Monthly Archives: May 2014

Limericks

Posted on May 27, 2014 by cdsmiller17

The limerick is a poetical form popular since the 18th century. The idea that there can be ‘clean’ limericks is farcical at best. However, I have a couple of examples that I wrote which are cleaner than most.   Vacuumed … Continue reading →

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Smouldering Death

Posted on May 27, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  We have a love/hate relationship with death. When we’re young we view it as the ultimate end to everything we know, so we try to ignore it. As we grow older, we begin to see it differently. When our … Continue reading →

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Apathy

Posted on May 27, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  Do you know what the opposite of love is? Apathy. If you don’t care about someone or something, you ignore them. That has the effect of denying them the energy which is necessary for health and happiness. You know … Continue reading →

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Time Defined

Posted on May 26, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  In the early 70’s I was working at a men’s wear store in Barrie, Ontario. Some days there was hardly any sales traffic, which made the time pass very slowly. To relieve the boredom, I wrote the following little … Continue reading →

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Meditation Hour

Posted on May 26, 2014 by cdsmiller17

I think one of the hardest disciplines to master is meditation. One’s mind is so full of noise that to try to sit still is nearly impossible. But with practice comes surprising success, so keep at it until you break … Continue reading →

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My Father’s Heir (Hair)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  My Father’s Heir   My father’s heir, my father’s heir, No one to claim My father’s name; No one’s my father’s heir.   When I was born, my father moved Away somewhere up north. He took a job, which … Continue reading →

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You I See, and Me

Posted on May 25, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  In 1978, I moved my ‘new’ family to British Columbia, At the same time, I transferred my Unemployment Insurance claim from Ontario to BC. It took the longest time to get it sorted out. We had to live with … Continue reading →

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A Hazy Point of View

Posted on May 24, 2014 by cdsmiller17

More of my militancy from the early 70’s…This was especially evident in Hamilton when I was training there with the Bank of Nova Scotia. If you left a car out overnight, it would be covered in a dull film of … Continue reading →

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Death of a Family Friend

Posted on May 24, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  In the mid-1970’s I visited my Mom and sisters when they lived in Aldergrove, BC. While there, the family cat was found dead. Evidently, he had sought shelter from the cold in the undercarriage of a parked automobile. To … Continue reading →

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De Mock Race, He!

Posted on May 24, 2014 by cdsmiller17

  I must have been a precocious teenager. I wrote a lot of poetry, most of which was about relationships (mostly failed ones) and a few poems about social issues. The following poem strikes me now as being especially precious: … Continue reading →

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