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Happiness is Poetry: Warsan Shire

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Michael Kane

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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Happiness is Poetry: Peter McWilliams

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Michael Kane

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

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Michael Kane

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

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Michael Kane

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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Happiness is Poetry: Anne Sexton

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Anne Sexton I’ve unfortunately gotten away from poetry over the last year.  First, in terms of my writing, I have distanced myself significantly from my muse.  Additionally, my life has been really good, I typically write from … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Pain

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness and Pain Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose … Continue reading →

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Happiness Moments: Help I’m Drowning

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness Moments: Help I’m Drowning Everyone smiles in the same language. ~ Author Unknown So a little writing experiment for the blog. I’ve been wanting to find a way to do some free writing as practice. And I’ve been wanting … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Nostalgia

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness and Nostalgia Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome. ~ Angela Carter I found my inspiration for this weeks post in an unfortunate bit of news.  Last night I … Continue reading →

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Remember the Sweet Things

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Michael Kane

Remember the Sweet Things The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash.  ~Author Unknown   This is a repeat of an old post but one I think is really … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Doug Draime

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Doug Draime               I love Doug Draime’s work, the writing is good but the attitude is better, and even more than that is the honesty that comes through. I’ve always been … Continue reading →

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