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The lost days of my life until to-day, What were they, could I see them on the street Lie as they fell? Would they be ears of wheat Sown once for food but trodden into clay? Or golden coins squandered and still to pay? Or drops of blood dabbling the guilty feet? Or such spilt water as in dreams must cheat The throats of men in Hell, who thirst alway? I do not see them here; but after death God knows I know the faces I shall see, Each one a murdered self, with low last breath. ‘I am thyself, — what hast thou done to me?’ ‘And I—and I—thyself,’ (lo! each one saith,) ‘And thou thyself to all eternity!’
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Lost Days
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Apr 8, 2016
Apr 8, 2016 at 4:16 PM UTC
Words and phrases that rhyme with ****
Shadow of the past, echo of the future; dedicated Musician, a Phonomancer; and inspired Philosopher, a Philosomancer. A Mystic and a Metalhead, a lifetime Scholar and a self-Teacher; a determined and self-guided mythic Artist, a psychologist and an Observer; I am a Lover, a Father, and a Son, a homeowner and a Dishwasher, a Friend and a bit of a stoner, a social drinker and a fan of quality Spirits; I am a self-contained Universe contained within another Universe; so fractal-esque. There is much to this being I call "me" and so little of it is visible from the surface of my awareness; so much of it falls within- within the limitless void; to be revealed only in Time, and, to be unraveled by Time. Discerning, yet reckless, a wise man and a fool; I find myself within, and within myself, a beautifully chaotic dance of chaotically diverse energies. Within: the Spirit of a Renaissance Man; Music, Geometry, Cosmology, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Mythology, Musicology, Psychology, Masculine, Feminine, Canine, Feline, Light, Dark, Day, Night, Sun, Moon, Anthropology, Cooking, Dreams, *** Love, Lust, and Suffering, Spirituality, Science, Language, Contrast, Respect, Individualist, Intuition, Feeling, Understanding, Action, Non-Action, Elation, a bit of a Goth and a Hippie, a Rocker and a Composer, Haphazard Attention to Detail, Conscious, Shadow, Subconscious, Id, Ego, Super-Ego, Animal, Human Being. Alive. Mortal. Mortal, and grateful for it. An aspiring, amateur Shaman who "shows promise"; dabbling in Feng Shui, the Occult, T'ai Chi, the Tao, Zen, Music, Art, and Life; a dilettante Poet; I am an ephemeral expression, a temporary microcosm, of both the Human Spirit and the very Universe in which we occur, if for but a brief, beautiful, fleeting, moment.
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Jan 25, 2014
Jan 25, 2014 at 12:13 AM UTC
Musical Shaman
Shadow of the past, echo of the future; dedicated Musician, a Phonomancer; and inspired Philosopher, a Philosomancer. A Mystic and a Metalhead, a lifetime Scholar and a self-Teacher; a determined and self-guided mythic Artist, a psychologist and an Observer; I am a Lover, a Father, and a Son, a homeowner and a Dishwasher, a Friend and a bit of a stoner, a social drinker and a fan of quality Spirits; I am a self-contained Universe contained within another Universe; so fractal-esque. There is much to this being I call "me" and so little of it is visible from the surface of my awareness; so much of it falls within- within the limitless void; to be revealed only in Time, and, to be unraveled by Time. Discerning, yet reckless, a wise man and a fool; I find myself within, and within myself, a beautifully chaotic dance of chaotically diverse energies. Within: the Spirit of a Renaissance Man; Music, Geometry, Cosmology, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Mythology, Musicology, Psychology, Masculine, Feminine, Canine, Feline, Light, Dark, Day, Night, Sun, Moon, Anthropology, Cooking, Dreams, *** Love, Lust, and Suffering, Spirituality, Science, Language, Contrast, Respect, Individualist, Intuition, Feeling, Understanding, Action, Non-Action, Elation, a bit of a Goth and a Hippie, a Rocker and a Composer, Haphazard Attention to Detail, Conscious, Shadow, Subconscious, Id, Ego, Super-Ego, Animal, Human Being. Alive. Mortal. Mortal, and grateful for it. An aspiring, amateur Shaman who "shows promise"; dabbling in Feng Shui, the Occult, T'ai Chi, the Tao, Zen, Music, Art, and Life; a dilettante Poet; I am an ephemeral expression, a temporary microcosm, of both the Human Spirit and the very Universe in which we occur, if for but a brief, beautiful, fleeting, moment.
