a quiet neighborhood like ours (the "Local Sheet"), simulations suggest we are even rarer, potentially lowering the count to the hundreds of millions. From <https://gemini.google.com/app/eb03b083f94da14f> What a poet's license does these days, and a fiver will get a good cup of coffee these days… and wish you could think and read at once… Or think and leave a trail, just by thinking it thunk. As a habit, as a manner adapted for setting mind on peaceful pursuits, praying within one's individuated self, a project, a mental window into a thought procession up from species intuition swallowing in the course of human events, we have days, whole never lived days, just ius to say for my own free usages, you surely grasp at whims sometimes, you certainly affirm unconscious agreement, you believed effectuality is generally subjective, subs and sups and epi and ana alathatstufft, true some time, one thing happens first, that's ordinary true, some things wish to happen never do, so true, too, this thing you are readily thinking through, breathe, we breathe, breathe, we be breathing. Same pace some place any time. --------------- Wait, hours, minutes, remind first timers, all of this, for me, is borrowed time, or gracious sakes alive, I am breathing now these 700 and some days, since dying, if it were now, 1968, and in a medivac, my heart stops then I'm dead, that did not happen, now I am acting on my own dammed dreams, yes, I explain, plain make per fectual ef fectual agency to call a we forum of two or more, before we agree to pray, say aloud, oh my lord, what is this fool thinking, what if this man is saying what is in my core just true? Jello time, slow gelling pleroma consciousness, just imagine, slowly breathing acknowledging God, the idea, the mind of, not for, Christ, he in me, the spirit the air is running Christmas caroling, the season, on earth, as it is in every such place, Old journals leave old impressions, but, you must obey the urges to maintain some worldly worth, only contend if in truth we have agreed, worthy call, on any pending promise, if we made it this far, we would thank goodness and offend no atheist.
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Nov 19, 2025
Nov 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM UTC
American Mind Headgear
The Helm of Salvation, Shield of Faith, Cingulum of Truth, Breastplate of Right-useness… shod with Boots of Manifest Destiny, stomping out Liberty and Justice for those deemed included beguiled and given extra days, to learn assisted thinking ================== Look at me, admitting to myself and to you, of course, I expect ready writers, on course, see without a vision, a what if, or a wonder if, we perish. Wishing utter evil away, or praying, either way, with confidence, say, perhaps perish, said, totally means wholly, done perish per   ire(n.) c. 1300, from Old French ire "anger, wrath, violence" (11c.), from Latin ira "anger, wrath, rage, passion," from PIE root *eis- (1), forming various words denoting passion (source also of Greek hieros "filled with the divine, holy," oistros "gadfly," originally "thing causing madness;" Disinterested parties may depart, all intention to hate faces a Y here if you choose, or chose a milisec back you know, this is the first time, ever anyone with your capacity, once, establish, right now, your tale is being recorded in those legendary books of Lucretius and a local muse in the desert, the books of life, those where precepts keep here and there, here as there and so on ----------------------- Poetic Cosmology Human Ratio Rebalance, known numbers of life producing galaxies, one, known numbers of galaxies ~ There are likely around 100 billion galaxies similar to ours in the observable universe, though the answer depends entirely on how strict your definition of "similar" is. To get to this number, we have to filter the total population of the universe through a series of specific criteria—moving from broad similarities to exact "twins." If you tighten the criteria to include detailed structure—specifically a "barred" spiral with similar chemical composition and star formation rate—the number drops significantly. A study analyzing 10,000 galaxies found that while many looked like the Milky Way at a glance, only ~0.5% were true "compact twins" with matching chemical fingerprints and structural ratios. • Result: 0.5% of 2 trillion total galaxies = ~10 billion. • Refinement: If you restrict it further to galaxies that also live in a quiet neighborhood like ours (the "Local Sheet"), simulations suggest we are even rarer, potentially lowering the count to the hundreds of millions. From <https://gemini.google.com/app/eb03b083f94da14f> What a poet's license does these days, and a fiver will get a good cup of coffee these days… and wish you could think and read at once… Or think and leave a trail, just by thinking it thunk. As a habit, as a manner adapted for setting mind on peaceful pursuits, praying within one's individuated self, a project, a mental window into a thought procession up from species intuition swallowing in the course of human events, we have days, whole never lived days, just ius to say for my own free usages, you surely grasp at whims sometimes, you certainly affirm unconscious agreement, you believed effectuality is generally subjective, subs and sups and epi and ana alathatstufft, true some time, one thing happens first, that's ordinary true, some things wish to happen never do, so true, too, this thing you are readily thinking through, breathe, we breathe, breathe, we be breathing. Same pace some place any time. --------------- Wait, hours, minutes, remind first timers, all of this, for me, is borrowed time, or gracious sakes alive, I am breathing now these 700 and some days, since dying, if it were now, 1968, and in a medivac, my heart stops then I'm dead, that did not happen, now I am acting on my own dammed dreams, yes, I explain, plain make per fectual ef fectual agency to call a we forum of two or more, before we agree to pray, say aloud, oh my lord, what is this fool thinking, what if this man is saying what is in my core just true? Jello time, slow gelling pleroma consciousness, just imagine, slowly breathing acknowledging God, the idea, the mind of, not for, Christ, he in me, the spirit the air is running Christmas caroling, the season, on earth, as it is in every such place, Old journals leave old impressions, but, you must obey the urges to maintain some worldly worth, only contend if in truth we have agreed, worthy call, on any pending promise, if we made it this far, we would thank goodness and offend no atheist.
