From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Maple Seeds

by Ken Robert on April 26, 2009

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Maple Seeds

The seeds are falling from the maples,
quietly spinning and drifting in the breeze,
and landing on the path beneath my feet.

It’s as if a flock of paper robins
exploded in mid flight.
Their thin, toasted feathers remain.

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Free Time

April 25, 2009

Yesterday, someone commented on one of my drawings by noting that I had too much free time.  It made me laugh and it made me think.
What is the opposite of free time?  Slave time?  Maybe there are people who have too much slave time, never allowing themselves to draw or write or dance or sing [...]

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The Only Thing We Ask

April 23, 2009

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Feline Mind Tricks

April 22, 2009

Feline Mind Tricks
I’ve heard tales of parrots
living among sailors
and acquiring their salty language.
But I have a canary
who once lived with cats
and now imitates their cries.
What a nifty, feathered
feline mind trick
this seems to me to be.
Hey there, my kitties,
I am one of mew.
I am one of mew.

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Finding My Something

April 21, 2009

I have tried on so many labels my soul must look like one of those suitcases covered in stickers denoting all the places its owner has been.  Writer, blogger, poet, creative explorer, coach, speaker, student, philosopher and all the other things I’ve dreamed of being. 
But not so long ago I turned to Carol and [...]

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