Monthly Archives: May 2020

When a Muse Comes to You in Your Sleep

Posted on May 7, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Satisfaction (1965) Fifty-five years ago today, Keith Richards woke up from a sleep; a deep sleep that had been interrupted by a guitar riff and a phrase. In the night, he’d recorded the beginnings of (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, … Continue reading →

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Patience

Posted on May 7, 2020 by cdsmiller17

When under the weather, Not knowing whether To quit or not, Don’t start a fight; Learn to sit tight: Think a new thought.   Remember: Where you’re going (No one knowing!) How long away (Too long you say?) And more … Continue reading →

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Attention!

Posted on May 6, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Tense: A frown was forming Over a worried eye.   “Nonsense,” Says the tongue, warming To a hurried cry;   Yet the teeth began grittin’ As the splintered nails were bitten;   The neck became strained and cruel As its … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Christianity Reimagined

Posted on May 5, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Man Who Died D.H. Lawrence, towards the end of his life, started to examine the life and death of Jesus. I read this book in the 1970’s and, at the time, thought about what Lawrence was trying to accomplish … Continue reading →

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A Poem from 1972 Foretold The Present

Posted on May 4, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Monastic Meter   Time Passes So Slowly That souls Become holy By dipping their fingers in wine. . But Somehow The Silence Sets up A defiance So that my own thoughts are not mine. . And Then the Controls Go … Continue reading →

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Is it a Towering Inferno?

Posted on May 4, 2020 by cdsmiller17

We watch CTV News Barrie everyday at 6:00 pm. It’s our first view of the news each evening and provides us with an overview of the events in our area of Ontario, Simcoe and Muskoka. It’s also part of the … Continue reading →

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One Match Lit a Regime Change in 1963

Posted on May 3, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Heart of Thích Quảng Đức When it comes to dying for a cause, this Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk set the standard for others to follow. He set himself on fire to protest the treatment of Buddhists in South Vietnam. … Continue reading →

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Just Killing Time

Posted on May 3, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  The world seems busy, rushing madly, Trying to succeed in killing time By beating it to the knockout punch, Or forcing it to stand still, tranquil. . But all attempts turn out so badly, That any form of caring … Continue reading →

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And Speaking of Going “Back in Time”…

Posted on May 2, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Back to The Future Trilogy (1985-1990) This is my second attempt to write this post. I’m not sure what happened to the first one. Maybe if I went back in time, I could see what I did wrong. (See what … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Version of a Walk-in

Posted on May 2, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Source Code (2011) This is Groundhog Day meets Back to the Future. And the soldier being sent into a domestic (terrorist) battlefield is being kept alive after losing most of his body in war. It is also a metaphor for … Continue reading →

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