African American Silent Generation
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A brief take on African American novelists born between born between 1928
and 1945.
Written by Howard Rambsy II
Voiceover by Kassandra Timm
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cul de sac
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lights flick on
first the nurse
a dialysis veteran
she greets her firefighter husband
coming off a long...and busy shift
one quick kitchen kiss
then away
mo...
Goldilocks, and Beyond
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The thing about 2023 (yes, I'm going straight to talking about a year ago)
is I had to work through a hodgepodge of things already set in motion while
test...
Dating For Dummies – How To Gain Power Over Men
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Far From BasYc by G.L. Lambert
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because I've read Solving Single [...]
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Jason Tandon
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Born in Hartford, CT in 1975, Jason Tandon is the author of four books of
poetry, including *The Actual World*, *Quality of Life*, and *Give Over the
Hec...
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This is the Country We Live In
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On Valentine’s Day, more than a dozen children attending a perfectly normal
day at a perfectly normal high school in a perfectly normal town in Florida
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hold me to this
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becoming softer after every compromise
brittled and self-destructive, we were charring
into sharper malicious states of being
compressing ourselves into mo...
Life happens...
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My baby boy is 12...
My baby girl almost 1...
Life happened so i did not post anything in forever.
Well Same moonlight for our Dreams is coming back.
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THE JEM MOVIE'S SHANA AND COLORISM
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from a decidedly brown-skinned black girl with a big bouncy purple fro to a
beige biracial "safely black" girl with straight hair
This strikes close to hom...
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Hey there, fighter
it will get brighter.
Take a breath, a little deeper
and bring your faith a little higher.
Remember, you are a leader
not a follower..
M...
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Inhale the yawning frost
let it gather and collect
beside your sleepy heart
drowsy from neglect.
Rest your ghostly frame,
hush her muddled drawl.
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this is truly lovely...what a wonderful picture. possibilities are always endless. like a breath of fresh air here's my link: http://belladonna23.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/smoke-signals/
This is incredibly beautiful - best thing I've read tonight. Mystical and magical, and draws one along on a cosmic voyage. I loved the journey!
ReplyDeleteAhh...I loved this. Reading it felt like eating chocolate :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poetry! I especially like sipping on that ambrosia!
ReplyDeleteI like sipping on ambrosia under the Serengetti stars.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flow, lending to dreams imaginable like sipping ambrosia under stars... wonderful write.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words and so mystic...
ReplyDeleteEileen
great choice of words and line formation. here's mine! http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/head/
ReplyDeletevery good,full of images nice write
ReplyDeleteWhat a journey!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is lovely. So many beautiful lines.
ReplyDeletePamela
love the possibilities in infinity.
ReplyDeletedivine writing...
A+
Very creative...
ReplyDeleteI loved it :)
Simply lovely --especially the sequestered cosmos...bkm
ReplyDeleteWow, this is amazing! The first stanza itself blew my mind! Great poem!
ReplyDeleteGreat great poem! Beautiful and Mystical! Thank you!infinite possibilities...Merci!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful breathtaking vision.
ReplyDeleteAnita.
Beautiful, I loved the way you took us on a journey with your words. A poetic mariner...wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the journey, it si a great one for sure ;D
ReplyDeleteThis is breathtaking word-play and amazing otherworldly imagery.. great job done here!
ReplyDeleteRegards~ Sayandeep
Amazing marriage of spirit and nature. I love your choice of verbs.
ReplyDeleteSo many delicate things to enjoy in this poem.
ReplyDelete:)
You capture moods and feelings so beautifully. This poem is so inspired. I love "fishing in the sea of her waking dreams." Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI loved the flow of this...it was distinctly dreamy and the imagery was beautiful...
ReplyDeletelove it. :)
ReplyDeleteNicely written, I felt a floating on each line. It is incredibly visual.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your work
Wysteria
Have a beautiful day!
ReplyDeleteAward/Treats 4 Poetic Friends of Jingle, Happy Thursday!
I'm all for infinite possibilities..
ReplyDeletethis is truly lovely...what a wonderful picture. possibilities are always endless. like a breath of fresh air
ReplyDeletehere's my link:
http://belladonna23.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/smoke-signals/
Ahhh/.... so dreamy, and how very beautifully worded, Dasun!
ReplyDeleteThe idea of endless possibilities is absolutely intoxicating!!! A lovely poem!!!
This is the kind of poetry we ( people in the medical field) would have loved playing with when we were up late at night to add some levity.
ReplyDeleteit's a beautiful piece I just love the coronary cadences beating to the melody...
Moondustwriter