Remembrance Day 2012 War by Maggie Turner The only war I know is where I live and my children grow is in my house and down the street in office buildings where the powerful meet. This war ‘s not fought with guns per se it’s invisible in the day-to-day the bruises hidden the despair masked… Continue reading A Remembrance Day Poem 2012
Category: November
November Entries
Are you kidding me!
I’ve witnessed a lot of bizarre behaviour this week; I’ve been shaking my head and saying to the universe “Are you kidding me!” Lily Tomlin has it all pegged: “No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.” Worldly Distractions Weather 5 °C Condition: Mist Pressure: 102.2 kPa Visibility: 4 km Temperature:… Continue reading Are you kidding me!
First Snow of Autumn 2012
It is snowing! If you read this journal for any length of time, you will know that snow, winter and cabin fever are very real issues in my existence. Isolation and Canadian winter make a potent opponent. But the first snow is different. It is magical. I am amazed at my internal response to the… Continue reading First Snow of Autumn 2012
Thoughts On Frank Harris’ Biography “Oscar Wilde”
When: 1915 Where: England Who: Frank Harris, Author of Oscar Wilde by Frank Harris, page 71Dell Publishing Co. Inc., 750 Third Avenue, New York 17, NY., First Dell printing – October 1960, Printed in the U.S.A. Frank Harris, in “Oscar Wilde”, page 71. “The road to power or influence in England is full of pitfalls… Continue reading Thoughts On Frank Harris’ Biography “Oscar Wilde”
First Snow
I’ve known people to attempt escape from the unsavory aspects of life, retreating into alcohol, drugs, overeating, obsessive exercise and many other types of obsessions. Writing (and music, and other creative expression) I think is an opposite approach, an attempt to change the unsavory aspects of life, or at least to put them into proper… Continue reading First Snow