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Your songs sweeten this bitter passing Rudder me through to calmer waters. Your words secure my departing Restore my shredded sails For this last crossing. But first let me stay a story longer, Tell me a tale from our voyages together: Of past storms soothed, Of old foes bested. And so ready me to weather this course To its end.
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May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM UTC
Last Crossing
The tables are set, we are care-free, nervously -- our feast has begun.
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Apr 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM UTC
[ The tables are set ]
We’re playing the long game. We share things, we’re lovers, we slip in and out of each other’s lives like jackets hanging on the back of a door. Relationships are like instruments, they must be played, kept in tune, the carnal and the corny balanced, carefully, like sections of an orchestra. Sometimes, I feel that I have to bring the energy, BE the entertainment - and I can do that - in spades but not forever - I’m not a tireless-giver - in fact, I'm atavistically Parisien (we admit loving nothing). I’m learning that when a relationship’s conducted, at great remove, the basics - like punctuality, dependability and preparation - become a big deal. When I’m in an optimistic headspace, I think we can do it, maybe, that we know what we want and who we are. That we’re playing the long game
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Nov 15, 2023
Nov 15, 2023 at 4:37 PM UTC
the long game
'Practice makes perfect' is a Damoclesian carrot fastened with erudite string. • Its bite mentally drops. • Practice is the whetstone of preparation. & Perfecting, the work of The Spirit. © Qwey.ku 2023
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Jan 29, 2023
Jan 29, 2023 at 7:40 PM UTC
Perfection
how do you get a boilover? you can turn up the heat add more water or increase the pressure of course, you're using a melting *** so there might be some difference in how much you'd need of each, respectively no past recipe can really offer preparation the water's not the same the temperatures' change and pressure varies wildly from kitchen to kitchen
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Feb 3, 2021
Feb 3, 2021 at 11:57 AM UTC
Revolt
Autumn wants attention today as she tosses leaves into cool, crisp air Autumn wants attention today as my flip flops are thrown off my porch into a pile of crunchy leaves There is a chill  It makes me awake, more prescient There is a chill Have I prepared? Autumn wants attention today as she tosses what's no longer needed aside
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Oct 26, 2020
Oct 26, 2020 at 3:48 PM UTC
Autumn Wind
Sometimes it’s stressful when I’m unprepared and nervous, because I fear they might think I’m not doing my job. But when I feel good having put in work and seeing it all pay off, I feel amazed at the fear that no longer taunts me
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Jun 24, 2020
Jun 24, 2020 at 3:43 AM UTC
before the session
Finders keepers, Losers weepers. You're the prey And I'm the seeker. Hunt you down, Leave you in pieces, Hold me back I really need this!
