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member name: R. M. (Doc) Livingston
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December 08, 2009 10:05 AM EST --
Politically Correct Santa
With Apologies to Clement C. Moore
'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically . . .
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February 24, 2009 08:36 AM EST --
Spring has sprung, the grass is rizzed.
I wonder where the boidies is?
The boides dey is on the wing,
Ain't that funny? I always thought the wing was on the boid!
( for all my buddies . . .
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January 24, 2009 12:41 PM EST --
This is one of the first poems I wrote using any kind of poetic structure. Little did I know where this would lead in my poetic Life.
THE STORM
A bright sunny day.
I watched the scattered clouds . . .
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January 24, 2009 12:54 PM EST --
Then I discovered meter and rhyme and fell in love with the challenge that goes with this kind of poetry. You not only need to be a poet, but also wordsmith.
STRANGER AT THE TABLE
I saw you . . .
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December 06, 2008 07:13 PM EST --
Ok my friends here we go with the first poem that I've written in years. I followed my usual pattern. I write poems by finding an ending line that I like then writing the poem to fit. . . .
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February 24, 2009 09:27 AM EST --
Spring song
The soil warms with the rising Sun,
Seeds in water become as one.
Rhizomes and roots grow in the earth,
Preparing a plan to show their worth.
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January 09, 2009 06:53 AM EST --
Jessica S. asked, "Do you believe in the death penalty?"
I do not and this is why:
PUT TO DEATH
Clinton Duffy was warden for California's San Quentin prison. I spent . . .
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October 02, 2009 05:57 AM EDT --
Hello friends. Thank you for all of the warm notes about my September entry.
For October; spooky stuff, NO BLOOD & GORE! ! devils & imps, ghosts & goblins. Short tales . . .
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January 27, 2009 08:02 AM EST --
Making a surprise special appearance at the SATIRE ROOM. A small green frog and a creature of unknown origin, with a big nose, we present Kermit and Gonzo with two hits from their very first movie. . . .
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June 08, 2009 07:10 AM EDT --
DEATH CAN BE FATAL
There are many occupational positions with inherent danger. Some of these are: police, fire fighter, astronaut, soldier, sailor, and spies. . . .
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January 27, 2009 08:18 AM EST --
Kermit does an encore:
"It's Not Easy Bein' Green"
(lyrics by Joe Rapposo)
It's not that easy bein' green;
Having to spend . . .
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October 17, 2009 08:59 AM EDT --
OK Gathers help clear up my confused mind! I bought some dark plums and a couple of Navel Oranges. How can I tell when they are ripe?
How about melons? When is a Honey dew at its best? . . .
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February 22, 2009 03:17 PM EST --
I'm looking for input, good, bad or indifferent.
This was written in 1990, while serving time in Washington state prison system. Although the essay was composed in 1990, I find the message . . .
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March 28, 2009 06:12 PM EDT --
Had a memorial for a friend & neighbor. The day was rainy so I wrote this poem.
THE RAIN
I sit on my porch and watched the rain,
As it weeps from a soggy sky.
I sit on my porch with . . .
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August 26, 2009 02:05 PM EDT --
Heaven or Hell
One emotion shared by all animals is fear. The more complex animal and more varieties of fear there are. Humans, of course, are the most complex of the animals. . . .
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February 23, 2009 12:48 PM EST --
OH! To be young & flexible. Let’s Boogie!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pWj8fuVj7U
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September 14, 2009 07:16 AM EDT --
I got to thinking this morning while doing the laundry how many things have become obsolete due the evolution of the personal computer and modern technology?
first thing comes to mind: The pay . . .
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January 13, 2009 09:35 AM EST --
In the early days of my poetry I was experimenting with rhythm and rhyme and would frequently mix these up in the same poem. I did this on purpose, just to be different. I didn't write . . .
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January 19, 2009 12:50 AM EST --
In the early to mid 60s. One of my major forms of entertainment was the Western novel. I was a frustrated gunslinger, fast draw McGraw. In competition fast draw. I was clocked at 6/10 of a second. That's . . .
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March 25, 2009 08:26 AM EDT --
TO BE-OR NOT TO BE'
"To be or not to be" Hamlet asked. And that indeed is the question! Hamlet's soliloquy is helpful in expressing . . .
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