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*As rainbows emanate within my soul, watercoloring all my emotions. Painting stories on my inner scroll, as rainbows emanate within my soul. Dabbling colors on the canvas whole, waves of hues swirling within my ocean. As rainbows emanate within my soul, watercoloring all my emotions. When colors combine and intertwine, within the palette of my heart. Makes me feel fine with a happy shine, when colors combine and intertwine. Paintbrush emotions tickle my spine, my happiness is a work of art. When colors combine and intertwine, within the palette of my heart. As it paints laughter upon my face, each stroke becomes a smile. All the colors and hues I embrace, as it paints laughter upon my face. Pigments of love, and faith, and grace, are the colors of my style. As it paints laughter upon my face, each stroke becomes a smile.*
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Feb 13, 2018
Feb 13, 2018 at 8:51 AM UTC
Palette of my heart
As long as there are teenagers extant, Anomie and alienation of an unripened generation Shall spill upon this site in cliched cries, Dabbling with threats of pills and lies, The endless pain felt gives one fright. To this old soul who wonders silently, Will these thousands of pained children Make it through to their next incarnation So much angst, so much anger, I wonder if God created poetry To salve their wounds Their unknown futures loom, But all I read is  hurt and doom. You shall survive, children. Awful poetry, some good, you will write. But write and write till your heart be calmed For even ancient kings felt the anguish  of the soul, And we profit even today by King David's psalms. This wizened fool has his hands full, Mouths to feed, bread to earn and bake, As midnight is almost nigh, He rests prone and adds a verse to this old poem He long ago scribbled down, grimace-smiles now, Realizing there is little difference tween him and the Sad Eyed Teenagers of the Lowland. For poetry salves his wounds still, even now, Unashamedly, he thinks, quiet like, praying, Hallelujah, spoken in the original, The tongue of his ancestors
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May 22, 2013
May 22, 2013 at 11:35 PM UTC
Sad Eyed Teenagers of the Lowland (May 2013)
Shuffled deck; fetch me three of Seventy-Eight cards. First: Queen of Swords "This fine Sword of honest metal is a more true an Ally than many of Flesh indeed prove to be." *Much like Athena, The Queen of Swords is symbolic of progress; always keen on new ideas; though she is not One to leave herself defenseless, her faithful Sword stands always by her side.* Second of the three, of the still Seventy-Seven: Two of Swords "Distracted by conflict 'twixt Heart and Mind, I hold two Swords and bide my Time." *Two of Swords stands between Moon and Water; the Shadow and the Subconscious the darkness and the unknown. The Two of Swords is blindfolded and in her blissful ignorance maintains her precarious balance, for now.* The third of three random cards; leaving Seventy-Five unturned: Knight of Swords "Feast your eyes upon this, my plan; I wager thou hath, in all thy wretched days, ne'er so beauteous a thing beheld!" *The Knight of Swords is a keen poet and a fine musician; though perhaps not romantically. She dabbles for the sake of the intellect, and seeks that those things be playthings thereof. She is symbolic of progress through new ideas and of the eloquence of a well-laid plan. Being of the House of Swords, she revels in the stimulation of intellect and the effective use of wisdom. She usually yields only to herself and marches to the beat of her own convictions, all the while keeping her eyes on the prize.* - All of these Cards are of the House of Swords. There's about a 1 in 166 chance of getting 3 of the 14 Swords out of a random deck of 78 cards. I got the Queen of Swords as my third card last time and the first card this time; There's 1 in approximately 676 chance of getting the same card in two consecutive sets of three cards from a random 78 card deck. (im)Probabilities aside: The Suit of Swords is generally associated with: one's ways of thinking, systems, ideas, and communication. It has much to do with what we chose to do with our Minds and it also is symbolic of the power of the stories we tell ourselves and each other. The Swords are indeed double-edged in Tarot. It has to do with the power of information and with that comes delusion, and, inexorably, paradox. Patterns do exist, however. Upon these patterns foundations may be built, the same is true within myself; I can choose to use all these Swords to cut through this cage of Shadow and set free the Light once more rather than allowing myself to myself fall victim to the Swords through inaction or misuse though only if I tread lightly and thoughtfully and proceed with tact; that much is clear. Sword is the sign of Air; perhaps the message here is simply "Remember to breathe."
