Beauty like a vacuum

Sucks the breath out of me

I can't look at her

She's too bright to see

Tangled dark on her head

It's a sweet abyss

I'm captured forever by her

Brilliant, radiant bliss

 

Beauty like a dagger

Piercing my skin

Etched in the flesh of my heart

A tattoo of my sin

I can barely see her

She's a flashing star

I'm caught in her gravity

Destined to circle her from afar

 

Beauty like a parade

Dazzling pageantry

I ca...

This is just a rambling little update for friends and anyone else who might stop by.

In the Pink:

As some of you know, I’ve been bitten by the exercise bug recently. Having successfully given up smoking and feeling so much better because of it, I went the whole hog and joined a gym. I’m pleased to say that not only has this been a particularly pleasurable experience, despite the muscle soreness, but I’ve also achieved a couple of things in fairly quick time.

First of a...

Here is this little narrative, trying to push beyond the here and now, whatever the heck they are. My here and now, sitting in front of this keyboard, typing this very sentence is so utterly different to the here and now you might be in while reading this, neither of us could begin to understand the differences. To be honest, I sometimes wonder why we bother. Yet I want to be able to step beyond these places, even step between them. Maybe this is where peace lies. Maybe writing this will al...

Inspired by both DeathbyBeebles and Tova (and at both Tova and UDig's insistence), here is the next challenge for the JU Writers Club.

The idea is to write a story in 6 words.  I know it sounds like a hard thing to do (and believe me, it is).  But not everything challenging is easy.  If you want to see a few good examples, check out Beeble's post here:

http://deathbybeebles.joeuser.com/article/308581/My_Six_Word_Story

It is a tough exercise, no doubt.  But here is fa...

Be not afraid of growing slowly, Be afraid only of standing still.” - Chinese Proverb Yep, almost says it all, this does.  But I’m going to elaborate anyway.  I call this Bonsai logic.  Bear with me while I explain. Everyone knows what Bonsai is, right?  It is a tree, usually, where it’s growth has been deliberately stunted.  The plants are usually grown in pots and are shaped by pruning and wiring branches.  What this hobby requires...