April 29, 2009

Everything in life contains its opposite

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Everything in life contains its opposite

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Everything in life contains its opposite 

When you think something’s at its end,
You have just begun to start.
There are times when you have to part,
But then there’s someplace to go.
And when there is something you
Should know, you could possibly forget.
If you lose a friend along life’s path,
You can always find another, I bet.
A law of nature states what goes up
Must eventually come down, and
We all know a smile is the mere
Opposite of a sad frown.
It’s not unusual for love to turn to hate,
And if you can be prompt, changes are
That somehow, you are going to be late.
If the dark was not so dark, then the
Light would not be so bright.
The kite seems free in the winds,
But the string controls its flight.
Everything in life contains its opposite.

April 27, 2009

En Días Como Estos

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En Días Como Estos

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 En Días Como Estos

Cuando las preguntas son en tonos de gris,
es difícil pensar qué decir
en días como estos.

Cuando envolver mis brazos alrededor de usted firme,
mi interior siento justo
en días como estos.

Cuando mis emociones se lanzaron sobre,
Sólo quiero gritar
en días como estos.

Cuando mi mente descansa en la facilidad,
Yo beba un vaso de té helado
en días como estos.

Cuando la vida de las soluciones no parecen justos,
Me resulta difícil a la atención
en días como estos.

Cuando no parece haber llegado el momento,
Creo que los que son tipo
en días como estos.

Cuando las respuestas no parecen derecho,
el final no está a la vista
en días como estos.

Cuando veo que la vieja fotografía,
No puedo dejar de reír
en días como estos.

Cuando veo sonreír a mí
Me alegro de que me amas
en días como estos.

April 25, 2009

Naked Words

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Naked Words

   Those naked words
expose my ideas that
grew from innocence.
   Learning every minute,
my thoughts changed.
   Now I’ve left my room
and I see places where
people pretend to be bold.
   They are bought and sold
on naked words, like I
was when I was at home.

April 23, 2009

Spring Portfolio 3

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Nature’s Camouflage

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Photo by Mike Hall

The bark of a Birch tree shows it’s many colors in the woods of Clifty Falls State Park, and many hunters’ camouflage patterns imitate nature’s original designs.

April 22, 2009

A Sheriff and his Gun

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A Sheriff and his Gun

It was Noon, Saturday, July the 12th, 1849.
After a few drinks, the outlaw thought it was time
to call the town sheriff out for a duel.
The sheriff walked away alive, loosing his cool.
Along with the pointed badge, he lost his pride,
and there was really no place to hide.

At least he still had his life, but one filled with shame.
The coward’s seal was by his name.
There was a lovely woman in his life,
and someday he wished he could be his wife.
Her name was Karla Ann Moore, and her
father owned the local feed, supply and drug store.

She offered him a simple, but complicated plan
to prove to everyone he was a man’s man.
She had talent, beauty and obvious charms.
It was so easy for him to find comfort in her arms.
She could save him from a fate worse than death.
His job as a sheriff was not over yet.

Someone had quickly taken his place, and he would
challenge the man in the next sheriff’s race.
Ms. Moore worked daily on his self-esteem, and
at the same time, make him become mean
in the eyes of those who wanted to break the law.
This was the vision on the shattered man she saw.

First, she persuaded the sheriff to make him a deputy.
This was the first step in her plan, you see.
Then the election for public officials came around,
and he spoke to the people of the frontier town.
He said he was an officer of the peace, not the gun.
He would fire his weapon if he was forced to use one, but

he was tired of explaining why he killed a mother’s son.
The people heard his reasoning, voted, and he won.
Soon he was put to the test, and other life was lost,
and his label of a coward was quickly tossed.
After the election, he married Karla Ann Moore,
and became a partner in her father’s store.

A woman had to support her only man before
he could really believe in what he did stand.