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Oct 23, 2013
Oct 23, 2013 at 5:00 AM UTC
Dabbling in Divination [Tarot] II
Shuffled deck; fetch me three of Seventy-Eight cards. First: Queen of Swords "This fine Sword of honest metal is a more true an Ally than many of Flesh indeed prove to be." *Much like Athena, The Queen of Swords is symbolic of progress; always keen on new ideas; though she is not One to leave herself defenseless, her faithful Sword stands always by her side.* Second of the three, of the still Seventy-Seven: Two of Swords "Distracted by conflict 'twixt Heart and Mind, I hold two Swords and bide my Time." *Two of Swords stands between Moon and Water; the Shadow and the Subconscious the darkness and the unknown. The Two of Swords is blindfolded and in her blissful ignorance maintains her precarious balance, for now.* The third of three random cards; leaving Seventy-Five unturned: Knight of Swords "Feast your eyes upon this, my plan; I wager thou hath, in all thy wretched days, ne'er so beauteous a thing beheld!" *The Knight of Swords is a keen poet and a fine musician; though perhaps not romantically. She dabbles for the sake of the intellect, and seeks that those things be playthings thereof. She is symbolic of progress through new ideas and of the eloquence of a well-laid plan. Being of the House of Swords, she revels in the stimulation of intellect and the effective use of wisdom. She usually yields only to herself and marches to the beat of her own convictions, all the while keeping her eyes on the prize.* - All of these Cards are of the House of Swords. There's about a 1 in 166 chance of getting 3 of the 14 Swords out of a random deck of 78 cards. I got the Queen of Swords as my third card last time and the first card this time; There's 1 in approximately 676 chance of getting the same card in two consecutive sets of three cards from a random 78 card deck. (im)Probabilities aside: The Suit of Swords is generally associated with: one's ways of thinking, systems, ideas, and communication. It has much to do with what we chose to do with our Minds and it also is symbolic of the power of the stories we tell ourselves and each other. The Swords are indeed double-edged in Tarot. It has to do with the power of information and with that comes delusion, and, inexorably, paradox. Patterns do exist, however. Upon these patterns foundations may be built, the same is true within myself; I can choose to use all these Swords to cut through this cage of Shadow and set free the Light once more rather than allowing myself to myself fall victim to the Swords through inaction or misuse though only if I tread lightly and thoughtfully and proceed with tact; that much is clear. Sword is the sign of Air; perhaps the message here is simply "Remember to breathe."
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Pinot this and pinot that This young Grenache is a trifle flat Better to try and get along With a slightly older Sauvignon I sometimes get a trifle low When dabbling in a cheap Merlot And so to scare the blues away Will sip a spendy Chardonnay But to avoid real ennui Drink super Oregon Pinot Gris And let’s be quite awfully frank That’s much better than Chenin Blanc But while you sort out your Pinot Give a break to Grignolino It’s good, but not the same as A bold and cheeky Oz Shiraz And if you want to go very far Don’t ignore local Pinot Noir It always sells well on the block And I wonder who likes Marechal Foch As I was supping a cute Barbera At a certain State affaira Things got quickly very highbrow When someone mentioned Muller Thurgau It is no lack of vinous respect That makes us scorn the best Malbec And can you find me a single fan Of that very odd vine, Carignan? If one must go to a grapey hell There’s good company in Zinfandel But if we really must go Could we have some Nebbiolo? In the end we all agree Any wine is better free But if not free we’ll surely call Any wine beats none at all!
