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I'm afoot.
no horse
for me.
No need
for one,
as I see.

I walk
the path,
I know
so well.

Walk I will
down the
dusty path
and will
not incur,
the wrath
of an
owner, once
I knew,
prior to
what was
done to you.

Ever since I was young, competing to earn a spot on my high school’s freshman track team, I have regularly exercised. So much so that when I was 35, I even competed in the New York City Marathon. I say I “competed” because that sounds much more impressive than “I jogged and walked” and gives the impression I might have stood a chance of winning. Alas, I came in 5,217th – barely overtaken by the other 5,216 runners ahead of me..... Read more

"The first thing to remember is that the great philosophers were only human. Then you can start disagreeing with them."...... Keeping in mind that "each giant of philosophy was a human being trying to figure out life by doing just what you do: reading, thinking, observing, writing"....  Read more

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Love went missing,
some time ago.
Love of our neighbors,
we no longer show.
Hatred has invaded our lives,
this we already know.

Inane questions,
in distance, near.
No substance
to what I hear,
except to say,
will I be here,
after calendar days
have gone a year?

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Framing a bright emission region, this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula, the reddish glowing cloud of interstellar gas and dust is also found in the 1959 catalog by astronomer Stewart Sharpless as Sh2-101. Nearly 70 light-years across, the complex and beautiful Tulip Nebula blossoms about 8,000 light-years away. Ultraviolet radiation from young energetic stars at the edge of the Cygnus OB3 association, including O star HDE 227018, ionizes the atoms and powers the emission from the Tulip Nebula. Also in the field of view is microquasar Cygnus X-1, one of the strongest X-ray sources in planet Earth's sky. Blasted by powerful jets from a lurking black hole its fainter bluish curved shock front is only just visible though, beyond the cosmic Tulip's petals near the right side of the frame. Back to School? Learn Science with NASA

Photo by Peter Kohlmann

Go forth from here,
no terms of endearment,
on this long summer day.
Dark, until
a single ray
broke through
the clouds, amassed
along mountains high,
across the plain,
until the time change
due to a burst of rain.
I now must leave this place,
for there is no gain
to await here where
there is too much pain.

The bell doth toll
life's end,
short it is,
for some.
No words to say,
no action to take,
except pointing out,
Life's mistake.

A sound of mirth
crept from the tent.
A cozy place,
which I could rent,
to hide away
from the ills
of the World.
This crazy place,
where no one goes,
unless bidden to,
away from grace.
Go I, your
servant now,
for love is strong
as is your vow

A very special way to prepare corn in Mexico; a warm corn salad brings a sweet and savory combination of flavors. Read more and see the recipe 

Words continue to swirl in my head.
Words once worthy for writing,
Words now considered dead.
Thou, thee or doth
Should be on paper,
Instead of wrapped in cloth,
A shroud used to bury
But instead, are used to
Cover all the words, said.
Why ask you to understand
Unless you profess your
Love without a demand.
Long lay the words,
Lodged in a jar,
As many others will
Ask where they are.