April 20, 2009

Capitán de mi nave

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Capitán de mi nave

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Capitán de mi nave 

Yo soy el capitán de mi barco,
Enfrenta a una violenta tormenta de mar,
Pero yo no soy el único
A lo largo de este peligroso viaje

Los vientos son ahora la calma,
Pero no engaña a mi tripulación,
Porque no son nuevas
A los desafíos a continuación.

Vamos a luchar contra los monstruos en el camino,
En el gráfico que la virgen del mar.
Curso de decisiones se me corresponde a mí,
Y se siente bien a pensar que estoy libre.

Sin embargo sé que no soy el capitán.
Alguien controla mi destino.
Hay un plan ya establecido para mí,
Y descubrir que es mi realidad.

Yo soy el capitán de mi barco,
Enfrenta a una violenta tormenta de mar,
¿Quién y de qué estoy en la vida
Creo que es mi responsabilidad.

 

April 17, 2009

Know the Poet

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Know the Poet

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Spring Portfolio 2

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A patch of wild Daffodils are in bloom at Charlestown State Park, near Charlestown, Indiana, along the Ohio River.

April 15, 2009

Wildfire

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Wildfire

I am the person who starts the fires of inquiry,
the spark of wonderings and investigation.
Through hundreds of smoldering ashes,
I try to burn forests of fear and ignorance,
and I hope the seeds of knowledge will
be sown in the barren, blackened ground.

Soon, if nature takes its course, a new crop
of plants will bud and strong trees will grow.
The precious soil will be protected from
the winds of change, water damage and
erosion of successful atitudes and methods.

Some think it best to put out the rapidly
spreading flames of wildfires because
they want to to protect their lives, homes,and
their property built by keeping people illiterate.
The power over people lies in the control,
access and the uses of knowledge, and
written words can last for hundreds of years.

April 13, 2009

Ballad of Joe McKensey (Spanish)

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The Ballad of Joe McKensey

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The Ballad of Joe McKensey 

Augusto Sevilla, en el respeto de estas piezas,
Propietario de una casa donde sólo vivían mujeres.
Dependiendo de cuánto se les pagaba
Depende de cuánto daría.

Ahora, viejo Joe McKensey era un hombre fuerte,
Y él se siente orgulloso de lo que había hecho,
Incluyendo golpes y magulladuras una de Sevilla
Las mujeres, por lo que él pensó que era divertido.

Sus palabras se extendió como fuego a Augusto,
Que no cree que el ataque fue la derecha.
Si bien por su McKensey fumbled seis pistola,
Sr. Augusto Sevilla le disparó en la vista.

El día llegó a la gloria cuando James Hill
McKensey familiares y cabalgó por la calle.
Augusto estaba listo para una batalla en la casa,
Con pistolas, fusiles y municiones a sus pies.

El McKensey fueron confiados en la victoria,
Para que superaron Sevilla, seis a uno.
No sabían cómo podría significar Sevilla
Hasta obtener una vez que el tiroteo había comenzado.

Balas volaban por todas partes en torno a
La casa cerca de las nuevas vías férreas.
Dos de los McKensey fueron muertos golpeado
Ya que trató de entrar en una ventana en la parte de atrás.

Una bala de Augusto golpeó en el hombro, y
Le duele, y peor, lo loco como el infierno.
Se puso el rifle Winchester a través del panel,
Y un gran tiro, hombre alto por el bien.

De repente, se produjo el sonido del silencio,
Y, por el momento, nadie sabía quién ganó.
Hemorragias en varios lugares, Augusto caminó
A cabo en el porche, y sonrió a todos.

Todos los demás hombres establecido en el terreno, y
Sr. Augusto Sevilla pensaron que estaban muertos.
Con un último aliento la izquierda, el hombre por el bien,
James McKensey, Sevilla disparo en la cabeza.

No recuerdo demasiados arma esta importante lucha,
Como no recordar que muchos Gloria Hill, pero
Miles de personas unidad a través de la propiedad donde
La lucha tuvo lugar en la ciudad rebautizada Sevilla.

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