Why play chess?
To promote chess in schools.
Poet To Poet 7/28/14
a journal entry
Better Days
I have often thought about the phrase "They say" but there are never mention of who "the they" were. I don't like that phrase, so rather say "Suzanne and Richard" said not "They".
ALONE BUT NEVER LONELY
I am often alone but I never feel lonely for I know god is for me and if He is for me who can be against me. I have His indwelling Holy Spirit who constantly guides me.
Kata
a system of individual training exercises for practitioners of karate and other martial arts. an individual training exercise in karate and other matial arts. plural noun: katas A poem I wrote some years ago..Dedicated to the spirit of American Kenpo and the late Grandmaster Ed Parker...
No One But He
So much is on my mind these days I don't know where to start Agonizing misery From my soul right to my heart Loneliness devours me Consumes my body whole Everybody watches me But death's bell will never toll So I drop to my knees and pray
TOWARDS YOURSELF
That is a poem of a great Bulgarian romantic , who has passed away 15 years ago. I have translated it for my friends all over the world. All my life it has given me strength, will and optimism to keep on! I would like to add: Yes, we are strong and can overcome every circumstance in life with self-esteem and changing our attitudes. Faith ,Trust and strong Will!
Glow
I wrote this poem as i was struggling with my own principality's about my faith. I am a follower of Jesus Christ and learning his ways. i am beginning to see that His ways are the best way to have a good life while here.
Changing Course
I needed to write about not writing about the players...and I feel better now. My Dad had that Irish wit...and used to tell me "consider the source"....enough said! Peace everyone!!
Poet to Poet 7-25-14 journal entry
"They say the nightingale pierces his bosom with a thorn when he sings his love song. So do we all. How else should we sing?"~Gibran A metaphysical door exists inside us that separates desire from reality. C
love loss love
Well, much of it is self explanatory..I was with my wife for ten years, legally, just shy of one year, and she decided she had had enough...not exactly sure what that means...Anyway, after a couple weeks of anger and grief, with the love of my Father in Heaven, and the counsel of my brother in Christ, I persevered! Praise God! And now, with a mended heart, I am ready to pursue and accept the love and relationship that He has waiting for me..
Euphony
Euphony from Hell (Elegy for my Great-Aunt Violet) Dreams of fantastic horses galloping out of the sea, the sea itself a dream. Dreams of green on green, an age of slothfulness where one-celled animals blossom, once more, into limbs, b
Green Shoots (Turning over a new leaf)
Snow blanched fields, soft and bright, naked frost silvered branches reach for the skies. Serenity has descended. The perfect Autumn storm, that tore this leaf from it’s tree-top perch, now a fading, distant memory. The white blanket’s pie
Poet to Poet 7-20-14
ANOTHER JOURNAL ENTRY
A WOMAN OF HONOR
The poem is written by a young Bulgarian poet, named Dobromir Radev.I am translating hies poems in English. The poem is dedicated to all women, like me,dedicated their life to their families, friends and the welfare of society.Hard working, but noble in HEART AND CHARACTER! As many of the women on this site!
Lonesome Cowboy
giddy up...lol
Hope with Love
I wrote this poem on Saturday as I was overcome with the emotion of comforting the people suffering from recent tragedies around our world. I wanted to write through my tears of compassion. "Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future." Nelson Mandela
Happy
We can't always expect others or material things to bring us happiness, we must look within. Thanks for reading, God bless everyone. J
Hold My Hand I'm Dying….
[I borrowed this title from a great book by the same title by John Gordon Davis. We were newly-weds and childless so far, so we took turns reading it to each other, whilst driving through the life-enhancing African bush, blushing here and there at th
Fair lady I love you
Fair lady, how can you pass me by on this Paris bridge and not let me taste your lips Fair lady, you walk like an Egyptian yet you have not taken my arm Fair lady, your Irish eyes have melted my heart, and your River Dance my soul Fair lady
Dark into light /light into dark
Dawn into dark a moment of confusion.lighting up like a spark I feel I'm an institution.my mind is desperate to scream these emotions to breathe the air again.to turn dark into light.i walk on water as the gods speak to me through the dark of my mind
You will mock me
There's a position open for prophet. Any takers? Lol
" Daybreak "
Oh sunrise, life’s beginning after the long night’s passing. Rainbow, after rain’s falling, morning wakes you smiling. It’s when it feels exciting never knew where you’re heading whatever your life may bring it’s you who’s free to imagine.
~From the dark he came~
I'm not sure how the one's dealt a bad card in life from birth with a mental health issue, or perhaps later in life, see their world. All I can do is try to understand by trying to go there myself. The reason I write this is, a very special lady (she's a registered nurse) in my life deals with people like this daily, I want to understand more of her days at work. The last three lines hold the key to understand.
Forged
No matter the trials and tribulations you can overcome the odds as a better you
She waters my dreams
I'm still a seedling pushing toward her loving light hungering as a suckling babe.. I must be born and then reborn into the womb of her love She is the milk of desire She is the strength of my bones She is the mother of my soul
Every Man
The saying, "every man for himself" came to mind. A selfish man thinking only about what's best for him realizes that in life u have to give to get, sow to reap! Thanks for reading!
An Angel
So our boys and girls will know they are not alone
Reflections
We are never broken We are the mystery Which can never be spoken Open. Open to the outermost extents Take it all in "As It Is" And realize its gifts Listen. A universal whisper about where you have always been Landslide beneath the surface
Self-Portrait
A little about me..Thanks for perusing my humble verse!
Let those scars take second place
Hi Guys, Not been on here for a long time and those that know me it usually is once in a blue moon when I want to empty some thoughts. Never sit and wait for something that only you control. You must appreciate what has been, what is now and what is ahead. Dont let past experiences stop you on your journey. Take chances. Thank you
Decide
Make up your mind, even if you're wrong.
Blue eyes heros .... (For Mintaka)
Ive read your comment, poem and profile something compels me beyond my understanding nor knowledge. ...and I am bound by emotions and inspired to compose this poem for you.....I dedicate this poem to you and if I've offended you in any way with this ....I seek your forgiveness ....God bless .Thank u
The Greatest Wall (Orientalkoru challenge)
China is my obsession.
All Is Not Lost
Never quit, never give up, there is always hope no matter how bad things get.
Delighted
A man sought advice on how to stop self-blame - Self-blame became the device that destroyed the life that was his to claim- From a lucent old fool who was said to be a guiding light That illuminates potential to within your sight. “Welcome fri
Biloxi
A tribute to my hometown..Thanks for reading!! Included is an actual picture of Biloxi, Mississippi..
THE CROCODILE HUNTER
Originally written in March 2007.... I wrote what I'm sure others would concur with! Tweaked 9/13/17 It would be cool if someone in his family saw this!
seeking sanity.........
it must be difficult to be that famous ....even in another country still widely recognised ......Mr Beckham looking at life from a different perspective
And
Just thought I would write something
Until now..... (Dedicated to Dwayne420)
this is the inspired word from reading his untitled poem so it's fitting credit is given for this work of mine. its my version of what he transpire and from my heart I thank you .....
Life is too short
Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you