Tag: writing
member name: Jeff Tuthill
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June 17, 2008 02:14 PM EDT --
alert piercing eye
striking blue with lavish crown
glorious peacock
( A haiku celebrating the magnificence of the peacock.)
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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, . . .
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April 19, 2006 05:50 PM EDT --
This is an ode I composed about Okinawa, Japan. My former residence, my wife's birthplace and the home of our hearts.
In mystic lands far—Far East
Tropic of Cancer mapped.
Where wind . . .
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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, . . .
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February 12, 2008 02:53 PM EST --
If you are into ghosts, you might want to check out my book.
GIFT OF A BLUE BALL Path of a Fortune-teller in Okinawa
This is a historical fiction following the life of a yuta (fortune . . .
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April 19, 2006 04:16 PM EDT --
I was happily surprised to get some excited responses from my previous article, A Life Changing Experience.
Many of you have asked, "What happened to Chipper?"
To answer this question, . . .
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November 09, 2006 01:09 PM EST --
Intense and quiet tones rustle in sunlight,
Captured as leaves, fallen from autumn trees.
A colorful death that's rendered so bright,
Scattered like slain soldiers, . . .
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November 20, 2006 02:19 PM EST --
graceful junipers
play and bathe in bright sunlight
a calm sea of green
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September 25, 2007 09:58 PM EDT --
I Just Published a Novel on iUniverse.com!
GIFT OF A BLUE BALL Path of a Fortune-teller in Okinawa
This is a historical fiction following the life of a yuta (fortune teller) in Okinawa from childhood . . .
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April 18, 2006 01:00 PM EDT --
Some of you may be old enough to remember; but, when I was fifteen, comic books were a big item for kids. There was Marvel, DC and Action comics, and of course the great MAD Magazine. Well, . . .
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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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September 19, 2007 11:24 AM EDT --
Does anyone remember the Rock Band Spirit? They were one of my favorite groups in the seventies and eighties. My favorite Spirit album is "Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus", which was recorded . . .
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April 20, 2006 11:00 AM EDT --
I recently visited the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. While touring through and examining the artifacts, I began to wonder what happens in these majestic halls at night after closing time. . . .
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November 10, 2006 11:05 AM EST --
Great breakers of the sea crash upon ancient rock along the shore.
They dance playfully against the rocky coast in a winter's season.
Their dance repeated for centuries of winters that have turned . . .
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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 . . .
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April 11, 2006 02:20 PM EDT --
carried on the wind
pollination by the bees
new life is blooming
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October 31, 2006 02:33 PM EST --
I've been away for a while. So, I thought to publish an article dealing with my favorite time of year, as this would be a good reintroduction to Gather. Here you go...
The Tale of Jack-O-Lantern . . .
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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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