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Jul 23, 2014
Jul 23, 2014 at 1:04 AM UTC
Pinot This And Pinot That
He was a heavenly hellion acting the fool again filled of dreams and adrenaline hes mumbling with the manikins and mocking the shenanigans of morbid ministers dabbling with their daggers again a hooligan with a silencer ******** in the machiavellian looming beneath the luminescence of the crescent moon again
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Jul 5, 2012
Jul 5, 2012 at 10:53 PM UTC
Relapse
Shuffled Deck; the first Card: XVI: The Tower "Now, that's foreboding." *Destruction of a thing familiar, a thing tactfully constructed a thing that's held dear; Oh dear.* The second card: Page of Pentacles "Time for something new." *Enthusiastic exploration; skillful, practical, and imaginative a new approach to things; beginning anew.* The third card: Queen of Swords "Don't mind the Sword." *Nurturing of new ideas; honest, beautiful, intelligent and true she always carries her sword, that she may smite Betrayal.*
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Oct 15, 2013
Oct 15, 2013 at 8:13 AM UTC
Dabbling in Divination [Tarot]
**Poet took a grandiose leap of faith,    amid a big swig of moonbeams    dabbling toes beyond starry galaxies Milky Way spun in translations     Pluto still looked perplexed, Big Dipper gave a smart **** grimace     wondering what the hell was    going on 'neath the stratosphere    when human beings can't keep        their heads above ambiguous clouds             feet  firmly planted on ground, delving lofty heaven's bliss      escaping the wrath of hell's fire,   aggrandizing endless poesy that absorbs sparks of a universal desire         never phasing sun's obstinance,    but, if you believe in poetry       there's no telling where         boundless skies will surrender** ...and the man in the moon tilted on his axis in a     backward's spiral and unabashedly winked
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Jun 25, 2015
Jun 25, 2015 at 7:59 AM UTC
Big swig of moonbeams
*the feminine powerlessness of art, and the then again strict rubric of Darwinism's dictatorial regime to talk cool - sieg heil throughout, as a running honk! honk! (joke) on the sly.* a testimony to high school: don't ever listen to The Smiths or The Cure, or Depeche Mode.... or any of my uncle's **** list... the point being, you can swagger among Eucalyptus trees and feed the frenzy like any Ibiza patron might; cos' there's a koala rummaging your drawers so to speak: due to an episode of king's testicles in the attic - hey presto! a grand piano! hey presto! coronation's fireproof underwear! lovey dubby dub dub, and a coercive test for nibbling on a Maltese ginger... dabbling the fearsome offence... the only school Morrissey attended was nostalgia.
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Jun 16, 2016
Jun 16, 2016 at 9:49 PM UTC
the only school Morrissey attended was nostalgia
Here, from the king's mountain view; here, from the wild dream come true; feast like a Sultan, I do, on treasures and Flesh, never few; but I, I would wish it all away if I thought I'd loose you just one day. The Devil and his had me down, in love with dark side I'd found. Dabbling all the way down, up to my neck, soon to drown; but you changed that all for me, lifted me up, turned me 'round. So I; I; I; I; I would, I would, I would, wish this all a- way. Prayed like a martyr dusk 'til dawn. Begged like a ****** all night long. Tempted the Devil with my song, and got what I wanted all along; but I, and I would, if I could, then I would wish it away, wish it away, wish it all away; wanna wish it all away, no cross that could hold, sway, or justify kneeling away my Center, so if I could I would wish it all away if I thought Tomorrow would take you away: you're my peace of Mind, my Home, my Center; I'm just tryin' to hold on one more day. Dim my eyes; dim my eyes. Dim my eyes, if they should compromise our fulcrum if wants and need divide me then I might as well be gone- [Most epic instrumental section in 6 ever] Shine on forever, shine on, benevolent Sun. Shine down upon the broken; shine until the Two become One. Shine on forever, shine on, benevolent Sun. Shine upon the severed, shine until the Two become One. Divided, I'm withering away. Divided, I'm withering away. Shine down upon the Many, light our way, benevolent Sun. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. So, as one, survive another day in season. Silence, legion, save your poison! Silence, legion, stay out of my way!
