The tears of the old are not easily shed. When they are, it is like the turning on of the valves. The out pour may be stifled but the internal weeps flow for yet a time unmeasured. Beware the tears of the old. They are accompanied by the unseen gnashing of teeth and the internal …
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Bethel
Recognition
Do not tolerate me as a fly in your ointment to be casually swatted away, nor accept me as an affliction to endure until the medication saves your bacon. Such courtesies belittle. They are veiled but polite denials of my place. Recognize me. Stand away from what is mine, as I stand firm upon my …
The Life Series II…by Barr. Yvonne
THE LIFE SERIES II In the first article on Life series titled; “the maze called Life”, we expounded on the point that the journey through life is in fact a maze. The author made salient points that can be summed up as follows: Life is a Journey No one really gets to figure life …
The Maze Called Life – by Barr. Yvonne
THE MAZE CALLED LIFE! This article is inspired by the depression most of us have thought our way into without even realizing the futility of the venture of having Life all figured out. In fact, the uncertainty this maze we call “life” brings, despite its frailty at the end, has sucked many into self-torture and …
Violence – The Noble Wand of Creation
Now, come you all, pray, tell, wherewithal life and evolution without violence? Wherewithal, creation without destruction? How are we supposed to advance unless we destroy the old? And, how do we elevate unless we view, with destructive disdain and creative contempt, that which is? In its place, we recreate, rebuild a glorious and enduring totem …
In The Family of Strangers
When they demand a pattern of life and individual taste differs When the collective exists as a mosaic patchwork of norms and the one is isolated Many hearts break and men suffer in silence. The sobs of the heart heave in privacy and the closet, my palace and my fortress Down the avenues of convention, …
For These, We Have Loved…
-To be wealthy: – Be generous -To succeed: – Serve. -To laugh: – Have a sense of humor – make others laugh. -To prosper: – Be honest. -To excel: – Practice -To go far: – Get up early. -To change someone: – Change yourself. *-To be great: – Be disciplined * -To be strong: – …
In Cyber Space
In Cyber Space Do not look for me online. I am not there. Do not call out for me in outer space.I cannot and will not hear you. Do not fire emails in all directions hoping to find me. They won’t get very far. Look again in your inbox. It says ‘address unknown”. Forget social …
The Wall of Hope
THE WALL OF HOPE. The Berlin Wall came tumbling down. The summit of division no longer stands. Men now rejoice with their barriers down. For unity and purpose, all now understand. A divided people once in bondage held. They marched in isolation to the tune of discord. Now united and free from their ties, they …
Killing Me Gently
Killing me Softly. The mirror on the wall confirmed the feeling. The blurry look on the face, staring back at me in defiance, Was one with an appointment with the shifting sands. Confusion of all that tease. Retiring for the night, my thoughts for company. Stepping into the lane of memory and turbulence. Solitude in …