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member name: Jeff Tuthill
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October 10, 2007 10:06 AM EDT --
Here is my Halloween Poem for 2007. I hope it gets you in that scary mood for All Saints Day!
Breeze In The Boneyard
In the dread of night when most are dead asleep, . . . more
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February 04, 2008 04:06 PM EST --
Flood falls from the sky
Gray clouds cry pouring rain
Sunlight held hostage;
In the darkness of my heart
Loneliness of a break-up.
The above Tanka is a traditional type . . . more
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October 08, 2007 02:08 PM EDT --
The soreness of each finger,
Pricked upon the thorns of time.
Bleed but a little and pain so much,
While each of us age past our prime.
Growing old may not assure a sage,
Yet ache of aging . . . more
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November 30, 2006 05:39 PM EST --
(I composed this poem from viewing a photograph of a person staring sadly through a window.)
Darkly through the window peering.
Winsome choked by black refrain.
Shadowed sadness stoically searing,
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October 12, 2007 04:13 PM EDT --
As Halloween appoaches, I get more and more in the mood for spooky stuff. I have already submitted my poem for the Halloween season, "Breeze In The Boneyard"; now, here is my story ...
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October 18, 2007 12:35 PM EDT --
Tsunahiki Festival is a tug of war contest held in many villages on Okinawa, Japan. A giant rope consisting of two portions, one representing male and one representing female, is joined together to start . . . more
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October 08, 2007 05:38 PM EDT --
Here is a poem I composed about a sacred memorial in Okinawa called Himeyuri-No-To which is referred to in English as the Cave of Virgins. It is the site of deep emotion and sadness for many Okinawans, . . . more
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February 04, 2008 04:22 PM EST --
Gyoza (meat and vegtable dumplings) imported from China cause people to get sick in Tokyo, Japan.
See the following url for the complete story. http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/426591
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January 17, 2008 12:44 PM EST --
"The following is an acrostic poem that I composed for my beloved wife Mitsuko ."
M itsuko rose into my life
I n time to rescue me from strife.
T esting my resilience . . . more
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October 17, 2007 09:16 PM EDT --
(This is being re-published by request for allthingsjapan.gather.com)
Here is a poem I composed about a sacred memorial in Okinawa called Himeyuri-No-To which is referred to in English as the Cave . . . more
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June 02, 2008 06:12 PM EDT --
Drops of sweat glisten in the sun,
Trickling down flushed-out cheeks.
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November 02, 2007 04:56 PM EDT --
The room closed in upon me like a collapsing cage
First sensation after inhaling mystical sage
Intoxication woven in gossamer layers
Shrouding me euphoric as if by primal prayers
Salvia summons . . . more
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December 29, 2006 01:14 PM EST --
In ancient Greece, millennia ago
The people of Santorini thrive.
Thera erupted in pyroclastic flow,
Leaving a mere fraction to survive.
It is said the great volcanic blast
Rose twenty-five miles into . . . more
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October 30, 2007 06:21 PM EDT --
I imagined I was in a Fine Art Museum after closing. On display were six of my favorite pieces. Here is a free verse poem describing what I beheld.
People stroll about On the Terrace at Sainte-Adresse . . . more
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February 07, 2008 06:01 PM EST --
My reason for supporting Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama is a pragmatic one. It is neither an issue of gender nor race; but a practical choice based on how our government works in America. As we all . . . more
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February 12, 2008 12:41 PM EST --
Nakajin Castle (Nakijin-jo) ruins are in the Nago region of Okinawa. Many Uchinanchu go
there to pray at shrines on the ruins site. I have visited there several times and have also . . . more
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November 12, 2007 11:03 AM EST --
A friend of mine sent me this. I thought it might be of interest to Gather.
Iraq Economy Muddles
Along
Iraq , Middle East , Development . . . more
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January 28, 2008 04:47 PM EST --
Here is an idea for a Dramatic/Action Weekly Series. Let me know what you think.
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February 14, 2006 11:27 AM EST --
Rooted in love and passionate spirit,
Named for a Saint persecuted in Rome.
For devotion put to death and not fear it,
A canonized Christian whose heart was his home.
Let us look to the past, to Valentine's . . . more
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December 21, 2007 07:47 PM EST --
Here's my poem for Christmas 2007.
Hid 'neath the covers waiting for Santa to arrive,
Listening intently for those sleigh bells to jingle.
On Christmas Eve a child's fancy . . . more
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