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Jan 18, 2014
Jan 18, 2014 at 6:39 PM UTC
Jambi - Tool
Here, from the king's mountain view; here, from the wild dream come true; feast like a Sultan, I do, on treasures and Flesh, never few; but I, I would wish it all away if I thought I'd loose you just one day. The Devil and his had me down, in love with dark side I'd found. Dabbling all the way down, up to my neck, soon to drown; but you changed that all for me, lifted me up, turned me 'round. So I; I; I; I; I would, I would, I would, wish this all a- way. Prayed like a martyr dusk 'til dawn. Begged like a ****** all night long. Tempted the Devil with my song, and got what I wanted all along; but I, and I would, if I could, then I would wish it away, wish it away, wish it all away; wanna wish it all away, no cross that could hold, sway, or justify kneeling away my Center, so if I could I would wish it all away if I thought Tomorrow would take you away: you're my peace of Mind, my Home, my Center; I'm just tryin' to hold on one more day. Dim my eyes; dim my eyes. Dim my eyes, if they should compromise our fulcrum if wants and need divide me then I might as well be gone- [Most epic instrumental section in 6 ever] Shine on forever, shine on, benevolent Sun. Shine down upon the broken; shine until the Two become One. Shine on forever, shine on, benevolent Sun. Shine upon the severed, shine until the Two become One. Divided, I'm withering away. Divided, I'm withering away. Shine down upon the Many, light our way, benevolent Sun. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. Breathe in union. So, as one, survive another day in season. Silence, legion, save your poison! Silence, legion, stay out of my way!
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You made a personal decision to leave HP, based on dissatisfaction with the abundance of certain language issues that have, in my opinion, saturated the site. I couldn't agree more with what you say, but is it enough to leave a site that has provided the majority with many enjoyable works. I don't know just how old "The 'Ole Storyteller" is, it makes no difference. An enjoyable read is always an enjoyable read, and one that  is read multiple times. Writers like yourself are important to the site. They are the ones we respect, look up to, learn from. Your writes serve as an inspiration, not just to the newcomers trying to find their way, looking to create their own style, dabbling with many, but for all of us that want to do better, better than the last one, and the one before it, and so on. Your writes, teach. What more can you ask. Yes, there will always be those that want to waller in misery, wanting everyone else to swim with them in their muck. Some feel it necessary to throw in a few four-letter words which add nothing, but succeed in ruining what could have been a very good write. Come back "Ole Storyteller"! Show those that cause your discontent that you are above what seems to becoming the norm. copyright: richard riddle January 14, 2015
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Jan 14, 2015
Jan 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM UTC
For"The 'Ole Storyteller"
Dabbling in daunting errant Walks the line of sane and saint Map's of mice and men immortal "turmoils end or endless toil?" Journey's end or genocide.....
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Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014 at 3:50 AM UTC
Necromancy
You’re an arsonist, baby. You’re an arsonist, dabbling in the arts of fire. And love is your fuel. My heart was inflamed. You left me to smolder But I stoke those flames because I’m a pyromaniac. Your flames licked at my flesh. And I kinda liked it. The heat, the burning, I thrive off of it. You’re an arsonist, baby, and that’s okay. Because I like the fire. You lit me up, ignited my thirst, my hunger, my passion I inhale your smoke. Taking you in. The smoke left me in a haze. My vision, my thoughts, all left unclear. Your fire left nothing untouched. You scorched my heart. Consumed me. Refined me. You sought to finish me off, burning for you from within. I tried to hide behind others. Beneath their skin. Not even grafts can hide the damage done. You left behind your mark, on me. Branded me with your ashes still visible. Dose me in your precious love. Open the flame. Light me Up. I’m a dancing tongue of fire of your creation. Watch me burn for you. Watch me perish because of you. Watch me love you with Everything I am. You’re an arsonist, baby. And I’m a pyromaniac. What’s the number for 911? I need a firefighter.
