Close of October- myriad things to mention

Hello to all of my friends in the blogosphere out there.
For me, as I write this, it is October 31st. Today is of course Hallowe’en, but I’m not calling this day special for that reason. Today is the final day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and to that effect, I showed my support for the [...]

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Life is flight, according to Jonathan Livingston Seagull and…

Townes Van Zandt.

This beautiful song has a powerful message, which is obviously best conveyed by the artist himself- to my disappointment, I couldn’t find the original version on YouTube. I’ve only recently discovered Townes, and I’m so very pleased I did. (A double CD in HMV for £6.99- great find.) [...]

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Courage- a twist on bereavement poetry.

I’ve found the courage to pick up my pen,
And begin, again.
What I thought I’d lost.
The sky high cost
Of the emotion thief
Grief.
Stealing the memories that were so clear.
A wall.
Find the way over?
It could take you years.
The way through is quite clear,
But it’s up to you.
From here.
This poem came about for fairly obvious reasons. It proved [...]

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My Blogoversary- just because I can’t figure out how to put it in the sidebar.

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My happy song

This song makes me smile because it makes me think of good times with a dear friend of mine who is no longer with us. It was one of her favourites, and I always smile when I hear it, because I treat it as a nudge from her to say “Hey, [...]

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