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Mar 8, 2020
Mar 8, 2020 at 8:03 PM UTC
To Nightmares with Love
For my love I have a plan So much to do - oh man This plan so grand For so long I have planned - Now to spill Oh, what a thrill! So much to do And all for you My love, I don’t mind But oh time I’m not sure I can find Ah, oh well! All shall be swell! After all, it is for you that I fell. First I must clean the house; I must sweep the downstairs, My anxiety I must dowse Oh but who cares I must sweep the porch and walkway, Tell him, “Come, go this way!” No dust at his feet Take him inside and from the heat I must clean the table, Oh I hope I am able Make sure on my feet I’m not unstable Oh my dizzy spells Are tiny hells I must clean the placemats, Shoo away the pesky cats Little things get their fur everywhere Oh but who gives a care I must clear the clutter from the piano, Think of my friend the soprano She’s a good singer But slow to answer her ringer Then I must decorate; Oh this house no one shall hate Besides I, I suppose Oh, I think I’ll give him a rose! I must put the carpetes on the piano, Nevermind the soprano What a voice On the carpetes I can put flowers or candles With no handles Oh what a choice! I must place the smooth stones and flowers in the walkway, Make them say, “Hey, come this way!” Inviting him in Oh, his heart I did win This is a celebration of my love Just for my Love I must place the stool by the door, Place his card on it and oh not the floor Hope he likes it and keeps it Hope he knows I am of wit I must put the ribbon downstairs, I don’t know if he cares But I certainly do Oh Love, I do this all for you Next I must cook and bake; I must make the steak, Get the recipe from my stepdad Oh I sure hope he’s glad I can make this myself And have a picture on the shelf I must make the mashed potatoes, No, I won’t touch the tomatoes Those are for next week Not my dinner to cook I’m not that weak I can be a good cook I must bake the brownies, They say you can smell them for counties I hope they taste sweet And not like feet Finally I must get myself ready; I must shower, clean my hair and body, So I’m not still plastered with sweat Oh and I bet You’ll just look so good Just like I know you would I must wear something nice, No, it will not be of high price If it were I would leave it hanging Like the photographs overhanging In my room Where roses bloom I must do something with my hair, Not that anyone would care None but I Still I try I must put my lotion on, This cracked flesh it must go upon To heal me Of this eczema I wish to be free After all that; I will give my arm a pat An indication for him to take it This great planning a display of my wit I shall walk him to the door Read him the card then read no more Escort him inside The dogs both aside Have him pick a seat While ready is the potatoes and tender meat To be served I supposed I would be observed As I bring him a plate Oh this is so great! Ask him if he would like a drink Once poured, our glasses will clink A sign of good fortune and luck And as I gaze into those eyes, I am lovestruck We shall dine Oh this heart of mine Beating loudly in its cage As tonight I have taken center stage And brought all the light just for my Love After we dine, After I gaze into those eyes divine, I bring out dessert It won’t be too hot, so it won’t hurt Once dessert is through I’ll look to you And ask what you would like to do A movie, perhaps? Seated side by side, a blanket on our laps My hand in yours Holding me, this ensures My mind may wander Oh the things that silently ponder Whilst I am by your side. - Jay M January 30th, 2020
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Feb 3, 2020
Feb 3, 2020 at 1:15 PM UTC
Preparation For Friday's Events
For my love I have a plan So much to do - oh man This plan so grand For so long I have planned - Now to spill Oh, what a thrill! So much to do And all for you My love, I don’t mind But oh time I’m not sure I can find Ah, oh well! All shall be swell! After all, it is for you that I fell. First I must clean the house; I must sweep the downstairs, My anxiety I must dowse Oh but who cares I must sweep the porch and walkway, Tell him, “Come, go this way!” No dust at his feet Take him inside and from the heat I must clean the table, Oh I hope I am able Make sure on my feet I’m not unstable Oh my dizzy spells Are tiny hells I must clean the placemats, Shoo away the pesky cats Little things get their fur everywhere Oh but who gives a care I must clear the clutter from the piano, Think of my friend the soprano She’s a good singer But slow to answer her ringer Then I must decorate; Oh this house no one shall hate Besides I, I suppose Oh, I think I’ll give him a rose! I must put the carpetes on the piano, Nevermind the soprano What a voice On the carpetes I can put flowers or candles With no handles Oh what a choice! I must place the smooth stones and flowers in the walkway, Make them say, “Hey, come this way!” Inviting him in Oh, his heart I did win This is a celebration of my love Just for my Love I must place the stool by the door, Place his card on it and oh not the floor Hope he likes it and keeps it Hope he knows I am of wit I must put the ribbon downstairs, I don’t know if he cares But I certainly do Oh Love, I do this all for you Next I must cook and bake; I must make the steak, Get the recipe from my stepdad Oh I sure hope he’s glad I can make this myself And have a picture on the shelf I must make the mashed potatoes, No, I won’t touch the tomatoes Those are for next week Not my dinner to cook I’m not that weak I can be a good cook I must bake the brownies, They say you can smell them for counties I hope they taste sweet And not like feet Finally I must get myself ready; I must shower, clean my hair and body, So I’m not still plastered with sweat Oh and I bet You’ll just look so good Just like I know you would I must wear something nice, No, it will not be of high price If it were I would leave it hanging Like the photographs overhanging In my room Where roses bloom I must do something with my hair, Not that anyone would care None but I Still I try I must put my lotion on, This cracked flesh it must go upon To heal me Of this eczema I wish to be free After all that; I will give my arm a pat An indication for him to take it This great planning a display of my wit I shall walk him to the door Read him the card then read no more Escort him inside The dogs both aside Have him pick a seat While ready is the potatoes and tender meat To be served I supposed I would be observed As I bring him a plate Oh this is so great! Ask him if he would like a drink Once poured, our glasses will clink A sign of good fortune and luck And as I gaze into those eyes, I am lovestruck We shall dine Oh this heart of mine Beating loudly in its cage As tonight I have taken center stage And brought all the light just for my Love After we dine, After I gaze into those eyes divine, I bring out dessert It won’t be too hot, so it won’t hurt Once dessert is through I’ll look to you And ask what you would like to do A movie, perhaps? Seated side by side, a blanket on our laps My hand in yours Holding me, this ensures My mind may wander Oh the things that silently ponder Whilst I am by your side. - Jay M January 30th, 2020
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I’m the queen of overthinking so you have to know that I’m overthinking things each night that goes by, afraid that you must have, or will, changed your mind.
