Quoted in the Grove:
The most common form of despair is not being who you are.
~Søren Kierkegaard
What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more important than those you put in.
~Simone de Beauvoir
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another, and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
~J M Barrie
EndQuote:
Story, finally, is humanity’s autobiography.
~Lloyd Alexander
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Posted from the Grove:
Piffin From The Platform:
~Avril Lavigne: Anything But Ordinary (4:11)
~Stroke 9: Scream (4:28)
~Garbage: Blood For Poppies (3:37)
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Prewritten for Thurs 06/07 (6:00pm PT/9 ET): politics, orgasm
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@Writers Platform:
Prewritten ~ Theme: hitchhiking
~ElizaRubi: :o)
That word was “hitchhiking”
Which I wasn’t liking
But instead of the fighting
I better be writing
Because of strict timing
I have to stop whining
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~BarTalk: Hitch / ETA / Hitchin’ Post
Hitch
crisp morning, chirping
blushing dawn, waking roadside
first piss of the day
stop sign makes them see
someone in the rain thumb out
with a gun or not
blazing humidity
post-rain, puddle topped asphalt
sweating the next ride
the country slides by
thru another driver’s window
and I make it mine
thanks for the ride dude
I’ll leave this for you to try
but not all at once
busty and lusty
wanting something safe and strange
picked a hitchhiker
last ride of the day
do dishes after supper
sleep inside tonight
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ETA
Kind rides freaky notable
Roads prove undependable
Arrive late or not at all
When the road forks
Again
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Hitchin’ Post
The Road, school master
Equal measure of pleasure
Thumb-stranded disaster
What was might have been
Casting fate to the wind
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Impromptu:
~Piffin: [May 31]
Wet grass cricket chirp
Pull into the parking lot
Shotgun in my coat
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~Greymane: untitled
Man-packed gunnysack
Married her a handsome jack
shotgun in his back
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~MissMerry: untitled
Out until the dawn
It seemed like a good idea
Panties in her purse
Having too much fun
Daddy told Boyfriend “Hold up!”
shotgun wedding time!
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~Matt: untitled
Running finger down
The gun metal oil was clean
Shotgun moonlight gleam
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~BarTalk: 5-7-5
ring and a shotgun
strung out shore leave, wedding vows
first love, then to war
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Thanks for the Wordgrove post, you quite a dutiful man. As to “out of ordinary” song, I like the song, we speak the same language… Thanks for the introduction. My knowledge of contemporary music is limited but my desire to learn it isn’t. My son is in Chicago for 3 days seminar on the cancer treatment and leaving for LA afternoon. I will write to you later in the evening.
I want to come clean… Oh, please, no dirty thoughts…I am taking shower every morning. Ha, Ha,Ha.
Enjoy your Sunday.
Good evening,
I was quite surprised that at one of the first Wordgrove visits you asked me why I singled you out. I dismissed the question but kept it in my mind waiting for the right time to answer. Now, despite your extreme politeness and helpfulness, I feel your alertness toward me. So I decided to come clean, so to speak.
Here I am, a woman who came to this country with nothing and recently celebrated not only her 65th birthday(on May 22 in Florida), but professional and financial achievements, so this part is the same. What I did not tell you is that after I join PPW I had a hard time to find an intelligent person who I could write to and read his letter and through that process would improve my English. Besides, I thought that it would be the best remedy for the loneliness.
After meeting many creeps over there and failing attempt to find a decent person as a friend, I took PPW as an entertainment and from time to time was reading profiles and match them with photos. Without corresponding. A paradox was that a handsome face was usually accompanied by boring, stupid or dummy profile. And a half-decent written profile was next to unattractive little-expressing face.
And than I saw your photo. Whoever took that photo grabbed your essence… I’ve noticed childish smile and mischievous sparkling eyes. I read your profile and was surprised by some expressions… you rejected “sex- infested messages”, which made me smile. Your profile was well-written, and your intentions were far away from a Cyber sex most of the men on PPW were looking for. But something touched me… I’ve found deeply hidden sadness in your eyes and elements of life disappointment in your profile. That is what my woman’s intuition read in a combination of your profile and a photo. And my curiosity whispered in my ear : “I want to know this person, I am wondering what lays behind his sad smile, so I contacted you. I do not have any ill intentions, trust me, I am just curious who you are. And if we could become friends, it would be wonderful, it will exceed my expectations. I do need a friend!
And you quickly draw the circle and told me that the entrance inside has a sign “Private”. So, I am not closer to see who is behind the photo and a profile now than I was two month ago when I sent you a short letter. I feel that we are talking over the closed door, but it is your choice and I respect that. Will the door be opened? It is for you to decide. If you have any questions about me, just ask; I have nothing to hide. My life could be used as a manual “How to build your life in difficult circumstances”. LOL
I am more comfortable with emails, it gives me the opportunity of expressing myself in an unhurried manner. English is extremely difficult language. Professionally I don’t feel it as much as I feel it communicating about art and social issues. I read a lot, it helps me to learn English. And a deep knowledge of language of my adopted country is one of the attributes of being a cultured person. Wouldn’t you agree with that?
Have a good night.
Isabel
Good evening,
I was quite surprised that at one of the first Wordgrove visits you asked me why I singled you out. I dismissed the question but kept it in my mind waiting for the right time to answer. Now, despite your extreme politeness and helpfulness, I feel your alertness toward me. So I decided to come clean, so to speak.
Here I am, a woman who came to this country with nothing and recently celebrated not only her 65th birthday(on May 22 in Florida), but professional and financial achievements, so this part is the same. What I did not tell you is that after I join PPW I had a hard time to find an intelligent person who I could write to and read his letter and through that would improve my English. Besides, I thought that it would be the best remedy for the loneliness.
After meeting many creeps over there and failing attempt to find a decent person as a friend, I took PPW as an entertainment and from time to time was reading profiles and match them with photos. Without corresponding. A paradox was that a handsome face was usually accompanied by boring, stupid or dummy profile. And a half-decent written profile was next to unattractive little-expressing face.
And than I saw your photo. Whoever took that photo grabbed your essence… I’ve noticed childish smile and mischievous sparkling eyes. I read your profile and was surprised by some expressions… you rejected “sex- infested messages”, which made me smile. Your profile was well-written, and your intentions were far away from a Cyber sex most of the men on PPW were looking for. But something touched me… I’ve found deeply hidden sadness in your eyes and elements of life disappointment in your profile. That is what my woman’s intuition read in a combination of your profile and a photo. And my curiosity whispered in my ear : “I want to know this person, I am wondering what lays behind his sad smile, so I contacted you. I do not have any ill intentions, trust me, I am just curious who you are. And if we could become friends, it would be wonderful, it will exceed my expectations. I do need a friend!
And you quickly draw the circle and told me that the entrance inside has a sign “Private”. So, I am not closer to see who is behind the photo and a profile now than I was two month ago when I sent you a short letter. I feel that we are talking over the closed door, but it is your choice and I respect that. Will the door be opened? It is for you to decide. If you have any questions about me just ask, I have nothing to hide. My life could be used as a manual “How to build your life in difficult circumstances”. LOL
I am more comfortable with emails, it gives me the opportunity of expressing myself in an unhurried manner. English is extremely difficult language. Professionally I don’t feel it as much as I feel it communicating about art and social issues. And a deep knowledge of language of my adopted country is one of the attributes of being a cultured person. Wouldn’t you agree with that?
Have a good night.
Isabel