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Happy Veterans Day
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. ~ Douglas MacArthur The other day at work, as part of the ice breaker for … Continue reading
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Ten poets you’ve never heard of but you’re going to love
Ten poets you’ve never heard of but you’re going to love My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re better than my solitude. ~ Warsan Shire Tonight to wrap up the last night of National Poetry month … Continue reading
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Holiday Happiness: The Poetry & Wisdom of Khalil Gibran
The Poetry & Wisdom of Khalil Gibran The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and an exceptionally hard time for some. So, until the New Year I’ll be posting a Holiday Happiness post each day to try help … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, depression, happiness, holidays, khalil gibran, philosophy, poems, poetry, wisdom, writing
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Happiness is Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe
Happiness is Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe Sometimes I’m terrified of my own heart; of its constant hunger for whatever it is it wants. The way it stops and starts. ~ Edgar Allan Poe I have always loved Edgar Allan Poe’s … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Amanda Oaks
Happiness is Poetry: Amanda Oaks Tonight another poet I found on the recommendation of Hosho McCreesh, her name is Amanda Oaks, give her work a read and have a happy day my friends ~ Rev Kane If Our Beginning … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Alan Kaufman
Happiness is Poetry: Alan Kaufman The more sober you get, the more clearly you feel. ~ Alan Kaufman Originally posted, 2015 I first encountered Alan Kaufman as one of the primary authors of the American Bible of Outlaw Poetry. This … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Warsan Shire
Happiness is Poetry: Warsan Shire Today a relatively recent discovery for me on the poetry front, Warsan Shire is amazing. Her poetry is at times very dark, but always passionate and powerful. We had a brief interaction on Twitter once, … Continue reading
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Tagged beyonce, happiness, happy, love, personal happiness, poem, poems, poetry, warsan shire, writing
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Happiness is Poetry: Peter McWilliams
Happiness is Poetry: Peter McWilliams Desire happiness, aspire to gratitude, long for health, crave compassion, seek satisfaction, lust after God, however & whatever you perceive God to be, want to love yourself, others & everything around you more and more … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Dominique Lowell
Happiness is Poetry: Dominique Lowell Poetry is thoughts that breathe, words that burn. ~ Thomas Gray A warning right off of the bat, Dominique Lowell will not be for everyone. If you like flowery, lovely poetry stop now. If you … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Rumi
Happiness is Poetry: Rumi Tonight a selection from one of the most popular and most quoted poets, Rumi. A Moment of Happiness A moment of happiness, you and I sitting on the verandah, apparently two, but one in soul, you … Continue reading
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