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Oct 8, 2019
Oct 8, 2019 at 11:40 AM UTC
The world is spinning too fast.
Accepting and preparing myself to experience my body becoming older and my bodily-functions diminishing towards death brings me peace of mind.
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Jul 29, 2019
Jul 29, 2019 at 5:44 AM UTC
Worrying About Old Age?
Accepting that my body will probably become sick into the future, and preparing myself to experience the sickness and improve my health, brings me peace of mind.
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Jul 29, 2019
Jul 29, 2019 at 5:32 AM UTC
Worrying About Sickness?
Bread from waxed paper packet a childhood memory of mum making tea snow white, thick sliced fringed with a brown crust comfortingly heavy, ****** smelling the butter pleases me covered under the tub lid with a coated paper peeled back to reveal a thick golden slab of churned cream easily spread, cold straight from the fridge onto waiting fibrous surface, allowing it to sink in cheese in a yellow block, related to the butter in so many ways, dairy a long lost brother, sliced thick with a proper knife with the pointed curved tip, designed to ***** and pick up each slice, placing carefully on the bed prepared for it to rest, ready for the final ochre coloured element, mustard, from a glass jar using a teaspoon, to dollop before resting a second buttered slice on top to make a creation, a taste sensation
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Jul 20, 2019
Jul 20, 2019 at 2:39 PM UTC
Cheese Sandwich
There you are, You pile of steaming hot crap, I knew you were watching me, And so I was on the lookout, Why do you always turn up, At the most inopportune time?, Can't you see I'm busy?, Can't you see I'm content?, you sneak around leaving black sludge, Shovelling despair and anguish into my bag, Making it heavier as the minutes drift, So heavy, I can't carry it much further, I see you,I saw you and yet, There's sweet FA I can do about it, Other than crouch down and endure the deluge, So bring it, let's have it, Because, when you're done, I may be broken, but alive, I will be on my knees to be sure but, I will always get up.. Always...... (C) [email protected] 06/05/2019
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May 6, 2019
May 6, 2019 at 5:43 AM UTC
I See You
To those who Judge Your present Never rush Vibrate higher Dream bigger Have trust On better Future And that's Something Different
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Apr 28, 2019
Apr 28, 2019 at 8:49 PM UTC
Higher Frequency
It may be a truism but optimists cant escape it.... No one is right all of the time. The only difference there has ever been is the frequency between being wrong and right. When an optimist falls in the woods only the pessimists will notice.
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Mar 26, 2019
Mar 26, 2019 at 2:57 AM UTC
Pessimists Supporters Club
If I made a poem that sang to the seas and whispered to the winds, Would the winds remember what was whispered? And when I sang to the seas, should they see the secrets sunk into my subconscious? The winds won't ever wander where I once have. The seas never will stare solemnly at the stormy sky. Seems that it is worthless.
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Feb 21, 2019
Feb 21, 2019 at 4:42 PM UTC
Why Make Beautiful Poetry?
white pages before me pure as snow no mark, no scratch no story to show page after page waiting to be used patient, at peace excited, and amused each page a day of the future world anticipating the time when their purpose will unfold who will be a part of them? everyone but those yet to be who will enjoy them most? the people who now get ready
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Jul 23, 2018
Jul 23, 2018 at 7:51 PM UTC
White Pages
Starting to study At 12:00 in the night, So, me or sleep Who will win the fight. 10 chapters, 10 hours The statistics are clear, Earth sees its apocalypse And the end is coming near. Trying hard not to sleep And a lot harder to study, Wasted so much time As if were in no hurry. Two pages are done But that’s not enough, 333 more pages to go, The night's gonna be rough. Still 10 chapters to go And hours left are five, Amidst the chaos How I'm going to survive? Now turning the pages Faster than vin diesel’s car, Reading all at once I'm a studying superstar! Then trying to pray To all new and old gods. Wars have been won Against the greater odds. (In the exam hall) Question paper be like It was from outer space, Somehow I survived Making it a great chase. After a few answers And a long staring at wall, Gathering myself, I left the exam hall !
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May 6, 2018
May 6, 2018 at 11:28 AM UTC
A NIGHT BEFORE EXAM