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Dec 2, 2012
Dec 2, 2012 at 12:41 PM UTC
Fire
A two two tier system of health is established now you are asked private or NHS. This could determine who lives or dies relying on those with funds. The quality of treatment depends on paying if none your only hope is praying! NHS patients it's a lucky dip for treatment private no expense spared. No matter how dedicated the doctors maybe money is the pass code. Pay avoid the endless hours on a waiting trolley instant service if flash the lolly! No more the fare care for all who enter within moral has long been exhausted. By the excessive dabbling of many governments where no parliamentarian is poor. And had no knowledge of the staffs dedication now wanting their eradication! With an amazing crew who were not listened to or giving them back up or respect! The health service now in the United kingdom is doomed to be for the rich! The rest of us will wait forever for care that no longer can be there! Once the worlds flagship for health care now the example to be aware! The Foureyed Poet.
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Nov 2, 2011
Nov 2, 2011 at 10:40 PM UTC
A Two Tier System
i'm dawning i'm dashing i'm dancing i'm dwelling i'm dying i'm digging i'm dishing i'm diving i'm dozing i'm dragging i'm dabbling i'm drawing i'm dropping i'm dosing i'm dredging i'm dreaming i'm drifting i'm drinking i'm driving i'm delaying i'm drowning i'm dumping i'm drilling i'm dandy i'm doleful i'm delicious i'm dapper i'm daring i'm dangling i'm dangerous i'm damaged i'm ****** i'm daily i'm david
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Nov 27, 2011
Nov 27, 2011 at 6:53 PM UTC
david
Although I’m on hydro’s Its not enough to pick me up and Lay me on the pavement like Your warm arms used to After all I’ve drivin’ miles upon miles Halfway with my eyes closed because I dream Of that exact moment most often I run a marathon like that finish line Is laying on a bed with you Please, return the favor By waiting Giving prayer a purpose I believe that God has the power To make your arms surround me again I want the road to twist And even with a seat belt Break right through the glass Breathing is a wreck For this brief moment suspended In the air; due to how fast I was traveling and gravity This feels like flying It scares me that I could beat my wings Although it’s already too late You’ve taken what’s left of the hydro’s
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Dec 28, 2010
Dec 28, 2010 at 1:31 AM UTC
Dabbling in pills and accidents
Saw Kafka's "THE METAMORPHOSIS" last night. In dance, words realized and a man sticky As he decomposes, Composes his family. But without the usual inspiration, Afraid to tackle what can not be made more Beautiful. So instead I scribble an equation And put my head underneath the Bathtub water, And calculate my foolishness, Dabbling in the mathematics of Love and poetry.
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Sep 19, 2013
Sep 19, 2013 at 6:56 AM UTC
A jot, a dash
Oh, it's in this area of love, I've been wounded too many times that my heart has gone numb as I'm now left dabbling in meters and rhymes.
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Oct 6, 2023
Oct 6, 2023 at 8:22 PM UTC
The Dabbler
Perhaps this is the way Picasso got started, as a baby sitting in a high chair, dumping the dish and the cup, the fork or spoon to the floor, delighting in how the green of the pea met with the yellow gravy, how the mashed potatoes looked set against the wood plank of the kitchen floor. Did he laugh with glee to see the orange yolk of the egg swirled in the white of the milk, how the red Jell-O looked floating in the yellowed chicken soup? Later, when painting became more than a figment in his mind’s eye, did he recall this early experimentation, this playing with food? I prefer to think of you in this way daughter, dabbling in colors like a young Picasso, your only tools the fingers in your food. It is much easier on my psyche to channel happy thoughts your way, preferable to my getting upset, aggravated every time you dump your food, my blood pressure rising to the roof. At every meal you fend off any attempts to feed you, preferring to lift your own fork or spoon then send them sailing, as if to say, I will be in charge of my world. I will command what is at hand. As my mind wanders, I begin dabbling in daydreams, futuristic thoughts… I am beaming with pride… you are being called a genius as you are applauded for your latest masterpiece… but swiftly I am brought back to reality, as just as quickly you hurl from your high chair this meal’s rendition, today’s most recent work of art.
