"In older myths, the dark road leads downward into the Underworld, where Persephone is carried off by Hades, much against her will, while Ishtar descends of her own accord to beat at the gates of Hell. This road of darkness lies to the West, according to Native American myth, and each of us must travel … Continue reading Myth & The Dark Road
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A Revelation of Smoke
The Sunday Morning Church Bells Change The World From Dark To Light They Are A Sign That The World Is Still Alive Awake With Beauty Grace And Hope ~ R.M. #troyny
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POETS & WRITERS STAND AGAINST TRUMP 01.20.2017 AT 8PM
On Friday, January 20th Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as The President of the United States of America. This will be a very sad day indeed. And as poets and writers everywhere we need to speak up and say what needs to be said, and share those words with our nation … Continue reading POETS & WRITERS STAND AGAINST TRUMP 01.20.2017 AT 8PM
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POET ?
POET ? I smoke in the ashes Of my own myth Follow the voices in my Head that say "Record these Moments" Become another soothsayer Of another century, another Shadow treading light There are thousands Like me Thousands searching Everyday Perhaps for God Perhaps for themselves Perhaps for no one For they live and re-live … Continue reading POET ?
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Faith To Believe In
“Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth … Continue reading Faith To Believe In
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Rise
Till this very moment, by being the one who shall not fall nor rise, I have stood my ground in the kingdom of desire. No matter how bright the sun is, I seek no shadow. No matter how dark the moon is, I seek no fire. I hold my breath in a place where all … Continue reading Rise
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Easter
Waitin on the resurrection The bartender pours me Another drink A guy who looks Like Jesus walks Into the bar The punch line Gets lost in translation He calls me a cab And then mysteriously Disappears The end ~ R.M. Engelhardt
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