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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog

A Thanksgiving Blessing

I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love For love would be love...

The Beauty I See In You

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Late Fragment

I just love this poem. BTW, I wrote about this poem here, if you’re interested. And sorry about the silence around here. Our internet...

Self-Dependence

When I was a senior in high school, I came across a poem which became my moral compass in a way, for my life ever since. It’s called Self...

Bloggy Linky Goodness

Before I get started, allow me to share one of the weird things I’ve been thinking about. First, the number 40. Remember how it rained...

Late Fragment by Raymond Carver

I came across this poem today and thought – yes, that’s it. For a long time, I figured that the point of this life was just to live...

The Will of God – A Poem

The Will of God “I always think of a story I heard on Christian radio,” she says crossing her large arms washboard hands “About a...

Writing my first traditional, non-sucky Haiku

I wish I could show the beauty I see in you when love looks through me Many poets say that their poems just come to them, often fully...

Now Its Time For A Love Poem

*Ahem* A Love Story A turn of fate A twist of the eye The misalignment of moonlight The glow of stars And you are in love Suddenly the...

I Am The Willow In Winter

Picture Cribbed From "From the Lilypad" I wrote this poem ages and ages ago but never thought it was very good. But lines from it keep...

The Quitter

I would quit I have tried to quit But it seems that I don’t know how There is no window to submit your paperwork to Or voicemail to leave...

Book of Job Chapter 3: Ever Wanted to Die?

Chapter 1 here Chapter 2 here At the start of Chapter 3 of The Book of Job, we find Job, having sat in silence with his 3 friends for 7...

Self-Dependence

When I was a senior in high school, I came across a poem which became my moral compass in a way, for my life ever since. It’s called...

There are elves in the fire

I got to do something today which I had once planned on spending much of my life doing, but never really got the chance to do after...