This blog is about things that are meaningful to me. Hardly anything is more meaningful to me that those who gave their lives for my freedom. My debt to their sacrifice is incalculable. I never served in the military and if I had to pick one regret in life I think this would be it. If I had to do one thing over I would have joined out of college. Over the years my admiration for soldiers, airmen, navy men, marines, coastguard, and anyone who serves this great country for frankly low pay and ...
Where once we traded breaths was filed the spread sheets cleaned and catalogued, these digits touching on a tonguetip rest remembered smiles but where the smiles were placed were lost in an accountance, of a sense.
A couple of things before you read this poem... Its my take on the resession going on in Ireland, and in saying that is 100% personal so please feel free to comment but promise me... no political discussion? There is a possiblity i will remove this poem... Also, i need to mention that i got very stuck on the last stanza and a very very good friend helped me so Thank you thank you thank you!!! (((huge hug))) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And here we are again The ...
Updated 05-25-2009 at 05:45 PM by Niamh
Bet you all thought I'd gone off and disappeared again. No, I was just slogging through the last leg of college and finally, this last Saturday, I received my degree in Illustration aka Burger Flipping. Of course, my car promptly died while I was driving back from my final class, I have computer payments, and the so-called "grace" period (more aptly, the "time before the axe falls") is already looming. I'm uninsured now, and broke. Money issues I'm told it's a part of growing ...
Sometimes the wolf in me likes to howl Under a bright full moon & a backdrop of stars. He is a primal, instinctive animal & his hunting grounds are the past. I can prowl at will among the flora & fauna Of yesterday, there is really nothing to stop me. I know the streets & the alleyways of these towns With their familiar odours, sights & sounds. I know my bearings here & I can choose the time ...
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