Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances. – Wayne Dyer We live in a judgemental world, of that there is little doubt. How easy it is just to sit back and pass judgement on others simply because they do not have the same orientation, religion, beliefs
Author: Mark
Poetry
Do Dead People Get Hungry?
Do dead people get hungry?Is there McDonalds at the Gates?Greasy french fries and thick burgers,to drool on at our fate. Is there Dominoes delivery?hot and ready down in Hell?Uber-eats or Skip the Dishes,An app to punch for what they sell? Or is it all dietetic and healthy?lots of greens and
Beverages
Christina’s Texas Iced Tea
Many moons ago my first posting out of meteorology school was to a remote hamlet in the extreme northwestern corner of B.C. For a ‘city boy’ it was an education (not to mention culture shock) to find myself living 3 hours by gravel road from the grocery store and 10
Poetry
Star-tipped
China white blossomsstar-tipped by a passing showerwave silent hello to a passing dogoblivious traveller searching for snacksleft behind by privileged millennialsexchanged for avocado toastcareful not to drip on designer jeanswhile tik-tok watches.Blossoms swirl pell-mellin a sudden gustsniffed by a passing dogthen left for a corner of avocado toaststar-tipped by a
Poetry
Play It Loud
play it loud – crank it,let it speak out – higher, higher.play it hard – vibrate the mouse off my desk… …faster, faster altecs hum – louder,rattle the blinds – one more time.let it flow – inside,outside of you – and listen.can you hear voices?singing for you – boogaloo?Want to
Poetry
The Sound of Starlight
The sound of starlighttwinklinglike the keysof my Father’s pianoreflected in the flickerred glow of a hurricaneperched above his smilecasting shadowsfrom his chinto my ears50 years afterI last walkedthe salty shaleand sat silentlisteningin the dark and windwrapped tightin the blanketof my memories. ml’24 My Father lived a simple life wrapped around