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Nov 12, 2011
Nov 12, 2011 at 7:44 PM UTC
ARTISTIC LICENSE
Shaded maple hallways, leaves abundantly growing. Majestic storming waterways, holy as Holy Water. These are part of us. These help define. Glass and steel accomplishments jumble like edifices of hope in cities of gloating pride. We are these cities. We are these shapes. History written and history being written of yesterdays, now and tomorrow. Cold of Winter and hot of Summer, placid Fall and anticipating Spring. So many Illusions, so many soft dreams! These too are wrapped in our myth. Canada, our Canada, once again celebrates the escaping vowels of national delight. We are humble and yet we are arrogant in pride. We are one people united under one Crown, one stumbling picture, one dabbling future. Merchants and priests. Politicians and ordinary workers. Poets and dreamers, these are also our definitions. We surprise and we are surprised. We surrender to our tossing hearts, we gesture with hope to images of our future. Oh dear land of contrasts and similarities, we live for and in you. Shaded maple hallways, leaves abundantly growing. Majestic storming waterways, holy as Holy Water.
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Apr 15, 2016
Apr 15, 2016 at 8:02 AM UTC
Shaded Maple Hallways, Canadian Reflections
David was born in a dreary wee spot By the side of the mill in the dabbler's lot His dad was a dabbler, all his long life And his mother excelled as a dabbler's wife When he grew to adulthood they 'prenticed him quick Til he earned his diploma and dabbling stick All day he would labour, at this and at that In the tinkerer's workshop, upright or out flat But his sunny demeanor was waxing and cracked As in secret, he yearned for a thing which he lacked For a life with out borders, impulsive and free Where he'd live as a dolphin and leap through the sea His mother had cried when he told of his dream And his father was dead set against the whole scheme There were tantrums, rebuttals and guilt trips galore But young David was stubborn and made for the door For the safety and warmth of the bus out of town With a confident furrow entrenched in his frown He tarried in places with odd sounding names And confounded the groom of a good many dames There were taverns and zoos where they'd shoot him on sight So he took to decamping by cover of night The journey was arduous, torrid and bleak But he made it to Blackpool just shy of a week The pier was bustling, jammed to the brink But our David was not one to buckle or blink He charged at the crowd with a deafening wail They scattered, retreated and showed him their tail When stood on the edge and admiring the weather He casually cling-filmed his ankles together Now hopping along like a fish out of water He dived to his dream like a lamb to the slaughter The moral should not be too taxing to spot Be content with whatever you've currently got Because sometimes a cloud is just low flying steam And the universe gives not a crap for your dream Washed up on the beach with a terminal chill Lies Delusional David of Dabbler's Hill
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Feb 4, 2015
Feb 4, 2015 at 4:28 AM UTC
David of Dabbler's Hill
David was born in a dreary wee spot By the side of the mill in the dabbler's lot His dad was a dabbler, all his long life And his mother excelled as a dabbler's wife When he grew to adulthood they 'prenticed him quick Til he earned his diploma and dabbling stick All day he would labour, at this and at that In the tinkerer's workshop, upright or out flat But his sunny demeanor was waxing and cracked As in secret, he yearned for a thing which he lacked For a life with out borders, impulsive and free Where he'd live as a dolphin and leap through the sea His mother had cried when he told of his dream And his father was dead set against the whole scheme There were tantrums, rebuttals and guilt trips galore But young David was stubborn and made for the door For the safety and warmth of the bus out of town With a confident furrow entrenched in his frown He tarried in places with odd sounding names And confounded the groom of a good many dames There were taverns and zoos where they'd shoot him on sight So he took to decamping by cover of night The journey was arduous, torrid and bleak But he made it to Blackpool just shy of a week The pier was bustling, jammed to the brink But our David was not one to buckle or blink He charged at the crowd with a deafening wail They scattered, retreated and showed him their tail When stood on the edge and admiring the weather He casually cling-filmed his ankles together Now hopping along like a fish out of water He dived to his dream like a lamb to the slaughter The moral should not be too taxing to spot Be content with whatever you've currently got Because sometimes a cloud is just low flying steam And the universe gives not a crap for your dream Washed up on the beach with a terminal chill Lies Delusional David of Dabbler's Hill
