“Laughter is wine for the soul – laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness – the hilarious declaration made by man that life is worth living.”
~ Seán O’Casey ~
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.
~ George Bernard Shaw ~
If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is.
~ Charles Bukowski, Factotum ~
Laughter is carbonated holiness.
~ Anne Lamott ~
Whether on the bus or off the bus, they have their magnetic kool-aid:
Deb, “Time”
Merril, “Jeanne”
Jane, “Root and Rose”
Deb, “Awesome”
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Crow, “wet with rhythm”
Ken, “picture peace”
Janice, “Drumbeat”
Sue, “Melting ghosts”
Greg, “Sacred Earth”
All different, and all wonderful.
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quite the landscape, they are
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Indeed.
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Real good thinking here, Cool Breeze. I am definitely on the bus, if only in spirit…:)
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we’re all just spirits on this trip 🙂
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Great poems yet again. And I love that quote by Anne Lamott. I gotta read something by her someday.
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yeah…it has been awhile since i have read her writings…have to put that on the to do list. 🙂
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Inspiring, all of these.
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🙂
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What another great collection – proud to be included not once but twice! Thank you again for sharing our creations.
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my pleasure to share ’em…the process of collecting them into a post offers a kind of rewarding experience that i can’t experience just doing my own work.. 🙂
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Powerful collection this time! Every poem expressing something of value and truth, unique and wise in its perspective. To see them all together brings hope that not all in the world today are mindless, lost zombies…
Bravo, everyone!!
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redemption found in the swirl of magnets 🙂
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I am in good company. The messages received from The Oracle never cease to amaze me.
“Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire that’s in your audience’s eye.” Ken Kesey
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“listen, wait and be patient” is as good as any instruction in how to appreciate the value of poetry.
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I love Anne Lamott’s definition of laughter. The poems are a delight.
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She has a way of hitting the nail on the head.
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