Looking Back

 

Looking Back

Looking Back

 

The aromas echo…in the air.

The voices waft and linger…

And the memories feel of lovers

Who danced upon the strand.

 

Once, when I was younger,

And my voice was that much stronger,

I held you in my arms…

And you kissed me with your many charms.

 

We were young and full of danger,

Buffaloes out on a rampage

 

We tackled life so strong and bold,

like eager stallions

bucking against

all odds

 

And never thought that we’d grow old…

 

But old we’ve grown, and tame we are.

We’ve learned the wisdom, how to care…

 

The echos now speak up again,

Reminding us of what we

Did

to care

 

Becoming…

Us

 

The aromas, they echo through the years

The sounds of childhood

 

the tears

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Content

CONTENT

Content

CONTENT

 

To Understanding and acceptance

 H. W. Bryce

 

I was drawn to the article, by title,

by description; by words.

I went there. I was fascinated.

I went to her personal page…

She was black.

I did not know that.

 

However, her words were like gold dust,

And so, I learned that the content is who

She is, and people are; not their looks

Or color or occupations or ethnicity.

So judge not the person by the looks they present;

Read their inner book, appreciate the content.

Everyone has something of value to offer.

 

Inside, under the skin, you will find a beating

Heart, stock full of love and generosity, caring,

Humility, and all of the emotions of you and

Of me, such sameness as to shame the very

Thought of

Prejudice or demeaning or bullying or rejecting,

For an extended hand need never be rejected

For the lack of a shake.

 

Inside are rivers of blood, the life force of the

Body, and inside of the head are profound ideas

And plans

To build that better future, the new society where

All are truly equal and respected and honoured

For who they are.

 

For each and every one of us is of value, and each

And every one of us crave to share and to learn

From you,

Don’t you know?

 

Be a reader. A reader of Souls, where the Truth lies

Waiting to be found, or rescued from neglect or

The smotheration of hate and discrimination and the

Lack of clear thinking.

 

Read my content. I am here to be shared.

I am more than the sum of my parts.

I am Human! I am part of you. Please,

Take and shake my hand in common

Humanhood. Let us celebrate our content.

 

Image by Pexels from Pixabay

 

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Patience

 

PATIENCE

H. W. Bryce

Troubled by the hurt that life brought into my life,

I went for a drive. I know, I shouldn’t drive while

Under the influence of anger and strife. But I did.

I found myself out of town. The beautiful trees and

The skyscape began to take the edge off. I stopped

Trembling; my teeth became unclenched. I slowed down.

 

So far, so good. I began noticing things. I noticed an exit.

I took it. It took me to a lakeside, beside the mouth of a

River. I parked. I stared. And as my nerves stopped

Tingling, I scanned and scoped the landscape. It was then

That I spotted the heron. I didn’t see it at first; it was

Standing stock still, half blended with the grasses and

Reeds. I focussed. I made out his colours. I saw what

He was doing. All was still. Even my heart. A new start.

That’s it! My Eureka moment. A lesson about to be learned.

Be as patient as a heron. Just don’t reduce to staring.

 

The drive back home was actually enjoyable. So that was

The lesson for my life: Patience! There’s a reason that

They say patience is a virtue: good things come to those who wait.

 

Painting by J Deaton

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If a River with GOP

IF A RIVER

H. W. Bryce

If a river runs through a forest,
Does anybody see?
If a thought runs through a mind,
Does anybody hear?
Does the thinker really capture
The unthinking thought?
If a rive gets dammed up
Do the fishes drown?
And if a kind thought occurs,
Does it get passed on?

These are things that occupy the mind.
Is there merit in just being kind?
Is goodness a transferable thing?
Can we save the world by coming outside the mind?

Or do we trap our selves in side the question why,
Do we stall ourselves without the question how,
Do we really salve the other person’s hurt and woe,
Or are we content to live our lives inside our own little minds?

If a river runs through a mind,
Does the mind have time to think?

If a river runs through a forest,
Doesn’t the forest thrive?

–As it appears in the poesie magazine collection, BEYOND WORDS, by Gopakumar Radhakrishnan, the mastermind behind the Rabindranath Tagore International English Poetry Competition.

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Four Years Anniversary

 

Ann Haiku

FOUR YEARS

since Ann left us
to dance with
the angels:

A haiku in loving remembrance.

Pretty woman, high allure
The draw uncanny
My heart belongs to Annie

–Brought to you by Chasing a Butterfly

Here: https://www.amazon.ca/…/dp/1460299345/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_2…

Page created by the amazing Janet Kvammen, as it appears in the February 2020 Word Play at Work Ezine. Thank you Janet.

Find the magazine here:
https://issuu.com/rclas/docs/february_2017_rclas_ezine…

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THERE ARE NO SHADOWS

 

There are no shadows

THERE ARE NO SHADOWS

Life with no shadows
No fear
No hate
No tear
Except for happiness

It is a dream
But we can dream
Can’t we?
And make it really happen

So says the artist
After 98 years
Worldly wisdom
From the artist’s studio

There are no shadows in an honest life,
There is only the light of enlightenment,
The good life extinguishes all the strife,
That is the goodness, that is what is meant.

“Life is all afloat in this great garden
That is our world.” All is unpredictable.
Sometimes to stay afloat you must bargain,
But you bargain with pure heart unfailable.

Oh, there are those who would buck the trend.
They would stir up evil, mess with your mind,
They would deny you the chance to mend.
They do not know the meaning of the word kind.

There are no shadows upon the soul.
It’s best to live one’s life in the whole.
Even in this worldly bowl, it is best
To hold true to you and pass the test.

The artist paints a world of colors, sheer,
“Everything is floating,” so says the artist,
“That is why there are no shadows” here.
Dance with the colors, sing with the guitarist.

There are no shadows cast in this floating
World of ours. We dream and live in color,
We don’t go down the path of shadows gloating,
That lonely lane would fade our minds much smaller.

–H. W. Herb W Bryce

May all your days be bright.

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

blog for Feb 17, 2020

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Beauty

 

Beauty

BEAUTY

 

Beauty, being in the eye of the beholder, is an

Invisible/indescribable /inner feeling of pleasure,

An ephemeral entity residing in an object or a

Soul;

An overwhelming sense of being upon seeing

Or meeting something that ‘speaks’ to the

Beholder.

 

It could be a piece of art, a fragment or a

Scene, a sunset, or a touch of Nature,

Near or afar.

 

It could be a lonely woman, or child, or

Homeless man with an aura of ‘something’

Surrounding the person – or a homely person

So homely he or she is wonderful.

 

Beauty is defined by a smile, a touch, or a

Hug; a hug is a beautiful thing; a poem, a good

Story, the palm of your hand…

 

…anything that ‘turns you on’ is beauty.

 

The word beauty conjures beautiful thoughts.

 

Beauty just IS….

 

If it pleases you, THAT is BEAUTY!

 

–H. W. Bryce

 

 

Image by Brett Hondow from Pixabay

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