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I had my happy coloured marbles, All in a drawstring bag I even had my wits about me When they all said I was mad I've since lost my marbles, My wit's been licked it seems I'm still searching for them While you analyze my dreams Now they call me mellow yellow Since that slick spark has dimmed No longer a manic madman Calmed by my tonic and gin Why does there always seem to be An exchange, creativity for conformity A need for insanity to be confined to brevity And quickly quelled by righteous authority?
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May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021 at 7:19 PM UTC
Dabbling in Madness
there was a time when i thought that maybe i could start to be alive. i stayed away from drugs and alcohol and i trained for hours every day and learned what not to eat and practiced a religion i had no idea about. but i felt something was missing and i had no idea why i felt so empty. i saw the people i love start to turn sad and gray and most days they couldn't lift their head out of bed. i soon began to realize that i had stolen all of their happiness, all of their hope and all of their motivation to live. it was like once i started to feel happy i drained all others of theirs. of course the only moral thing to do was to give back their happiness but i did not want to. i am selfish and i am selfless and i am without self. i felt it was mine, not theirs. i worked so hard to be happy for the first time in my life. i was independent, i was hopeful and positive, i was everything i had wished i could be. but i understood that this happiness was not mine and so i drained myself with cigarettes and bottles on top of bottles of old liquor and a different drug every day. i began to dream feverishly of fresh grass and old tasting food and sickness. i began to dream of my death. death was an old friend and he did not mind reuniting. i had dabbled with death for a long time, always testing him and some times begging him to take me with him when he left. he always knew the right times to kiss me but he never followed through. death talked a lot of **** for a guy who didn't know how to take a hint. i prayed to a god who didn't listen to me. i constantly got into fist fights with a god who forgot about me
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Oct 4, 2013
Oct 4, 2013 at 9:36 PM UTC
Dabbling with Death
there was a time when i thought that maybe i could start to be alive. i stayed away from drugs and alcohol and i trained for hours every day and learned what not to eat and practiced a religion i had no idea about. but i felt something was missing and i had no idea why i felt so empty. i saw the people i love start to turn sad and gray and most days they couldn't lift their head out of bed. i soon began to realize that i had stolen all of their happiness, all of their hope and all of their motivation to live. it was like once i started to feel happy i drained all others of theirs. of course the only moral thing to do was to give back their happiness but i did not want to. i am selfish and i am selfless and i am without self. i felt it was mine, not theirs. i worked so hard to be happy for the first time in my life. i was independent, i was hopeful and positive, i was everything i had wished i could be. but i understood that this happiness was not mine and so i drained myself with cigarettes and bottles on top of bottles of old liquor and a different drug every day. i began to dream feverishly of fresh grass and old tasting food and sickness. i began to dream of my death. death was an old friend and he did not mind reuniting. i had dabbled with death for a long time, always testing him and some times begging him to take me with him when he left. he always knew the right times to kiss me but he never followed through. death talked a lot of **** for a guy who didn't know how to take a hint. i prayed to a god who didn't listen to me. i constantly got into fist fights with a god who forgot about me
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