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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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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 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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October 26, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
Here is a great link that maps the fires in southern California. Hopefully you can just click on it, or you may have to copy and paste it into your browser address box:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=117631292961056724014.00043d21dedd02f5ae1f7&om=0&ll=33.651208,-118.146973&spn=3.200626,4.669189&z=7&source=embed . . . more
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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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April 24, 2006 03:32 PM EDT --
The majority of us on Capitol Hill
Are consumed by paper chases.
But when he flagrantly showed his will,
He fell quickly from our graces.
No other Senator could believe his gall;
What was this newbie . . . 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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January 14, 2008 10:42 AM EST --
Thought I'd break the ice in "Gulfcoast Cuisines and Cultures" with a little culinary humor.
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will . . . 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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April 20, 2006 01:03 PM EDT --
It was my first Thanksgiving to celebrate in Okinawa, Japan, and I wasn't sure that sharing in the holiday rituals would be appropriate. After all, my Okinawa family by marriage did not understand . . . more
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April 30, 2006 10:26 PM EDT --
On my first visit to Okinawa back in 1998, my wife Mitsuko and I attended a session with a yuta. A yuta is a spiritualist or a fortune teller in Okinawa and a part of the religion within the island . . . more
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December 13, 2006 03:41 PM EST --
Christmas
Christ was born to give us a
Cherished time that we
Celebrate in a
Commercial way, forsaking him for a
Claus named Santa, who
Children bombard with wish lists to
Capitalize . . . more
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